Vocabulary
What does enormous mean?
Something really big
What is the Mayan's place of worship called?
temples
How many gods did the Aztec people believe in?
Many gods
How did llamas help the people of the Inca civilization?
They could carry loads of things for them when they traveled
Which civilization using farming to get food?
All of them
What is maize?
What crop was important to the Mayan people?
Corn or maize
What were the markets like in Tenochtitlan?
There were lots of people there and many different things sold there. They sold food, stones, shells, feathers, pottery, and more.
How did the Inca people pay their emperor to live on the land?
Crops
Which civilizations believed in many gods?
All of them
What is an emperor?
The ruler of an empire (a group of people/land)
Why did the Mayans travel to Baakal?
to honor and thank the god of maize for the crop they harvested (to attend the Festival of the First Star)
How did the Aztecs farm? (Hint: What are chinampas?)
Using chinampas, which were floating islands in Lake Texcoco
How did the Inca deliver messages from one place to another?
The emperor had runners who delivered messages by talking to people
Which civilization studied the stars and planets?
Maya
What is a civilization?
A group of people with the same beliefs, leader, and cities
What was the name of the leader of the Mayan people?
King Pakal
What did the Aztecs come across that they saw as a sign to live on the land?
An eagle and serpent on top of a cactus
What did Hiram Bingham find that helped us learn about the Inca civilization?
He found Machu Pichu
Which civilization had a capital named Tenochtitlan?
Aztec
What does an archaeologist do?
Where did the Mayans live?
in Mexico and Central America in the rainforests
Where did the Aztec live?
in Central Mexico, north of the Mayan people
Where did the Inca live?
in the Andes Mountains of Peru, in South America
Which civilization had an emperor named Moctezuma?
Aztec