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100
Maize
What was the peasants most important crop?
100
over 1,000
How many gods did the Aztec believe?
100
Atahaulpa
Who did Pizarro capture and execute?
100
Mexico City
What modern day city formerly called Tenochtitlan?
100
quipu
What did the Incas use as a counting tool?
200
160
How many gods did the Maya worship?
200
slaves
What became of most prisoners of war?
200
Cuzco
What is the capital of the Incan empire which means "center"?
200
South America
What continent did the Incan civilization live?
200
chinampas
What were the floating gardens called in the Aztec civilization?
300
a king
What did each Mayan city have?
300
disease
What is one of the main reasons that aided in the fall of the Aztecs?
300
Chasquis
What are the runners who delivered messages called?
300
Peru
In what modern main country did the Incan civilization live?
300
Hernan Cortes
Who conquered the Aztec emperor Montezuma II?
400
To know when to plant and harvest crops.
Why did the Mayan use a calendar?
400
Tenochtitlan
What does prickly pear mean?
400
Built terraces and irrigation systems
How did the Inca adapt their farming to survive in the mountains?
400
rainforest
What type of climate did the Mayans have?
400
a stele
What is a large stone monument in the Maya civilization?
500
A codex
What were writings compiled in a type of book called?
500
Montezuma II
Who became emperor of the Aztecs in 1502?
500
Atahualpa
Who became emperor after the civil war?
500
Andes Mountains
What type of terrain did the Incan civilization face?
500
a tribute
What was a forced payment to a conqueror?