Food and Economy
This Empire's main food source was potatoes
The Inca
This Empire used glyphs for writing that resembled emojis
The Maya
Empire that was located in the Andes Mountains of South America
The Incas
The Spanish plan for conquering the Inca was this
Kidnapp/ransom Atahualpa
The best type of reptile on the planet is this
answers will vary
These two empires mainly relied on Maize
Aztecs and Inca
The Aztecs grew their food in what kind of special gardens?
Floating gardens (or Chinampas)
Located in today's Central Mexico, this empire grew by conquering surrounding tribes
The Aztecs
The Spanish under Hernan Cortes did this to the Aztec Emperor Montezuma
Kidnap him
This Empire believed it beautiful to implant jewels like rubies and emeralds in your teeth
Maya
Corn
Slash and Burn
The name of the tropical peninsula where the Maya empire was located
The Yucatan
The weapon that allowed a handful of Spanish to conquer all of Meso and South America
Smallpox
What Atahualpa after he was given a bible by the Spanish priest
Threw on ground
These empires practiced human sacrifice to please the god of maize
Inca and Aztecs
The Inca made bridges out of this material
Grass ropes
Built in the middle of a lake, Tenochitlan was the capital city of which empire?
Aztecs
The 3 reasons the Spanish wanted to conquer the Americas
God, King and Gold
The reason Llamas are dangerous
They spit
The Inca used this animal for their fur, meat and for carrying things
Llamas
The Inca would write down information using these
Quipus or rope knots
The Inca Empire was located in what present day country
Peru (or Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia)
The group of people who helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs and Maya
Indian/Native American allies
The reason the Inca message runners were able to cover hundreds of miles in a day