Aztec
This is what the Aztecs believed they must do to make their gods happy.
What is human sacrifice?
The Maya played this game, but they couldn't use their hands or their feet.
What was Pok a Tok? (Uluru)
The Inca didn't have horses, but they did use these animals.
What are llamas (alpacas)?
This is the country where the Aztecs once lived.
What is Mexico?
These "bridges" connected Tenochtitlan to Aztec land.
This was very important to the Aztecs. They even required it for slaves.
This is the region where the Maya once lived.
What is Mesoamerica or Central America?
The Inca used this to keep records.
What is quipu?
This civilization creatively adapted to life high in the Andes Mountains.
Who were the Inca?
Unfortunately, most of this was stolen by the Spanish and melted down, so we don't have a lot of Inca art today.
What is gold?
He conquered the Aztecs.
Who was Cortes?
The Maya developed this and used their own number system?
What are calendars?
This European explorer conquered the Inca.
Who was Francisco Pizarro?
The Maya lived in this type of climate.
What is Tropical?
This civilization developed an intricate and advanced calendar of 365 days using their own number system.
Who were the Maya?
The Aztecs knew they found a place to settle because legend is they saw this.
What is an eagle with a snake on a prickly pear cactus?
The Maya's climate and plantlife could best be described as this.
What is rainforest?
Inca were well known for their metal work and art using this.
What is gold?
Name one modern day country that exists where the Maya once lived.
What are Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, or El Salvador?
The floating gardens of Tenochtitlan were a major achievement of this civilization.
Who were the Aztecs?
The Aztecs used these floating gardens to produce plenty of food for their people.
What are chinampas?
The Maya discovered a lot about stars and planets. In other words, they made advancements in __________.
What is astronomy?
The Inca farmed by using this.
This ancient culture built huge stone temples in the Yucatan Peninsula with no metal tools.
Who were the Maya?
A long system of roads and terraced gardens built high in the mountains were a major achievement of this group.
Who were the Inca?