Aztec
Inca
Maya
Geography
Vocabulary
100

What modern country were the Aztec located in?

Mexico

100

What modern country were the Inca mainly located in?

Peru

100

What modern country were the Maya located in?

Mexico (southern states/Yucatán Peninsula), Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and western El Salvador.

100

How many continents are there on the planet?

7

100

A partnership between groups.

Alliance

200

How did the Aztec record their stories?

Drawings

200

What mountain range made life difficult for the Inca?

Andes Mountain Range 

200

The Maya are known for advances in this science involving stars and planets.

Astronomy

200

How many oceans are there? 

5

200

A raised road over water.

Causeway

300

What is the name for the floating gardens used for farming?

Chinampas

300

What was the name of the Inca ruler?

Sapa Inca

300

Maya cities were organized as these independent political units.

City States

300

What continent is the United States in?

North America

300

A central public meeting place.

Plaza

400

What was the system that required conquered people to give goods to the Aztecs? (think Hunger Games)

Tribute

400

What was the capital city of the Inca?

Cusco

400

Name one achievement of the Maya (besides astronomy).

writing system, calendar, math

400

Is the Equator latitude or longitude on the map?

Latitude

400

Goods paid to rulers.

Tribute

500

What was the name of the great Aztec city built on a lake?

Tenochtitlan

500

How did the Incas communicate across their large empire?

Road System and Runners

500

Give one reason the Maya civilization declined.

Environmental problems, warfare, overpopulation

500

Name the continents that the Maya, Aztec, and Inca were located on? (Must get all correct)

North America and South America

500

An Inca family/community group.

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