Maya
The region including parts of Mexico and Central America
What is Mesoamerica?
Its imagery comes from the Aztec legend of how they knew where to build a city.
What is the Mexican flag?
The Incas believed the sun god Inti gave him the authority to rule.
Who is the Sapa Inca, or emperor?
The primary food for the Maya
What is corn?
This 150-ft tall building in Tenochtitlán had an altar full of skulls from sacrificial victims.
What is the Great Temple?
The language of the Incan empire
What is Quechua?
A feature of Maya religion, this animal runs 50 miles per hour.
What is a jaguar?
People paid this to Tenochtitlán in the form of food, cacao, gems, cotton, animals, animal skins,
shells, building materials, and soldiers.
What is tribute?
A modern-day country where the Incas lived...
What is Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, or Argentina?
In this period, the Maya Empire included more than 50 cities, including Tikal and Palenque.
What is the Classic?
The rain god
Who is Tláloc?
an Incan clan (group of related families), the basic unit of Incan society
What is an ayllu?
In this period, abandoned Maya cities turned to jungle.
What is post-classic?
The feathered serpent god
Who is Quetzalcōātl?
The most important Incan god
Who is Inti, the sun god?