Mayan Marvels
The Maya are known for their stepped pyramids. What was the primary purpose of these structures?
What is religious and ceremonial activities, including sacrifices?
The Inca used a system of knotted strings called this to record information and keep records.
What is quipu?
The Maya created a system of writing using symbols and glyphs. What is the name of the script?
What is Maya hieroglyphics?
The most famous Inca site, that served as a royal estate for emperor Pachacuti.
What is Machu Picchu?
The collapse of the Classic Maya civilization is a subject of debate among historians. What are some proposed theories for their decline?
What are environmental degradation, warfare, or social unrest?
The Inca built an extensive network of these structures to facilitate communication and transportation throughout their empire.
What is roads?
What are present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.
The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Name at least three of the five present day countries
What is the Andean region in South America? Specifically Peru, Ecuador, Chili, Bolivia and Argentina.
The Maya played a ceremonial game on large courts. The game had religious and political significance, and the rules varied across different city-states.
What is ballgame?
The Inca worshipped this natural entity as a deity and considered it sacred.
What is the Sun (Inti)?