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100

Modern country home to the Aztec Empire.

What is Mexico?

100

At the beginning of the Maya classical period, people migrated here from the highlands. 

What is Chichen Itza?

100

The title of the ruler of the Incan empire.

What is Sapa Inca? 

100

The Maya created this, which is renowned for its accuracy, and was used for purposes of religion and even keeping track of times to plant and harvest. 

What is the Mayan Calendar?

100

The methods of expanding the Aztec Empire (2). 

What are conquest and tribute?

100

These are the people who settled in the valley of Mexico. 

The Mexica

100

This was the cause of death of one famous Aztec king after his followers believed him to be weak and incompetent 

What is being stoned to death? 

200

The Inca Empire was primarily located in this region of South America.

What are the Andes Mountains? 

200

The capitals of the Aztec and Inca. 

What are Tenochtitlan and Cusco? 
200

Maya, Inca, and Aztec all practiced this form of religion, which included worshipping many gods.

What is polytheism?

200

Stonemasons carved perfectly shaped stones for this civilization to help construct earthquake proof buildings. 

Who are the Inca? 

200

In the 16th century, these people caused the decline of the Inca and Aztec.

Who are the Spanish conquistadors?

200

This was the symbol given to the founders of the Aztec when looking to settle. 

What is a snake on a cactus?

200

This Mayan king helped to create the great city of Palenque.

Who is Pacal the great? 

300

The ancient Maya civilization occupied regions that are now part of these countries. (5)

What are Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador?

300

The Inca and their Chasquis used the extensive network of these to connect their empire.

What are roads and bridges? 

300

Who did the Inca believe their rulers were descended from? 

Who is the sun god? (Inti)

300

In swampy areas, the Aztecs developed these to help grow crops. 

What are Chinampas?

300

The sly Spanish exploited this system against the Aztecs to help conquer the region. 

What is the tribute system? 

300

This is one reason why the Maya were not easily conquered by the Spanish.

What is they were a collection of city-states without a singular leader. 

300
This Sapa Inca helped to grow the Incan empire to some of its greatest heights. 

Who is Pachacuti? 

400

The lake where the Aztec capital was founded. 

Lake Texcoco

400

The name of Mayan Script and where it can be found. 

Hieroglyphs in codices

400

The name of the Aztec sun god who led them to found the city of Tenochtitlan.

Who is Huitzilopochtli? 

400

This inventive way of using ropes and knots to deliver messages throughout a vast empire is called what and used by whom? 

What are quipus used by the Inca?

400
Pachacuti conquered these people after they refused to pay homage to the Sapa Inca. 

Who are the Ayamarcas? 

400

This was one of the most powerful weapons of the Spanish. 

What is smallpox? 

400

This conquistador killed this Aztec king. 

Who are Hernán Cortez and Moctezuma? 

500

The Incan empire was divided into these four.

What are quarters or Suyus?

500

The Aztecs and Maya practiced this to please their gods. 

What is human sacrifice?

500

The chief god of the Maya who is represented as a feathered serpent and is the creator god as well god of wind, rain, storms and life. 

Who is Kulkulkan

500

The Maya used these fields of study to help develop their civilization.

What are astronomy and mathematics? 

500

This event, caused by the death of Huayna Capac from smallpox, weakened the Inca and left them more vulnerable to the Spanish invasion.
Hint:it was a dispute of succession 

What is the Incan Civil War

500
The Incan empire started off as this. 

What are small disunited clans? 

500

This Conquistador killed this  Sapa Inca?

Who are Francisco Pizarro and Atahualpa.