Vocab
An ancient book, manuscript, or scroll that the Aztecs used to explain their history
Codex
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Hernan Cortez
A farming technique in which plants in a given area are cut down and burned to fertilize the soil for future use
Slash and Burn
A record-keeping tool made of string that was knotted in different ways
Quipu
Where did the Inca live?
Andes Mountains
South America
Artificial islands or floating gardens
Chinampa
The Aztecs had what kind of religion?
Polytheistic
What mathematic concept was created by the Mayans?
Zero
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Inca
Francisco Pizzaro
Where did the Aztec live?
Northern Mexico
A building designed to study the sky and outer space
Observatory
Where did the Aztecs build their capital city of Tenochtitlan?
Lake Texcoco
Island
Present day Mexico City
The landform the Mayan lived on is known as what?
The Inca had what kind of religion?
Polytheistic
List the chronological order in which the civilizations first appeared:
Maya, Aztec & then Inca
Corn originally grown in Mesoamerica
Maize
Which Aztec leader’s imprisonment and ineffective leadership contributed to the downfall of the Aztec Empire?
Montezuma II
How did the Mayan civilization disappear?
No one is sure
What animal was essential to the Inca?
Llama
What was the name of the region where the Maya & Aztecs lived?
Mesoamerica
Flattened sections of land along mountain slopes that farmers used to grow crops in uneven areas
Terrace
What was the main reason the Aztec Empire was unable to defeat Spain?
The Aztecs lost half their population to the smallpox disease prior to the battle.
What Mayan invention do we still use today?
Calendar
Name one of the two main Inca inventions.
Roads or suspension bridges
What was the natural disaster some blame for the Mayan civilization dying off?
Drought