Economy
What type of farming did the Inca have in the Andes?
Terrace
Where did the Aztec build Tenochtitlan?
an island in Lake Texcoco
Where was the Inca empire located?
Andes Mountains in South America
What did the Inca develop that was a crucial part to keeping the cities linked?
a complex road system
What civilization carved faces into giant stones?
Olmecs
This type of technique is used to help clear land for farming.
Slash and burn
Raised roadways across low ground or water
What weakened the Inca empire before the Spanish arrived?
AND
What weakened the Inca empire after the Spanish arrived?
Before: a major war between two brothers over who would be the leader
After: smallpox killed 60% of population
What country claimed most of South America, Central America and Mexico?
Spain
Which civilization performed surgeries?
Inca
The Aztecs used artificial floating islands for farming. What were they called?
chinampas
artificial channels that carried water to the city
aqueducts
Where was the Maya civilization located?
What are two possible reasons the Maya empire collapsed?
- soil exhaustion
- invasion
- drought which led to famine
Which civilizations (yes there were 2) used herbs for medicines?
Aztec and Inca
What civilization conquered many tribes/villages around them and made them pay tribute?
Aztecs
Why did the Spanish begin to explore Mexico and Central America?
To gain riches and land
What is one achievement of the Mayans?
- created an accurate calendar
- developed glyphic writing
- excellent astronomers
- built temples and pyramids
The Spanish drained Lake Texcoco and built what on the ruins of Tenochtitlan?
Mexico City
What is the term for Spanish explorers that conquered area throughout the Americas?
conquistadors
Which civilization used chinampas?
Aztecs
What are 3 reasons that the Aztec empire fell?
What are 2 reasons the Inca empire fell?
- war between brothers left it weak
- smallpox killed 60% of the Inca
- Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the leader Atahualpa, and the Inca Empire collapsed
What Spanish leader had the Inca king Atahualpa killed?
Francisco Pizzaro
This civilization was thought to be Mesoamerica's first civilization
Olmecs