Mayan #1
More than is needed
Surplus
A culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning.
Civilization
Payment demanded by rulers
Tribute
Group of lands and people ruled by one leader.
Empire
What region were the Mayans located in?
Mesoamerica
Does only one type of job
Specialization.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The capital city of the Aztecs
Practice of holding people against their will and taking away their freedom.
Slavery
Who was buried on top of the Mayan pyramids?
Their Kings
Building with three or more sides that are shaped like triangles that slant toward a point at the top.
Pyramid
What was "Huitzilopochtli" the god of?
God of War
Where did the Aztecs migrate from?
Northern Mexico
What major development came from the Mayan culture?
The Mayan Calendar
What did the Mayans do with their extra crops from farming?
They traded them away for resources that they needed.
Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?
The Spanish Empire
What two groups of people were mainly sacrificed to the god Huitzilopochtli?
Slaves and Prisoners.
What were the Mayans very successful at?
hint: had a surplus because of it.
Farming
When did the Mayan Civilization start decline?
Between 750 AD- 900 AD
What was the legend that told the Aztecs to migrate south?
hint: explain it
Migrate south until they "saw an eagle with a snake in its beak, that is sitting on a cactus"
Around how many people lived in the capital city of the Aztecs?
Around 300,000 people