Geography
What landform connects Central America to South America?
Isthmus of Panama
What did the Aztecs collect from other cities to help support their population?
Tribute
What group of people were the weavers and pottery makers?
Artisans
According to History Summarized, what 2 items did Incas make out of woven fibers?
Boats
Bridges
A solid earthen roadway built across water
causeway
What mountain range is located where the Incas lived?
Andes Mountains
What did the Aztecs call their floating gardens?
Chinampas
According to History Summarized, what type of jobs did most Mayans have?
Subsistence farmers
What type of offerings did the Incans give to the gods?
Sacrifice of children
A gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods
Sacrifice
On what landform did the Mayans live?
Yucatan Peninsula
According to History Summarized, what are 3 reasons the Aztecs were defeated by the Spanish?
Smallpox
Uprisings
Guns
Who were the only groups of people could read and write?
Nobles
Priests
Rulers
What types of crops were best suited for the climate?
Root vegetables: potatoes, squash, beans
A professional soldier who is paid to fight for another country or group
Mercenary
What body of water is south of the Isthmus of Panama?
Gulf of Panama
Name 3 reasons Aztecs would gather at a ceremonial center
Religious rituals
feasts
festivals
Which type of farming involved making flat, earthen (dirt) steps into the sides of hills for planting crops?
Terrace Farming
How did people get messages and travel around the civilization that was in the mountains?
Through a trail system that had many inns and stations along they way.
Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernals on large ears
Maize
Why was it hard for the Mayans to live on the Yucatan Peninsula?
Growing food was difficult on exposed coral reef
What does the name Teotihuacan mean?
Why was Pok a Tok such a dangerous game?
The losing team was sacrificed- the captain was beheaded.
Strict Monarchy
A large plaza in a city center...where religious rituals and other public ceremonies took place
Ceremonial center