Religion
Great Minds
Daily Life
Culture/Language
What's the Picture?/Challenge
100
What did the Popol Vuh teach the Maya about human's understanding of the world?
Smoke on a mirror
100
What symbol did the Maya use for zero?
a shell
100
As I count potatoes, beans, and guinea pigs, I tie knots in my quipu to keep a record of my food supplies.
I live in which civilization?
Inca
100
There are over ______ hieroglyphs in the Maya language.
800
100
What is this type of book called?
Who wrote it?
Codex
Aztec
200
Which civilization's story led to the design of the Mexican flag? Also, tell the story.
The Gods told the wandering Aztec that they would build a great city in the location they find an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake.
200
How did the Inca send messages across long distances?
Runners would memorize a message and run to a checkpoint where another memorizes the message and continues running to another checkpoint and so on until the message reaches its final destination.
200
DOUBLE POINTS
How would a person get into Tenochtitlan and how would they travel around once in the city?
Causeways connect the city to the shores of Lake Texcoco. Once traveling over a causeway to enter the city canoes were used in canals to travel all throughout the city.
200
What do we call the garment this Peruvian man is wearing? It is woven out of ______ or _______.
Poncho
wool (llama or alpaca)
cotton (plant that is grown)
200
What is this pyramid called?
Who built it?
Chichen Itza
Maya
300
What were the two Maya calendars used for?
One was a solar calendar to track seasons, equinoxes, etc
The other was a religious calendar for religious holidays, etc.
300
How did the Aztec support the large population of Tenochtitlan?
They made chinampas or "floating gardens" using the nutritious mud of Lake Texcoco to grow beans, corn, squash, pumpkins, etc.
300
In the Maya and Aztec civilizations, who taught the young boys?
Priests (and I suppose also military people for weapons training)
300
Which civilization had no written language? How did they keep records?
The Inca used quipu to keep records.
300
What is the name of this town?
Who built it?
Machu Picchu
Inca
400
Who was the most important Inca God?
What was the relationship between that god and the Inca ruler?
What was the Inca ruler called?
Inti - sun god
The Inca ruler, called the Sapa Inca, was the son of Inti.
400
The Inca did not use ____ in their stone roads or buildings. What did they do instead?
Double points if you can also tell me why the Inca's building technique made their structures and roads last a very long time.
They did not use mortar. They cut stones to fit together perfectly.
The lack of mortar allows stones to move freely when earthquakes cause roads and buildings to shake. The room to wiggle and vibrate just a bit gives the rocks enough space to remain unbroken.
400
Why did Moctezuma II believe the world was ending soon.
Because of disasters that had been occuring.
- A flaming comet (1509): A massive comet appeared in the night sky, raining fire. Many Aztecs believed this foretold the destruction of their empire.
- A burning temple: The temple of the war god Huitzilopochtli was destroyed by a fire that could not be extinguished, no matter how much water was poured on it.
- The lake boiling: The waters of Lake Texcoco mysteriously "boiled," flooding houses and causing widespread destruction.
- The weeping woman: A wailing woman was heard crying at night, telling the people they must flee their city. This legend is a precursor to the modern Mexican folktale, La Llorona.
- Strange creatures: People claimed to have seen other bizarre omens, including a two-headed man and a bird with a strange mirror in its head.
400
The Inca ate ________ & ________ for meat. They also grew over _____ different types of _________.
The Inca ate llama & guinea pigs for meat. They also grew over 100 different types of potatoes.
400
Who is this?
Ixchel, Maya moon Goddess
500
What is the Aztec creation story?
The Aztec believed that the world and the sun had been created and destroyed four times in the past.
Under the first sun, a race of giants roamed the world. This world ended when a jaguar devoured the giants. The world under the second sun was swept away by a great wind. People under the third sun died in the fire and ash of volcanoes. Those living under the fourth sun drowned in floods.
500
DOUBLE POINTS
What are 3 reasons the Inca empire was able to be very strong and healthy (before the Spanish arrived).
1. Well made and maintained roads
- allowed for safe travel and trade which makes for happy citizens
- allowed for the military to quickly travel to keep the peace
2. Food saved for times of drought
3. Food provided to people too old or sick to work
4. Lack of mortar in stone buildings and roads caused structures to last longer
500
Why was conquering people necessary for the Aztec?
They needed sacrifices (hearts of strong warriors) for the Sun God to keep society going by rising the sun every day. So they needed to conquer to have enough people for daily sacrifices.
500
Name 5 countries we could travel to today if we wanted to visit parts of the Maya, Aztec, or Inca civilizations.
Guatemala, Belize, Mexico (Aztec, Maya), Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina (Inca)
500
What is the name of this ancient city? It is 25 miles away from the capital of which civilization?
