The name of the Aztec emperor conquered by Cortes?
What is Montezuma?
200
Atahualpa, Huahna Capac, & Pachucuti
Who are 3 Incan emperors?
200
a farming technique in which trees are cut down & burned to clear & fertilize land
What is slash and burn agriculture
200
The substance of which a Pok-a-tok ball was made.
What is rubber?
300
The Mayan language featured over 800 of these.
What are hieroglyphics?
300
Chinampas
What are the floating gardens of Tenochtitlan?
300
The record-keeping system of the Inca; consisted of groups of knotted strings.
What is quipu?
300
step-like ledge cut into a slope to increase the amount of arable land
What is a terrace?
300
The culture that inhabited the Yucatan peninsula before the Maya.
What is the Olmec?
400
A significant city of the Maya, which features a fantastic step-pyramid.
What is Chichen Itza?
400
Quetzalcoatl
What is the god Aztecs believed Cortes to be when he arrived in Mexico in 1519?
400
The capital city of the Incan empire.
What is Cuzco?
400
These Mayan sink holes were used both for household use and religious purposes; human sacrifices were often thrown into them.
What is a cenote?
400
This Mesoamerican culture ensured all boys were formally educated.
What is the Aztec?
500
the location of the Maya civilzation
What is the Yucatan peninsula?
500
The lake upon which Tenochtitlan was built.
What is Lake Texcoco?
500
An important religious city of the ancient Incas, rediscovered by Hiram Bingham; there was a religious observatory built here.
What is Machu Picchu.
500
A form of government in which the ruler is considered to be a god or is divinely guided by a god or gods; all 3 Mesoamerican cultures may be considered this.
What is a theocracy?
500
This ancient culture took a regular census and made sure the old and sick were cared for.