North America
Mayans
Incans
Aztecs
Random
100
What do natives place great importance on that is still an area of conflict today? (hint: JSerra)
Land
100
What is a creation by the Mayans that caused some worry about the year 2012?
Calendar
100
What famous Incan city is this?
Machu Picchu
100
What made the city of Tenochtitlan difficult to get to prior to building causeways?
Island city
100
What act of violence was practiced by the Mayans, Incans and Aztecs?
Human Sacrifice
200
This was the name of the elaborate ceremony by the wealthy in the Pacific Northwest?
Potlatch
200
What was the capital of the Mayan Empire?
Tikal
200
Who was the first ruler of the Incans?
Pachacuti
200
Which group arrived and conquered the Aztecs in the early 1500's?
Spanish
200
Which civilization is known for creating massive stone heads?
Olmec
300
Which group built Pueblos in the Southwest?
Anasazi
300
What is the name of the bark paper book used by the Mayans?
Codex
300
What is the name of the Incan system of using knotted strings to record data?
Quipu
300
The Toltec ruler Topiltzin warned that this god would one day return to the Valley of Mexico?
Quetzalcoatl
300
Which group was known for creating massive lines in their dry terrain?
Nazca
400
What are the Mississippian and Hopewell tribes known for building?
Earthen Mounds
400
What is the name of the Mayan creation story?
Popol Vuh
400
The Incans demanded tributes in the form of what?
Labor
400
Who was the last Aztec ruler?
Montezuma II
400
What was the name of the Incan system of community support for larger public work projects?
Ayllu
500
What was the name of the alliance formed in the Northeast?
Iroquois Confederacy
500
What did the Mayans use as a form of currency?
Cacao Beans
500
Who was the last Incan ruler who was given a present in Ecuador which was ultimately a bad omen?
Huayna Capac
500
The Aztecs (in Tenochtitlan) formed a Triple Alliance with what 2 other groups?
Texcoco & Tlacopan
500
What are the names of the 2 Spanish leaders who conquered the Aztecs and Incans? (Need to tell me who conquered which Empire)
Cortes - Aztecs
Pizarro - Incans