The Maya
The Maya civilization was within this region of the world. (an area between Central Mexico and Costa Rica.)
Mesoamerica
They developed this important numeral in mathematics.
Zero
The Aztecs empire is located within the modern country of...
Mexico.
The two highest military orders...
Jaguars and Eagle warriors.
Much like the Romans, the Inca also built a system of these ___ connecting their empire.
Roads
They used this system of farming which involved cutting down trees and setting fire to them to provide ash as fertilizer for crops.
Slash-and-Burn agriculture
The Maya used this for their system of writing.
Heiroglyphics.
Without doing this, the Aztecs believed that Huitzilopochtli would die, thus ending the world.
Human sacrifice.
Obsidian. (volcanic glass)
What two animals were used by the Inca in creating textiles? (woven fabric)
Llamas and Alpacas.
The Maya were not an empire, but a collection of these...
City-states.
Based on their studies of the stars, sun and moon, and seasons they developed two of these...
Calendars
What sign were the Mexica given that would guide them to where they would build their city?
An eagle (on a cactus) eating a snake.
The Aztecs built these man-made floating gardens to help feed their empire.
Chinampas.
Who is the Incan God of the Sun?
Inti
These were seen as entrances to the underworld.
Cenotes. (sinkholes)
Using slave labor they built massive...
Temple pyramids.
The Aztec Empire was technically an alliance of three kingdoms and relied on ___ from conquered territories or neighboring city-states.
Tribute.
Like the Romans, the Aztecs also built these to transport water from one place to another.
Aqueducts.
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the Andes Mountains?
Terrace Farming.
Why did the Maya Civilization collapse?
There are many theories but we don't know for sure.
This text, which literally translates as "The book of the woven mat," gives us some of our only information on the Maya.
Popol Vuh.
Today, this city is built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.
Mexico City.
The Aztecs did not have a written system, they instead relied on an...
Oral Tradition.
The Inca did NOT use this...when stacking their stone blocks for buildings
Mortar