where do I belong?
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the maya
The Incas were great at building things. what did they build?
They made a huge road system across their empire, cutting stairs and tunnels through mountains.
the maya made meany scientific Breakthroughs, what Breakthroughs did the maya make?
mathematics & astronomy
The Aztecs built the island city of Tenochtitlán by creating what?
artificial islands called chinampas. (floating gardens)
Maya priests studied the sky, where did they study?
1, mountains
2, bell towers
3, observatories
4, they didn't
observatories
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the Incas
In medicine, the Incas did a type of surgery called trephination. what was it and why did they do it?
they cut open the skull to help injured people recover.
there were lots of maya artistry in the form of murals with paint. what was the paint made out of?
minerals & plants.
The Aztecs also used a 365-day solar calendar, which helped them track the seasons for farming. They had another calendar, how many days did it have?
260 days.
what medical procedure did the Incas perform?
1. surgery
2. blood examinations
3. cat scans
4. splints/casts
surgery.
photo 3
the Aztecs
The Incas made Quechua their official language, and it spread across their empire. Since they didn’t have writing, how did they record information?
the Incas used quipus, which were strings with knots, to keep track of information and send messages.
what did the maya depicted meany things in the form of murals, what did they depict?
nobles and priests, battle scenes, ceremonies, and sacrifice rituals.
The Aztecs used their language, Nahuatl, for creative speeches. Their language had many words to describe big ideas. They used glyphs and pictographs in their writing. what are glyphs and pictographs?
Pictographs were pictures that showed words. scribes wrote lists or events. Priests used this writing to help them remember stories.
The Aztecs also built three causeways to connect the city to the mainland, what is a causeway?
1. a boat canal
2. a walkway
3. underground tunnels
4. a taxi-like system
a walkway.
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the Aztecs
the Incas had a prized possession of gold. What did the Incas call gold?
"The sweet of the sun"
Maya women still wear
traditional, colorful blouses, made with complex
patterns that show their weaving
talent. what where these blouses called?
huipiles
The Aztecs were good at the arts, what arts where they good at?
poetry, music, dance, and sculpture
who is the best jeopardy maker/host?
1. Mr. Watson
2. Alex Trebek
3. Rachel Cordua
4. ken Jennings
me. duh!
extra points!!!
the maya
Music was important to them, and they played meany instruments, what interments did they play?
flutes, drums, and panpipes
Maya buildings, like temples, were made from limestone bricks, and they used a special type of arch called a corbel vault. This arch was made by stacking stones in a way that formed a triangle. The arch had nine layers of stone, what did they represent?
the nine levels of the underworld in Maya belief.
the Aztecs built big stone temples, like the Great Temple in Tenochtitlán, how meany stairways did they have and what where they for?
they had two stairways leading to temples for the sun and rain gods.
who should Mr. Watson give 100% on this project to?
1. no one
2. everyone in the class
3. it's up to Mr. Watson
4. just Kade
everyone in the class!!!