Maya Life
What made it possible for the Olmecs and the Maya to create permanent settlements?
Farming
How was the jaguar important to the Maya?
It was a feature of their religion.
floating garden
Who would most likely eat a corn tortilla?
Farmer/ lower class
A set of strings tied into knots called a quipu was used to...
remember information
Which modern country is home to large numbers of Maya today?
Guatemala
What was an important use of the Sacred Round?
to determine when to plant crops
chief god?
sun god
who would usually build a house?
a man
How would an Incan priest most likely use an oracle?
to ask advice about the future
Maya who lived in different communities over a wide area shared the same...
calendar
Which agricultural technique did the Maya use in the mountains?
terraces
What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?
barter, or trading one good for another
what does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?
a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city
What challenge did the Incas face more than other peoples?
controlling a very large empire
Why did the Maya create hundreds of glyphs?
to communicate sounds, words, and ideas
Which social group read the calendar?
priests
who would study the sky and run a school?
priest
What is Tenochtitlán?
capital of the Aztecs
What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?
network of roads
What is a stele?
tall, stone monument that was carved with images and glyphs
typical feature of Maya architecture
Step pyramids with temples on top
A military leader would be part of which social class? Be super specific !
noble
What was one of the primary responsibilities of Aztec priests in relation to the agricultural calendar?
Determining the timing of planting and harvesting crops
What helped the Incas communicate across 2,500 miles without a written language?
used runners to carry messages