Religion
This term refers to a gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods
What is a sacrifice?
The Mayans discovered this crop that serves as a dessert or treat today
What is chocolate?
This term refers to the middle of the Western hemisphere where the Mayans and Aztecs lived.
What is a Mesoamerica?
What are the largest and most important buildings in Maya cities?
What is a pyramid?
This valuable product was stolen by Cortes and brought back to Spain.
What is gold?
The Mayan believed in multiple gods. What is this religion called?
What is polytheism or paganism?
90% of Mayans were these kinds of people who were poor
Who are farmers?
The Aztec capital was originally called __________.
What is Tenochtitlan?
The Mayans invented this game where hands and feet cannot be used.
What is the Pok-A-Tok?
The Maya discovered a lot about stars and planets. In other words, they made advancements in __________.
What is astronomy?
The Aztecs picked these people to be sacrificed to the gods.
What are slaves or captives?
This Mayans grew this greenish crop and, today, is part of Mexican dishes such as nachos and tacos.
What is the avocado?
Tenochtitlan was renamed by the Spanish and given this name.
What is Mexico City?
The Mayans built a writing system with pictures as symbols. What is this term called?
What is a glyph?
These "bridges" connected Tenochtitlan to Aztec land.
What are causeways?
This building provided a gathering place for people to attend rituals and ceremonies
What is a temple?
The Aztecs built these islands as floating gardens in their capital city.
What are chinampas?
Montezuma's dream told him to find an _______, eating a serpent, on top of a cactus. This would be location of the new Aztec city.
What is an eagle?
The Maya used the movements of the sun, moon, and stars to create what tool?
What is a calendar?
The most important god in Incan society was the _____ God?
What is the Sun God?
Aztec leader Montezuma believed that this explorer was a god named Quetzacoatal who returned for revenge.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
These are the "Three Sisters" of Maya and Aztec society.
What is is corn, beans and squash?
The Inca built this city high in the Andes Mountains and the Spanish never found it.
What is Macchu Picchu?
This term refers to the man-made channels the Aztecs used to bring clean water into their city.
What is an aquaduct?
Europeans brought this disease that killed 90% of the Aztec tribe.
What is smallpox?