Aztec
A set of knotted strings used by the Incan for record-keeping.
What is the Quipu?
The most important crop was__________?
The most important crop was Maize (corn)
What is the Capital?
What is Cuzco?
Who is the Author?
Who created it?
What is POV Corner?
How many times should you be studying the oral drill?
EVERYDAY
The capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
Tenochtitlan
In what Period was the Mayan Civilization
Pre-Classic, Classic, Post Classic
What is Mit'a?
A public duty tax that men had to pay by contributing labor to the government each year
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What is POV, HC, and AUD?
What was Maize Cultivation?
The Pre- Columbian settlements benefited from the maize cultivation as their main source of food
What is Ullamaliztli?
It was a ball game where it was played to honor the gods Day and Night.
Where was the Mayan Civilization?
MesoAmerica: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Hondurus, and El Salvador
What is a Suspension Bridge?
A bridge held up by cables anchored at each end. Important invention of Inca that helped to connect their vast empire and served as foundation for modern bridge engineering.
Why did the Author write?
What is Authors Purpose (AP)
Keep records of messages to help messengers
What is the Quipu used for?
What is the Social Structure of the Mayan Empire?
Ruler -> Noble Class -> Commoners ->Peasants ->Enslaved People
Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to clear land in the tropical rainforest by cutting down plants and burning them to make the soil rich for farming?
Slash and Burn Technique
In the Incan Empire, one main ruler chose and trained the local leaders. That ruler also kept all parts of the empire closely connected. This kind of government is called __________.
Centralized Empire
What is a SIG? What do you need in SIG?
SIG answers the prompt. You need two buckets
It linked them together despite geographic and other barriers
How did trade work in Pre-Colombian NA?
Which of the following best describes the Aztec tribute system?
A labor tax where people-built bridges for free.
A system where citizens voted for the emperor every year.
Payments made by conquered people in goods like food, gems, and cloth.
A religious rule that required people to only worship one God.
3. Payments made by conquered people in goods like food, gems, and cloth
When was the Mayan Civilization created?
During the same time as the Roman Empire (2000 BCE- 1500 BCE)
Who are the Inca?
South American people who lived in modern-day Peru across 2,500 miles of Andes mountains. Famous for their great communication. Had no system of writing, but used quipus to keep records. Centralized government (local leaders appointed and trained by emperor).
What are the 3 steps to creating an Author's Claim?
1) Read and annotate
2) Each line needs a subclaim
3) Put all subclaims together
Write the argument.
The difference between the role of government in the Aztec and Iroquois is that the Aztec ruled by force, while the Iroquois ruled by democracy and shared power