Political
True or False: All of the societies, Maya, Aztecs, Incas, and Song developed advanced systems for record keeping?
True
Mayans, Aztecs, and Incans relied on the cultivation of crop "maize", what do we call this crop today?
Corn
Which food is credited for greatly increasing the population of China? (Be Specific)
Champa Rice
This is the largest artificial river in the world, created by Chinese engineers.
Grand Canal
True or False: The Aztec Empire and the Song Dynasty actively traded with each other
False
How were politicians and government officials chosen during the Song Dynasty?
Civil Service Exams, Merit Exams
What unique religious practice did the Aztec and Maya do?
Human Sacrifice
Which empire built an advanced system of public roads that connected all parts of the empire throughout the Andes Mountains
Inca Empire
The Capital city of the Aztec Empire, built on top of Lake Texcoco. Aztecs developed complex aqueducts to manage water within the city.
Tenochtitlan
The Mayan Empire was located in what Modern day country?
What continent is this located?
Mexico
North America
This Empire is credited for having the worlds first standing navy
Song Dynasty, China
Which society had more rights for women: the Song Dynasty or the Aztec Empire?
Aztec Empire
Why did Chinese Engineers build the Grand Canal?
To facilitate trade 1,100 miles across China.
Which 2 empires constructed elaborate step pyramids often used for human sacrifice
Maya and Aztec
What was the Capital City of the Aztec Empire?
What Modern Day city is built over its ruins?
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City
This centralized empire took direct ownership of the land it conquered and utilized an elaborate labor tax system called the Mit’a to direct the labor of subject people to the service of the state.
Inca Empire
This empire is one of the first known societies known to implement universal education. (Required education for everyone boys and girls)
Aztec Empire
Which 2 trade routes heavily influenced the economy of the Song Dynasty?
The Silk Road and Indian Ocean Trade
Together, these 2 inventions greatly increased access to education and increased literacy rates across China
Paper
Wood Block Printing
Which modern day countries were the Maya, Inca, Aztec, and Song Located?
Mexico, Peru, Mexico, China
This empire consisted of approximately 40 city states. Each city state ruled by a hereditary monarch/ priest who maintained power through faith and force.
Maya Empire
This philosophy/ religion was spread through state policies during the Song Dynasty. It blended aspects of buddhism, daoism, and confucianism.
Neo-Confucianism
List 5 goods traded out of the Song Dynasty?
Iron/ Steel, Coal, Silk, Tea, Porcelain, printed books, paper, rice, gunpowder, textiles
What were the artificial islands created by the Aztec Empire to grow crops on called?
What was often used for fertilizer?
Chinampas
Human Waste
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
What Disney movie takes place here?
Cuzco
Emperors New Groove