Maya
What math concept did the Maya invent?
Zero
What was the religious and royal retreat for the Inca called?
Machu Picchu
What are chinampas?
floating gardens to grow crops
Where did the first people in the Americas come from?
Asia
Why did the Spanish and English travel to the Americas?
Wealth-from gold and silver
How was the Maya government organized?
Each Maya city had their own local leader/government
What farming technique did the Inca develop?
Terrace farming
How did the Aztecs grow their crops?
Chinampas
Why did the Paleo-Indians move from place to palce
To follow the animal trails (for food)
How did Native Americans interact with the English explorers?
Welcoming at first-taught them about the land and how to grow crops
What did the Maya invent to help tell dates/time
The Maya Calendar
Who was at the top of the Inca government?
Sapa Inca
How did the Aztec empire expand?
Conquering nearby societies
What do you call someone who moves from place to place?
nomads
What resource did the Native Americans and English often have conflict over?
land
writing using images and symbols
How did the Inca build their empire on challenging terrain?
They built roads and bridges to travel throughout the Andes Mountains
How would the Aztecs keep their gods happy?
Human sacrifices
What was the role of Iroquois women?
How did the Spanish interact with the mesoamerican civilizations
Aggressive-conquered them
How was the Maya political system different than the Inca?
Maya had many rulers in each city-state
How was the Inca political system different than the Maya?
Inca government was centralized
What did the Aztecs invent one of the earliest forms of?
written legal codes
Why did the different native cultures have different types of houses?
the lived in different environments
What factor contributed to the decline of pre-columbian civilizations?
smallpox