Aztec
This was the capital city of the Aztecs
What is Tenochtitlán?
The Inca built their empire in this mountain range
What are the Andes Mountains?
This lake is where the Aztecs built their capital
What is Lake Texcoco?
The Aztecs believed in many gods
What is polytheism?
Both empires were located on this continent
What is the Americas?
The Aztecs used these floating gardens to farm
What are chinampas?
The Inca used this system of roads to connect their empire
What is the Inca road system?
The Inca capital city
What is Cusco?
The Inca worshipped this sun god
Who is Inti?
Which empire used a written language?
What is the Aztec Empire?
This group conquered the Aztecs in 1521
Who is Hernán Cortés and the Spanish?
This leader ruled during the Spanish conquest
Who is Atahualpa?
The Inca adapted to their environment using this farming method
What is terrace farming?
The Aztecs performed this practice to please the gods
What is human sacrifice?
Which empire had no written language but used quipu?
What is the Inca Empire?
This was the main language spoken by the Aztecs
What is Nahuatl?
The Inca communicated using this knot-based system
What is quipu?
The Aztecs lived in this modern-day country
What is Mexico?
This type of government was ruled by a single leader with total power
What is an Empire?
One similarity between the Aztec and Inca governments
What is both had strong central rulers/emperors?
Why was Tenochtitlán easy to defend?
What is it was surrounded by water (island city)?
How did geography help protect the Inca Empire?
What is mountains made invasion difficult?
Why was farming challenging for the Inca?
What is steep mountains/limited flat land?
How were religion and government connected in both empires?
What is rulers were seen as connected to the gods?
One major difference between Aztec and Inca agriculture
What is chinampas vs. terrace farming?