Americas Flashcards
1
Q
Who was the last independent Incan emperor?
A
Atahualpa
2
Q
Which Aztec emperor was captured by Hernán Cortés?
A
Montezuma II
3
Q
What type of number system did the Maya use?
A
Vigesimal (Base-20) system
4
Q
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
A
Cusco
5
Q
What were the Aztec floating agricultural islands called?
A
Chinampas
6
Q
Which Mayan city featured the El Caracol observatory?
A
Chichen Itza
7
Q
What system of knotted cords did the Inca use for record-keeping?
A
Quipu
8
Q
What was the main Aztec marketplace called?
A
Tlatelolco
9
Q
Which Mayan book contains religious texts and astronomical calculations?
A
Dresden Codex
10
Q
What was the Incan road system called?
A
Qhapaq Ñan
