Fill In The Blank Flashcards
Incan officials kept records using the _______, a device made of knotted strings
Quipus
The Incas adapted to the Rocky Mountain lopes by building _____ on which to grow crops.
Terraces
At its peak, the Incan empire ran for thousands of miles along the ______ of South America.
Andes
The Aztecs built artificial islands called _____ to add farmland around their Capitol city of Tenochtitlan
Chinampas
Aztec Kings ruled and ____ with total power over their people.
Absolute Monarchy
The Aztecs built _______ to carry fresh water across Laks Texcoco
Aqueducts
The Olmecs used _______ to farm the rain forest
Shalsh-And-Burn agriculture
The Maya developed an advanced writing system based on symbols called _____
Hieroglyphics
Maya astronomers built _____ to follow the path of objects in the sky
Observatories
How old was Pacal when he died? Who took over for him?
80 and his son Kam Balham
The Aztecs rivaled _______ in its sophistication. Aqueducts, pyramids, ______ and ______ stood as tribute to the gods.
Rome, Palace and Temples
Aztec King Tenochtitlan had a vision and saw an “Eagle perched on a _______” and declared this to be the site of their Capitol city, Tenochtitlan.
Cactus