Geoterm + Maya, Inca, and Aztec Quiz Flashcards
Mayan geography
Lived in the Yucatan peninsula
Aztec geography
Middle of mexico
Captitol-tenochilan, island
Inca empire geography
Cuzco valley, Andes mountains
Maya religion
Polytheistic
Kings were warrior priests Ex. Pacal
Aztec religion
Polytheistic
Worshiped gods of sun, rain, moon, etc.
Inca religion
Polythetsoc
Worshipped sun, moon, and animals
Maya economy
Based on agriculture
Trade corn, beans, squash —> jade, feathers, cacao beans
Aztec economy
Farming
Chinmapus—> floating garden
Inca economy
Terrace farming
Vertical economy, raising animals at top, farming at bottom
Maya achivments
hieroglyphs
Astronomy (calendar)
Mathematics (system based on 20)
Aztec achievements
Tenochititlan- floating city
Pictographs
Major stone temples
Inca achivments
Roads-official runners for messages
Architecture-matchu Piccu
Maya social structure/leadership
Priest warrior kings ruled
Aztec social structure/leadership
Royal family
Nobles
Merchants
Commoners/serfs
Slaves
Inca social structure/leadership
Believed their kings never really die-mummified their kings
Maya downfall
Mayan empire was abandoned
Reasons?? Drought, increase in pop, warfare/invaders
Aztec downfall
-smallpox
-Cortez, they thought he was quetzclost at first
-1521 Aztecs surrendered
Inca downfall
Atatopa welcomed Spaniards with open arms
Pizzaro when atatopa refused to be Christian demanded silver ( 24 tons he got)
Spaniards killed him anyways
Stele
A vertical stone slab or pillar-used by Mayans
Glyph
Symbol for a word idea or sound
Dialect
A regional varity of a language
Trephinantion
A type of surgery in which a hole is made in the skull
Quipus
Noted set of strings, used to tell stories or to count
