GLOBAL HONORS: MesoAmerica/Age of Exploration/Encounter

Question 1

where did the inca empire locate

Answer 1

Andes Mountains

Question 2

Gods control the forces of nature , rituals , preformed to avoid disaster

Answer 2

Polytheistic

Question 3

farming system of the maya, corn maze , bean , squash

Answer 3

Subsistence farming

Question 4

floating farm islands

Answer 4

Chinampas (Aztec)

Question 5

the inca form of record keeping - multi colored knotted string

Answer 5

Quipu (Inca) -

Question 6

messages traveled over 200 miles

Answer 6

Chasquis (Inca) -

Question 7

where were the mayas located

Answer 7

yucatan peninsula

Question 8

socail structure of the mayas

Answer 8

kings priests nobles
merchants artisans
peasants laborers
slaves

Question 9

who had the most sophistacated writing system

Answer 9

maya empire

Question 10

what empire had # system and a calander

Answer 10

maya empire

Question 11

where was the aztec empire located

Answer 11

central plateau of mexico
technochtitlan

Question 12

describ aztec goverment

Answer 12

law code was extremely harsh

Question 13

social structure of the aztec

Answer 13

gods, emporers, beams
warriors , nobles
merchants artisans

Question 14

which empire had the chinampas- ( floating farm islands)

Answer 14

aztec

Question 15

describe the inca empires goverment

Answer 15

totalitarian government taxes paid in labor and goods citizens work for state

Question 15

describe the inca empires goverment

Answer 15

totalitarian government taxes paid in labor and goods citizens work for state

Question 16

social structure of the inca empire

Answer 16

-emporer
-priests
merchants and artisans
- peasants and slaves

Question 17

inca empires achievements:

Answer 17

terrace farming

Question 18

the inca proformed

Answer 18

religious sacrifices

Question 19

Why were the Europeans (Portuguese/Spanish) able to conquer the MesoAmericans so easily?

Answer 19

• the brought germs with them that made them sick
• guns

Question 20

What specific examples are there to illustrate how advanced the MesoAmericans were, prior to European contact and cultural diffusion?

Answer 20

there were skilled in astronomy, mathematics
calendar systems, pyramids and temples

Question 21

how did the mayan civilizaition fall?

Answer 21

overpopulation, environmental degradation, warfare, shifting trade routes and extended drought.

Question 22

how did the aztec empire fall?

Answer 22

Invaders led by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés overthrew the Aztec Empire by force and captured Tenochtitlan in 1521,

Question 23

how did the inca empire fall ?

Answer 23

defeated due to inferior weapons, ‘open battle’ tactics, disease