Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

Question 1

CIVILIZATION

Answer 1

A COMPLEX SOCIETY WITH CITIES, JOBS, GOVERNMENT, LANGUAGE, RELIGION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY

Question 2

CULTURE

Answer 2

THE WAY OF LIFE FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING THEIR LANGUAGE, BELIEFS, AND TRADITIONS

Question 3

RELIGION

Answer 3

A SET OF BELIEFS IN A GOD OR GODS, AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH THE WORSHIP OF THEM

Question 4

SOCIAL HIERARCHY

Answer 4

PERSONS ARRANGED IN RANKS OR CLASSES BASED ON FACTORS VALUED BY A CULTURE, USUALLY RELATED TO ECONOMIC STATUS

Question 5

MESOAMERICA

Answer 5

A GEOGRAPHIC REGION I THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT WAS HOME OF THE MAYANS AND AZTECS

Question 6

BERING STRAIT LAND BRIDGE

Answer 6

A PIECE OF LAND THAT THE EARLY PEOPLE WALKED ACROSS TO GET FROM ASIA TO AMERICA. AFTER THE ICE AGE, THE WATER ROSE AND NOW THE LAND BRIDGE IS UNDER WATER

Question 7

ARCHEOLOGISTS

Answer 7

SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY ARTIFACTS AND ANALYSE THEM IN ORDER TO LEARN ABOUT EARLY CIVILIZATIONS

Question 8

ARTIFACTS

Answer 8

THINGS FOUND FROM YEARS AGO THAT HELP SCIENTISTS LEARN ABOUT THE PAST AND FIGURE OUT HOW EARLY PEOPLE LIVED

Question 9

AGRICULTURE

Answer 9

FARMING
GROWING AND HARVESTING CROPS
RAISING ANIMALS
PROVIDES FOOD AND RAW MATERIAL THAT HUMANS NEED TO SURVIVE

Question 10

TIKAL

Answer 10

LARGEST MAYAN CITY

Question 11

HALACH UINIC

Answer 11

RULER OF THE CITY STATE
CONSIDERED A LIVING GOD
HEREDITARY POSITION THAT WAS PASSED ON FROM FATHER TO ELDEST SON

Question 12

BARTER

Answer 12

TRADING ONE THING FOR ANOTHER WITHOUT THE USE OF MONEY

Question 13

CODEX (CODICES)

Answer 13

MAYAN BOOKS
AZTEC BOOK MADE OF CLOTH, ANIMAL SKIN, OR TREE BARK

Question 14

STELAE

Answer 14

LARGE SLABS OF STONE ON WHICH IMPORTANT EVENTS WERE RECORDED USING GLYPHS

Question 15

SLASH AND BURN FARMING

Answer 15

FARMING METHOD WHERE TREES/PLANTS ARE CUT DOWN AND ENTIRE AREA IS BURNED, MAKING THE SOIL RICH WITH ASH AND THEN THE MAYANS WOULD PLANT ON IN THIS AREA

Question 16

TERRACE FARMING

Answer 16

CUTTING FLAT AREAS OUT OF A HILL OR MOUNTAIN IN ORDER TO GROW CROPS

Question 17

TENOCHTITLAN

Answer 17

CAPITAL CITY OF AZTECS
AN ISLAND ON A LAKE THAT IS NOW FILLED AND IS NOW MEXICO CITY

Question 18

NAHUATL

Answer 18

AZTEC SPOKEN LANGUAGE

Question 19

CHINAMPAS

Answer 19

AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUE WHERE A SMALL RECTANGULAR AREA OF FERTILE LAND IN SHALLOW LAKE BEDS WERE USED TO GROW CROPS
“FLOATING GARDENS”

Question 20

CITY-STATES

Answer 20

A STATE THAT CONTAINS AN INDEPENDENT CITY WHICH IS NOT ADMINISTERED OR GOVERNED BY ANOTHER GOVERNMENT
1) TENOCHTITLAN
2) TEXCOCO
3) TLACOPAN

Question 21

CALPULLI

Answer 21

“BIG HOUSE”
GROUP OF EXTENDED FAMILY JOINED TO FORM A CLAN

Question 22

DEMOCRACY

Answer 22

A GOVERNMENT RUN BY THE PEOPLE
EACH CITIZEN CAN VOTE IN HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS RUN

Question 23

TEMPLES

Answer 23

PLACE FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND SACRIFICES

Question 24

GLYPHS

Answer 24

SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT WORDS, PEOPLE, PLACES, IDEAS OR OBJECTS

Question 25

TLATOANI

Answer 25

AZTEC EMPROR (RULER) WHO HAD COMPLETE AND UNLIMITED POWER AND RULED FOR LIFE

Question 26

CONQUISTADOR

Answer 26

EXPLORER OR SOLDIER USUALLY FROM SPAIN CONQUER NATIVE POPULATIONS IN NEW WORLD

Question 27

CHACAS

Answer 27

NAME FOR BRIDGES AND ROCKS

Question 28

PONTOON BRIDGES

Answer 28

FLOATING BRIDGES MADE OF REED BOATS TIED TOGETHER

Question 29

QUECHUA

Answer 29

LANGUAGE OF THE INCAS

Question 30

CUZCO

Answer 30

FIRST CITY AND CAPITAL OF THE INCAS

Question 31

MACHU PICCHU

Answer 31

AN ANCIENT INCA CITY HIGH IN ANDES MOUNTAIN (PERFECTLY PRESERVED) "THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS"

Question 32

DROUGHTS

Answer 32

LONG PERIODS WITH LITTLE TO NO RAIN

Question 33

IRRIGATION

Answer 33

A MAN MADE WAY OF GETTING WATER TO LAND

Question 34

DIVINING

Answer 34

WHEN PRIESTS LOOKED FOR MEANING IN OBJECTS

Question 35

QUIPU

Answer 35

A COLORED, KNOTTED STRING SYSTEM USED TO RECORD EVENS, MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND FINANCES

Question 36

IIAMA

Answer 36

AN ANIMAL NATIVE TO SOUTH AMERICA USED FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOOD AND WOOL

Question 37

SAPA INCA

Answer 37

"SOLE" OR ONLY EMPROR AND LEADER OF THE INCA PEOPLE HE RULED EVERYTHING AND OWNED EVERYTHING

Question 38

MITA

Answer 38

A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDED THE GOVERNMENT WITH TAXES PAID IN THE FOR OF LABOR (WORK) AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Question 39

INTI

Answer 39

SUN GOD ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INCA GOD