MIA Study Guide

Question 1

What crops did the MIAs grow?

Answer 1

Main crop was corn but they grew many others like avocados, tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, squash, squash peppers, cocoa, quinoa, cucumbers, and cooked vegetables

Question 2

What are famous cities in the MIAs land?

Answer 2

Tenochtitlan, Machu Picchu, and Chitchen Itza

Question 3

What are quipo?

Answer 3

lots of string tied on a a piece of string that the Incas used to keep important events on

Question 4

What were famous leaders for the MIAs?

Answer 4

Sapa Inca and Montezuma II

Question 5

What were the MIAs written language?

Answer 5

Hieroglyphics

Question 6

What were the MIAs technologies?

Answer 6

Astronomy, calendars, hieroglyphics, mathematics, terrace farming, chinampas, causeways, metalworking, medical care, and pottery.

Question 7

Who created the religious ball game ceremony?

Answer 7

Mayas

Question 8

What were the MIAs agricultural practices?

Answer 8

Slash-and-burn, terrace farming, and chinampas

Question 9

Characteristics for the MIAs

Answer 9

Located in the Americas, main crop was vegetables, all thought that priests should be in the upper class to keep the gods happy, and polytheistic

Question 10

How did their location lead them into success?

Answer 10

Maya- volcanic soil helped its crops grow healthy and to grow many for the people to consume so they could work hard to help their civilization
Inca- territory was in the mountains which meant that they could terrace farm and grow lots of different plants for the people to consume so they could work hard to help their civilization
Aztec- location protected them from enemy attacks which let them grow their civilization since they didn’t have to recover from attacks