Mr. Wesney - State Building in Americas - Unit 1.4

Question 1

Who was based on the Yucatan Peninsula in Guatemala/ Mexico, and made of city states?

Answer 1

Mayan Empire

Question 2

What was the largest city in Maya?

Answer 2

Tikal

Question 3

What did the Mayans give in order to please their many gods?

Answer 3

Blood/ Human sacrifice

Question 4

What did the Mayans use to write?

Answer 4

Glyphs

Question 5

What education subject that Mayans were great at?

Answer 5

Astronomy

Question 6

Why did the Mayans abandon their cities?

Answer 6

Nobody Knows

Question 7

Kingdoms in Mesoamerica

Answer 7

Toltecs, Aztecs (Mexica)

Question 8

Where were did the Aztecs base their capital in?

Answer 8

Tenochtitlan

Question 9

What was the most common jobs for people to have during this time?

Answer 9

Farming

Question 10

What agriculture technique did the Aztecs use?

Answer 10

Chinampa

Question 11

Why were trade and technology limited in the Aztecs?

Answer 11

Didn’t have access to Europe, Africa, or Asia and did not have horses.

Question 12

Who were the precursors to the Incas found in Peru?

Answer 12

Moche

Question 13

What region were the Incas found in Peru, and where was their capital?

Answer 13

Andes; Cuzco

Question 14

What did the Incas call their sun god?

Answer 14

Inti

Question 15

What language did the Incas speak, and still popular in Peru?

Answer 15

Quechua

Question 16

Why was trade limited with the Incas?

Answer 16

Deserts, mountains, and rainforests

Question 17

What did the Incas lack technologically?

Answer 17

Writing system