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Social Studies sec.2
Aztecs,Incas & Mayas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Olmecs influenced them. They cleared the rain forests and drained swamps. | Mayas |
| Good harvests of corn to feed all of the people. | Mayas |
| Lots of cities linked by system of roads | Mayas |
| Priests performed ceremonies to yield good crops on top of temples | Mayas |
| Nobles served as warriors and goverment officials | Mayas |
| Farmers grew corn,squash and other crops | Mayas |
| Slaves were prisoners of war or criminals | Mayas |
| Mayans studied the stars and made advances in astronomy and math | Mayas |
| Predicted eclipses, made a 365 day calendar, developed the concept of zero | Mayas |
| Early Aztecs were nomads | Aztecs |
| Settled Around Lake Texcoco | Aztecs |
| They built there capital city, Tenochtitlan (causeways and canals linked the capital to the mainland) | Aztecs |
| They placed reed mats in parts of Lake Texcoco and built mounds of dirt on top of the reeds for farmland. (called Chinanpas) | Aztecs |
| Studied the stars just like the Mayans | Aztecs |
| The sun required human sacrifice to please the sun god | Aztecs |
| The people did not like their rulers because of the high taxes and sacrifice of prisoners of war | Aztecs |
| Empire stretched 2,500 miles along the West coast of South America | Incas |
| Capital city of Cuzco in the center of the Andes Mt | Incas |
| All nobles visited the city at least once in their lives. | Incas |
| Sapa Inca lived and rules in the palace and he was seen as a god | Incas |
| Highly organized government with officials that made sure people did what they should do | Incas |
| Incan Empire was united by 10,000 miles of roads | Incas |
| Runners carried quipa to keep good records of trade items | Incas |
| Stone temples and forts | Incas |
| Terraces-farms in the hillsides | Incas |
| Stone walls kept the rain from washing away | Incas |
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