Aztec/ Mayan/ Incan Word Scramble

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Aztec/ Mayan/ Incan

Aztec/ Mayan/ Incan Review for Time4learning.com unit.

Question	Answer
This was the most important crop to the Mayas.	Maize
The Aztecs settled in this valley.	Mexico
This Spanish explorer and his army conquered the Incan Empire.	Pizzaro
This record-keeping device was used by the Incas.	Quipu
The Mayas were the first to use this number.	Zero
This was the great island city of the Aztecs.	Tenochtitlan
The Incan Empire spread across this continent.	South America
A calendar-round cycle is this long.	52 years.
This was the most important food in the Incan diet.	Potatoes
He was the last great emperor of the Aztecs.	Montezuma
the first ruler of the Incas	Manco Capac
____ is the title given to the Incan ruler.	Sapa Inca
This is the mountain chain where most of the Incas lived.	Andes
____ are the social class of honored men and relatives of the emperor.	Nobles
____ are the social class of farmers, herdsmen, and artisans.	commoners
____ is a tax in the form of goods and services.	Mit'a
____ farming is the method of creating flat areas of land on a mountainside for growing crops.	Terrace
This was the capital city of the Incas.	Cuzco
These animals were domesticated by the Incas	Llamas ans Alpacas
These were built to connect the many parts of the Incan Empire.	Roads
These civilizations developed writing systems and calendars.	Aztecs and Mayans
This city was “lost” for 400 years.	Machu Picchu
What is the highest peak in the western hemisphere?	Aconcagua
This is what the Aztecs called their emperor.	Huey Tlatoani
These people were usually captured in war or bought from other groups of people.	slaves
Aztec leaders paid this to the emperor.	tribute
He was a Spanish explorer who arrived on the coast of Mexico in 1519.	Cortez
This was established to govern the early Aztecs.	tribal council
This was the number of main classes of people in Aztec society	4
Members of this social class owned their own land.	noble
Most of the Aztec people belonged to this social class. (farmers)	commoners
These began as family groups but later were based on trades.	calpulli
Aztec warriors belonged to this social class.	Nobles
These linked the Aztec capital city to the mainland.	causeways
These were called “floating gardens.”	chinampas
This is the most famous Aztec sculpture.	Calendar Stone
These were built as a place to bury kings and to observe the stars.	Pyramids
This was a ball game that was a religious ritual.	Pok-aTok
This is how often the Mayas rebuilt their temples.	52 years
This is the name of the region where the ancient Mayas lived.	Central America
This is the name of the Mayan religious calendar	Tzolkin
The Mayas studied this science, which helped in developing calendars.	astromony
This calendar has 260 days.	Tzolkin
This calendar has 365 days	Haab
This observatory was used to predict the equinox.	El Caracol
A serpent appears to crawl down the steps of this pyramid at an equinox	Kukulcan
The Mayan math system is made up of this number of symbols.	3
The Mayas thought that this planet was more important than the sun.	Venus
This occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon are in a nearly straight line.	Eclipse

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Claire Brundrett on 2012-01-04