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S.S-Mesoamerica

Quiz- Jan. 7th

QuestionAnswer
AZTECS Where did the civilization exist? North of myans, in Lake texocco, Central Mexico
AZTECS Why did the civilization end? Cortez conquered and disease spread
AZTECS Describe the government Holy king
AZTECS What were the religious customs? Human sacrifices to please the gods
AZTECS Architecture? Causeways, chinampas, pyramids, stakes in the lake
AZTECS How did the people eat? Farming? Hunt? Fish? Combination? floating farms, fished, hunted
AZTECS Clothing, customs worn? Outfits according to rank, animal skins in war, nobles in gold
AZTECS What were their achievements? large empire, causeways, aquaducts, mail system
INCAS Where did the civilization exist? South of Aztec empire, south america, peru to santiago chili. cusco was capital
INCAS Why did the civilization end? Weak in civil war, then conquered by spanish- Francisco Pizzaro
INCAS Describe the government emperor
INCAS What were the religious customs? worshiped sun, sheets of gold on palace walls
INCAS Architecture? stone temples, adobe homes
INCAS How did the people eat? Farming? Hunt? Fish? Combination? terrace farming, aquaducts, potatoes, surplus
INCAS INCAS Clothing, customs worn? covered themselves in gold 8 tons collected in 4 months
INCAS What were their achievements? perfected highly advanced building techniques, roads, potatoes, mail system, medical imporvments, brain surgeries
MAYAS Where did the civilization exist? Rain forests of present day Mexico and Guatemala, Yucatan peninsula
MAYAS Why did the civilization end? Abandoned cities, slowly incorporated still live there
MAYAS Describe the government Nobles, government officials, warriors highly ranked, slaves-lowest. each city-state had a ruler
MAYAS What were the religious customs? performed ceremonies to please gods preists top of society, studies the son
MAYAS Architecture? stone pyramids w/ temples on top. homes made of adobe w/ roves
MAYAS How did the people eat? Farming? Hunt? Fish? Combination? farmed-grew corn
MAYAS Clothing, customs worn? X
MAYAS What were their achievements? Created calendar, explored astronomy and mathematics, invented concept of zero, writing system
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