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Aztec World History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did early Aztecs settle in the 1200s? | Valley of Mexico |
| Which language did the A+ztecs speak? | Nahuatl |
| Why did Aztecs sacrifice? | to worship their gods |
| What were Aztec schools called? | a telpuchalli |
| What was used as an Aztec currency? | cocoa beans |
| Who was the first Aztec emporer? | Montezuma |
| How many days were in the lunar calendar? | 260 days |
| What was the Aztec capital? | Tenochititlan |
| What is now in the place of the Aztec capital? | Mexico City |
| What was the main Aztec crop? | Maize [corn] |
| What were Aztec blades made from? | obsidian |
| What was Aztec armor made from? | padded cotton |
| What were Aztec family groups called? | a calpolli |
| What did 20 clans become? | a tribe |
| How did the Aztecs expand their capital? | By building floating gardens. |
| What did Aztecs use as a system of writing? | Picture writing |
| Where did early Mayan culture spread? | Central America |
| What was the largest Mayan city? | Tikal |
| What was the Aztec and Mayan base for their mathematical system? | 20 |
| What did early mayans eat? | Fish and corn |
| What was the mayans base number? | 20 |
| What were raised roads called? | Causeways |
| How many main plazas did Copan have? | 8 |
| What was the Mayans second largest city? | Copan |
| In mayan math, what did a shell represent? | 0 |
| Why did they have so many gods? | for differant seasons |
| Why did they sacrifise prisoners? | Because they were agianst them |
| What did they sacrifise to the sun god? | Blood from the king |
| How did the Mayans make paper white? | White Lime |
| How many Mayan books are still in existence? | 4 + |
| What did the Spainish do to mayan book? | Burn them |
| What's one book cover Mayans used? | Deer hide |
| What is mayan writing called? | hieroglyphics |
| Where are some of the Mayan books? | Mostly Europe |
| Why did the Spainish burn the mayan's book? | They thought they were evil |
| Why were the Spainish in South America? | To convert the Mayan religeon to Catholic |
| Why did Mayans tie boards on their kid's head? | They thought flat forheads were attractive |
| What did early Mayans eat? | Fish and corn |
| What's the great Mayan mystery? | Why the mayans left |
| What did mayans think were attractive? | Flat foreheads and crossed eyes |
| What did the mayans call the ruler of each city-state? | Halach uinic |
| What did the Mayans believe the halach unic was? | The God on Earth |
| What may the halach uinic also have served as? | high priests |
| What was the most common fiber for the myans? | cotton |
| What are some of the colors the Mayans used? | red, black, yellow, blue |
| What did they make thier baskets out of? | Vines, reeds,rushes, and split cane |
| How did they make potery? | clay coils |
| How tall was some of the pottery? | About 5 feet |
| What types of mural paintings did they do? | frescoes |
| What were the murals about? | religous ceromones |
| What was most of the sculptures made of? | limestone |
| Which farming method did most Mayans use? | slash and burn |
| When did Mayan civilization end? | About 850 AD |
| How many days did the Mayan calendar have? | 365 |
| Where did the Mayans go when they left their cities? | Scattered into the jungle and countryside. |
| What did Mayans believe humans were made of? | corn |
| What city contains the Well of Sacrifice? | Chichen Itza |
| What did murals show? | Everyday scenes and religeous events. |
| Why was the slash and burn bad? | It quickly wore out soil |
| What wwas the Mayan system of trade called? | bartering |
| What was one invention that would of helped farming? | the plow |
| Which invention did the Aztecs and Mayans never develop? | the wheel |
| What did the color blue represent? | Sacrifice |
| What did the color black represent? | War |
| When did the Mayan civilization end? | 900 AD |
| When were the Mayans finally defeated? | 1660 AD |
| Which illness killed the majority of the Mayan and Aztec and Incan population? | Smallpox |
| What did the color yellow represent? | Food |
| What did the color red represent? | Blood |
| What was the name of the capitol of the Incan Empire? | Cuzco |
| Why is little known about the Incas? | They had no written language |
| Where is it believed that the Incas came from? | The Andes Mountains |
| How long was the Incan road system? | about 12,000 miles long |
| Who finally defeated the Incas? | Fransico Pizarro |
| How many months were in the Incan calendar? | 12 months |
| What was the main food to the Incas? | Potatoes |
| wehat was one of the three animals that the Incas used? | Llama, alpaca, or vicuna |
| What is the best preserved Incan city? | Machu Picchu |
| What was a mita? | A service tax |
| Why did the Incas not know about the Spanish? | They had little contact with other tribes |
| What was the Incan leader called? | The Inca |
| Why did the Incas go into civil war? | Over who would become the next Incan leader |
| Who won the Inca civil war? | Atahualpa |
| Who was known as the first Inca? | Manco Capac |
| What was sacrificed at Incan festivals? | Humans, guinea pigs, and llamas |
| What was the Incan method of farming? | Terracing |
| What happened to the Inca gold? | The Spanish melted it down and shipped it to Spain |
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