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Incas, Mayas, Aztecs
Question | Answer |
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1. what were 3 things native Americans in north america had in common | Trade, religion and social class structure |
2. what was the role of religion for Mayans | It was a big part they thought it made the sun rise and the crops grow. |
3. what were 3 major achievements of the Mayan civilization | They had a complex form of writing a accurate calendar and good mathematics |
4. how did the Aztecs control their empire | hey had a triple alliance with Texaco and tiacopan and controlled it with power based on a good military. |
5. did the Aztecs trade | Yes It was a good source of money and goods |
6. why did Aztecs sacrifice humans | because human blood satisfied the gods |
7. what was the name of Inca powerful and ambitious ruler in 1438. | pachacuti |
8. what are some things pachacuti accomplished | he conquered all of Peru |
9. how did the incas keep control of all their land | they split it up into small territories each with there own ruler |
10. did the incas have strong architecture | yes they were advanced. |
11. what was the incan government like | they had total legal control over economic and social life. |
12. were the incas good with numbers | yes they also had a decimal system |
13. what was labor tribute known as | mita |
14. how long was the incan road system | 14,000 miles long it was paved stone and simple paths |
15. what is a chasquis | a system of runners that passed messages to a location. as a postal service |
16. what is a quipu | a set of knotted strings that could be used to record data |
17. did incas have more or less gods then the aztecs | they had less but not much less |
18. what was the primary god of the Incas | viracocha |
19. was Cuzco heavily decorated | yes there was silver and gold everywhere. |
20. when was the incan empire at its best | in the early 1500s |
21. what happened when the inca empire died | the empire split into two |
22. when did the empire fall | one half claimed they owned the other. |
23. how did mita effect the empire | it made it run and work |
24. what was the mayas tiakl | it was a city that they made |
25. were kings considered gods at the time | yes |