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A different Aztec god watched over each ____ and ____ __ ___ ____. Day and division of the day
All able-bodied men had to do what? become warriors
All thre empires ended around 1500 AD, why what happened? They were conquered by the Spaniards
Aztec gaming balls are made of? Rubber
Aztec knives were made from what? Obsidian
Aztec relay runners cover 200 miles in ____ hours? 24
Aztecs had two calendars, name them. sacred and regular
Aztecs used what as weapons? Spears, arquebus, macuahuitl
Briefly describe 1 method of human sacrifice. Victims taken to the altar at the temple and the priests cut their heart out and presented it to the god. Priests tied the victim to a wooden pole & threw spears and arrows at the victim’s chest.Priest threw them into a sacred well.
Cortes defeated the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan became a _______ ____ Spanish city
Describe Aztec warriors armor They carried shields and wore padded cotton armor. The shield was decorated with paint and feathers and brightly colored feather headdresses. No uniform, each warrior dresses as they wanted
Describe the Aztecs hygiene. Clean people with good hygiene
Describe the great Staircase. 30 feet tall and had 63 steps
Describe the use of the important Mayan building still standing in the city of Chichen Itza The observatory at Chichen Itza was used to study the heavens
Did Aztec warriors wear armor? Yes
Did Mayans grow anthing that wasn't edible? What was it and how was it used? Hemp was used to make rope and cloth
Did the Aztecs play anything else? They played board games.
Did the Mayans use an alphabet in their writings? No
During the Aztec wedding ceremonies, what did the priest tie together? Cloaks of the birde and groom together, this was a symbol of joining the two together
Each month of the Aztec calendar has a festival with? Music, dancing, processions, and sacrifices
How are Aztec pyramids different from Egyptian pyramids? Aztecs had more tools and buried people in their pyramids. The Egyptians built them as tombs
How could astronomy help the Mayans? If they studied the sky they hoped to learn to predict events on earth that the gods controlled.
How did the Aztecs bathe? They took a steam bath and took a swim in the lake or cold water
How did the Aztecs eat? Men and women eat separately
How did the Aztecs expand the land of the island where they built their capital city? They dug up the dirt from the lake to build causeways and canals.
How did the Aztecs know where to build their city? they saw a bird on a cactus eating a snake.
How did the Aztecs view warfare? It was very important part of Aztec life
How did the early Mayans get their food? They were hunters and gathers
How did the Mayans decorate the tlachtil basket? Decorated as a snake
How did the Mayans make paper? They pounded the wood fibers into a pulp, glued them together with tree sap, dried it, and coated it with white lime.
How did the Maya's carry food to the cities? Manpower on foot
How did to the Mayan calendars differ from each other? The sacred calendar has 260 days, has 20 named days (representing a god), not divided into months, and was used to determine religious events. They regular calendar has 365 days, based on the movement of the earth around the sun, 18 months with 20 days
How good were Aztec doctors? Just as good as the Spanish doctors
How is it the pok-a-tok court shaped? It's shaped as a large capital "I".
How large is the pok-a-tok court? It is 545 feet long, and 225 feet wide.
How many cities pay tribute to the Aztecs at their peak? 489
How many crops per season? 7
How many game courts did Chichen Itza have? 7
How many glyphs were there? 800
How many gods did the Aztec worship? Many gods
How many layers of heaven did the Mayans believe were above the earth? 13
How many main plazas were in Copan (Mayan)? 5
How many Mayan books survive today? 3
How many people did Tenochtitlan have when Cortes invaded it? 200,000 to 300,000
How many people live in Tikal? 100,000 or more
How many pyramids were in Tikal? 8
How many sections did the units have? 20
How many underworlds did he Mayans believe there were below the surface of the earth? Nine
How much population did Tenochitlan have? 200000
How often did the Aztecs sacrifice? Daily or often
How old were Aztec children when they began school? 13
How tall were the Mayan women and men? 4'8 (women) and 5' (men)
How was slash and burn used for farming? They cut the forest down, burned the trees to clear the land. The ashes made fertilizer
How were astronomy and mathematics use to Mayan priest? Priests studied the movements of the sun, moon, planets,and stars. They could predict eclipses and the orbit of the planet Venus.
How were Aztec boys trained to fight? They learned how to use weapons, basic warfare, and they followed an experienced warrior into battle
How were decision made in the Aztec clan? By voting, women could not vote
How were the Aztec warrior groups distinguished from other groups? They wore animal skins to represent their mascot and staged a mock battle to entertain the crowd
How were the winning and losing tribes determined? The first tribe to retreat was the loser
In what way could players not touch the ball when playing tlachtli? With their hands
In what way was the method for farming bad? The soil needed 2-3 years before re-planting.
Knowing what you do about the Mayans, which theory to you believe ended The Maya civilization? Possibly natural disasters, drought, starvation, and disease.
Mayan agriculture was called the _________________ method? Slash & burn
Mayan math was based on the number? 20
Mayans believed that humans were made from what? Maize (corn)
Part of the Aztec life that we would never consider doing today? Sacrifice
Slash and burn farming eventually exhausted the? Soil
Tenochtitlan had _____ major units 4
Thatched roof were made from? Reed and grass
The Aztec and Mayans played a similar game, what was the Mayan version called? Pok- a- tok
The Aztec capital city was built on? Lake Texcoco
The Aztecs had large houses for what reason? For their extended family
The calpolli expected all of its able-bodied men to? Fight in any wars, the men considered it an honor to fight for their clan
The color of sacrifice in Mesoamerican world was? Blue
The flatulent god of the Mayans was called? Ah Puch, god of death
The great plaza was 520 by 600 feet and had over 60 buildings
The last five days of each month what considered? Bad luck
The magical dart could cause? Illness
The Mayan rain God was? Chac
The Mayans invented what mathematical concept? The number zero
The Mayans worshipped the _______. The dead.
The Mexican president's palace is on the location that was once was Montezuma's palace
The most common fiber use for Mayan cloth was? Cotton
The Spanish paid a ___ tax to the King of Spain. "1/5
There was a god for every____, ____, ___ __ ___ and ____. Day, month, time of day, and job
True or False: all of the assets eight people that they sacrificed. FALSE
True or False: Aztec priests Believe they could see the future in the mirror. FALSE
True or False: being sacrificed was considered an honor. TRUE
True or False: Cortes told the Aztecs that they had a sickness that required gold to cure. FALSE
True or False: hunting was a very easy effective and consistent way to feed a village. FALSE
True or False: Mayan and Aztec tribes both had contact with the Spanish. TRUE
True or False: Mayan books were called codices. TRUE
True or False: Mayan books were often coated in white lime. TRUE
True or False: mayans liked to pierce and tattoos themselves. TRUE
True or False: Mayans thought people were created from corn. TRUE
True or False: Most of the men with Cortes were second, third, or fourth sons. TRUE
True or False: Tenochtitlan had a bigger population than any city in Europe during the conquest. TRUE
True or False: Tenochtitlan was built on an island. TRUE
True or False: The Aztec calendar was written on stone. TRUE
True or False: The Aztec like to gamble for lives, slaves, and homes. TRUE
True or False: The ball for the Aztec game of tlachtli was solid rubber. TRUE
True or False: The Mayan empire was organized into city-states. TRUE
True or False: The Mayans believed in 13 layers of heaven. TRUE
True or False: The remaining Mayan books are in museums in Mexico. FALSE
True or False: There are three eras of Mayan history. TRUE
We use a decimal system using a base of 10. What base did Mayans mathematics use? They used a base of 20, the same way we use a base of 10.
What are chinampas? Small, rectangular plots to grow crops on the shallow lake beds (garden)
What are the pictures and symbols called? Glyphs
What are the three Mayan eras? Pre-classic, Classic and Post-Classic
What caused illness according to the Aztec shamans? black magic & punishment from the gods
What caused the Mayan farmers difficulty? Drought
What did 20 Aztec clans form? Tribe
What did a drawing of a shell represent? Zero
What did an Aztec man have to do to become a Eagle Knight? Climb a mountainside barehanded and get an eagle's feather, live chick, or unbroken egg
What did an Aztec man have to do to become a Jaquar Knight? Kill and skin a jaguar with a small knife in a loincloth or underwear
What did Aztec doctors use to heal battle wounds with? Sap from the maguey plant
What did Cortes may have done with Montezuma II while held captive? He played patolli with Montezuma II when he was captive
What did each Aztec tribe choose a leader to be in? Council
What did each Aztec village and occupation have? Its own patron god
What did he Aztecs have for desserts? Chocolate and gum
What did many Aztec festivals include? Human sacrifices
What did Mayans use for book covers? Decorated boards
What did people call the ruler of each city-state? Halach uinic
What did priest the study? The movements of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
What did Tenochtitlan remind the Europeans of? Venice
What did the Aztec boys learn in telpuchalli? civil and military arts including crafts, history, and religous practices
What did the Aztec girls learn in telpuchalli? Dancing and singing
What did the Aztec grand procession begin with? Young men of each clan, dressed in their finest ceremonial outfits
What did the Aztec priest present during religious ceremonies? Sacred chants that provided magic to avoid rains at harvest, chants that celebrate the the god or goddess, and human sacrifices
What did the Aztec use as dice? They used beans painted with dots
What did the Aztec use as markers in their games? Kernels
What did the Aztec use for armor? Padded cotton
What did the Aztecs call themselves? Mexica or Tenochca
What did the early Mayans eat? Fish
What did the Maya believe the halach uinic was? Ruler and a living god
What did the Mayans believe about the earth? It was flat and was on the back of a crocodile that floated in a large pond. At another time, they believed it was on the floor of a lizard house
What did the Mayans believe about the earth? The earth was flat and was on the back of a crocodile that floated in a large pond. And at another time they believed it was the floor of a lizard house.
What did the Mayans believe the earth rode on the back of? Crocodile
What did the Mayans believe were gods? The heavenly bodies
What did the Mayans considered the five extra days on the end of the regular calendar? They considered them to be evil.
What did the Mayans develop in the classical era? Advanced mathematics, astronomy, and a system of writing
What did the Mayans grow in addition to field crops? Chocolate
What did the Mayans people look like? They were short had straight black hair, with tattoos and their bodies painted black red or blue
What did the Mayans use for the alphabet? Combination of pictures and symbols
What did the Mayans use to make paper from? Fibers from the bark of the ficus tree
What did the natives do in Tenochtitlan for more land? Dug mud from the lake bottom and piled it into mounds, the city became criss-crossed by canals
What did the Spanish do to Lake Texcoco? Drained it
What did the Spanish invaders think of Tenochtitlan when they invaded it? They were amazed and thought it was a dream.
What did the wealthy Aztecs have their clothes made out of? Cotton
What did yauhtli and iztauhyatl cure? Fevers, epilepsy, stiffness, swelling, cold, fever and love sickness
What disease may have devastated the people in Mesoamerica? What was it's kill rate? Small pox and 90%
What do they do with the pok-a-tok losers? They sacrifice them.
What foods did the Aztecs eat? Potatoes ,peppers ,squash , fresh meat , corn ,and tomatoes
What game is tlachtli similar to? Combination of modern day basketball and soccer
What geographical features the Mayans land include? Rugged highlands and dense swamps
What happened after the Aztec grand procession? Groups of warriors split into two teams, dressed in skins performing a mock battle
What happened to the Mayan books? The Spanish conquerors found them and destroyed them.
What happened to you when you died? They believed the dead became one with the gods.
What important ruin was located in Chichen Itza? Large observatory tower used by ancient astronomers
What invention might have increased crop production? A plow and animals or wheeled vehicles
What is a Calmecac? an Aztec school that prepared the sons of nobles (and smart kids) in the duties of priests and chiefs
What is a stela? Sculptures on large stone slabs that revealed much about the Mayan people
What is a telpuchalli? Aztec school
What is a terrace? It is a large step cut into a hillside.
What is adobe brick? Bricks made of clay and straw to build houses
What is an arranged marriage? Marriage where the bride and groom were introduced by their parents and the marriage was planned
What is Calpulli? A clan or ward constituting the fundamental unit of Aztec society
What is hereditary? In the royal family, he is the next emperor
What is irrigation? Using canals and chinampas to supply water to plants and is used to assist in the growing of crops.
What is Lake Texcoco? A lake with an island where Tenochtitlan was built
What is Nahuatl? Language of the Aztecs
What is one of the oldest methods of farming? Slash and burn
What is patolli? Gambling game
What is Tenochtitlan? Capital and religious center for Aztec culture, it was the largest Aztec city.
What is the Mayan city with the population of about 100,000 is? Tikal
What is the most Aztec board popular game? Patolli
What is the name of the 2nd largest Mayan city? Copan
What is the name of the Aztec School for priests? calcémie
What is the order within the Aztec society? Nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves
What is the Well of Sacrifice at Chichen Itza? The most famous sacred wells.
What island was it built on? Lake Texcoco
What language did the Aztecs speak? Nahuatl
What lies on the ruins of Tenochitlan Mexico's capital, Mexico City
What Mayan ruler had so much hair it was with left it in his name? Double Comb
What month had a Aztec calendar? Every month
What natural causes may have forced into he Mayans to leave their cities? Earthquake or hurricane could have forced them to leave suddenly
What tribe may have attacked the Mayans? Toltecs
What type of book did the Aztec priest look in when a baby was born? Why? The book of fate to see if the birth date was lucky
What type of marriages did the Aztec have? Arranged marriages
What type of meat did the Aztecs eat? Deer and small animals (no large animals)
What type of revolt possibly have taken place? Peasants revolted against the ruler, they were worked very hard
What type of work did the Aztecs' sons do? The same type of work as their father
What types of shoes did the Aztecs wear? Sandals but mostly they were barefoot
What types of things did Aztecs believe cause sickness? 1) punishments sent from angry gods or goddesses, 2) caused by an enemy using black magic, and 3) natural causes.
What types of weapons did the Aztec warriors use in battle? Macuahuitl, bows and arrows, javelins, clubs, and slings
What was a Aztec second chief chosen to be in charge of? War matters
What was a causeway? A raised road
What was a flower war? An agreement was made with the Tlaxcalans to have ritual battles. The goal of these battles would not be taking land or killing the enemy, but simply capturing prisoners.
What was an ayllus A clan of families who lived and worked together
What was an Aztec god? Praised person
What was an important feature of Chichen Itza used by the astronomers? Observatory tower
What was an important mathematics invention developed by the Mayans The idea of zero
What was Aztec medicine a combination of? Religion, belief in magical powers, and the use of plants and herbs to make medicine
What was different about the Aztecs chores compared to ours? They were expected to do all of the work
What was important for an Aztec warrior to do while at war? Take captives (prisoners)
What was Patolli? Most popular Aztec board game
What was the Aztec chief in charge of? The council and civil and religious affairs
What was the Aztec clan the basis of? Basis of all Aztec society and government, each person was a member of an extended family.
What was the Aztec council in charge of? The common needs of the clans and enforced the laws of the clan, they also punished wrong-doers
What was the Aztec name for the festival of the eleventh month? Ochpaniztli
What was the Aztec word for clan? Calpolli
What was the Aztecs capital city? Tenochitlan
What was the cacao bean used for beside chocolate? Money and trade
What was the center of Tenochtitlan? The great plaza
What was the Giant Jaguar? Temple in Tikal whose pyramid rose 150 feet.
What was the goal of Aztec warfare? To win tribute, often gold, jewels, crops and other valuable items. Tribute helped keep the Aztecs strong and powerful.
What was the great mystery of the Mayans? Why did the great Mayan civilization end
What was the language they spoke? They spoke Nahuatl
What was the macuahuitl? Most important weapon, it was a sword edged with sharp pieces of obsidian glass
What was the magic dart? An object that entered the bodies and caused the illness
What was the main food for the Mayan and Aztec? corn
What was the Mayan name for priest? Ahkin
What was the most famous ruin in Copan. The Great Staircase
What was the most important game of the Aztecs? Tlachli
What was the most important Mayan agricultural tool? Stick
What was the most impressive structure in the plaza of Tenochtitlan? The great pyramid and double temple to the gods Huitzilopochtli and Tlaloc
What was the mythical homeland of the Aztecs? Aztlan
What was the name for the school for Aztec boys? Telpuchcalli
What was the object of the tlachtli game? To put the ball through the ring
What was the sacrifice of blood supposed to give the gods? Power and strength
What was the Triple Alliance? Tenochtitlan, Texaco, and Tiateldco
What was the twin village of Tenochtitlan? Tlaltelolco
What was ticitl? Cure doctor
What was tlachti? A game with a rubber ball trying to get into a hoop
What was tribute? A tax paid with gold, jewels, crops, and other valuable items. It helped keep the Aztecs strong and powerful
What were Aztec surgeons knives made of? Volcanic glass
What were Mayan books called? Codex or codices
What were raised roads called? Causeways
What were successful warriors given? Social rank, land, or important offices
What were the buildings made out of? Stone
What were the Eagle Knights? Warriors in the Aztec army who wore eagle feathers and were leaders in the army
What were the Jaguar Knights? Warriors in the Aztec army who wore jaguar skin, they were leaders in the army. They had to capture 12 enemies in two consecutive battles.
What were the main warrior groups called? Order of the Eagle, Order of the Jaguar, and Order of the Arrows
What were the Mayan tools made of? Stone
What were the most common plants used to make medicine? Yauhtli and iztauhyatl
What were the names of the two Aztec warriors groups? The Knights of the eagle and the Knights of the Jaguar
What were the poor Aztecs clothing made out of? Maguey plant
What would happen if a Mayan sacrificial human were thrown into a well and did not die? The priest pulled them out of the well because the gods had chosen to spare the victim. The victims then received special treatment.
What would the Aztec men wear? Loincloth and cloaks
What would the Aztec women wear? Blouses and skirts
When a field is fallow what is happening? A farmer plows but does not cultivate for one or more seasons to allow the field to become more fertile again.
When did the begin to settle in the new world? In the 1200s
When did the grand procession come in the Aztec festival? After the sacrifice
When did the great Mayan empire end? 850 AD
When did the Spanish arrive in Tenochtitlan? November 1519
When is pok-a-tok played? It is played during religious ceremonies.
Where are the Mayan books that survived? European museums
Where did Aztec boys learn to fight? In school
Where did the Mayans live? Southern Mexico and Central America
Where did the peasants live? In huts on the edges
Where did the people go? The society collapsed and the people scattered throughout the countryside.
Where did the rulers and priests live? In the city's center
Where did the upper and middle class citizens build their homes? Just outside the city's center
Where in Central America to the Mayans live? In the Yucatán peninsula, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador and Guatemala
Where is Tikal located (modern day)? Guatemala
Where the Well of Sacrifice is located? Chichen Itza
Which social class in the Aztec empire was tied to the land, but not owned? Serfs
Who based their calendars on the Mayan calendar? Aztecs
Who did the Mayans borrow the idea picture writing from? Olmecs
Who did they sacrifice with the men? They sacrificed children and women
Who met Mayan traders in 1502? Christopher Columbus
Who was Ah Puch? God of death, depicted with a skull and skeleton.
What is an atlatl? Dart thrower
Who was Chac? Mayan god of rain and thunder, and important as a fertility and agriculture god.
Who was Double Comb? A ruler who's body was found inside a tomb in the Giant Jaguar
Who was Huitzilopochtli? Aztec Sun god and god of war. He was also the chief god of Tenochtitlan
Who was Ituitzilopochtli? Sun god of war, chief god, he fought Quetzalcoatl, and was the God who the Aztecs sacrificed hearts to. Bad god
Who was known as the feathered serpent? Quetzalcoatl
Who was Montezuma I? Main king ruling at its peak
Who was Quetzalcoatl? Aztec god of learning & priesthood. Bells in his hair and god of learning and priesthood, and arts and crafts. Good guy
Who was Tezcatlipoca? Sun god, who was very powerful and he often represented an evil power.
Who was the Aztec king when the Spaniards came? Montezuma II
Who was the leader of the Spanish troops that defeated the Aztecs? Cortes
Who was Tlaloc? Rain god, most important to farmers
Who were sacrificed by the Aztecs? Captives
Who were the Eagle Knights? They were people who wore feathers. They had to climb up a hill and bring down a egg, or a live chick.
Who were the Jaguar Knights? They were people who wore jaguar skin and are the toughest of all of them
Who were the lowest class in Aztec society? Serfs
Who were the Order of Arrows? They were archers and weren't important as much
Why did Aztec doctors rub patients bodies? To remove the magic dart
Why did Aztecs go to war? Two main reasons, 1) to get tribute and 2) needed sacrificial victims for religious ceremonies
Why did Aztecs wear amulets? For protection, it was a good luck charm to keep away harm and evil
Why did some Mayans tie boards to their children's heads? To flatten their foreheads
Why did the Aztecs chose the island to build Tenochtitlan on? To protect them against attacks from the mainland
Why did the Aztecs give daily human sacrifices? (There is a specific reason) To get the sun to rise
Why did the Aztecs worship gods? For good luck and to repel harm
Why did the Mayan cities remain hidden for centuries? Located in dense jungles
Why did the Mayans study astronomy? Hoped to learn to predict events on earth that the gods controlled
Why did the Mayans tight objects from their infants' foreheads? To encourage their eyes to cross
Why did the Spaniards invade Aztec territory? Searching for gold
Why did the Spanish conquerors destroy the books? They believed the Mayan books were evil. The books held their history and the Spaniards wanted to convert them to Catholism.
Why did they start farming? To survive when the population inceased
Why might agriculture have been the cause of the people leaving the cities? Their system of agriculture could vex haunted the soil and the crops could no longer feed the population
Why study the Aztecs? They were the most important and famous civilizations of Mesoamerica, and they were known for being warriors.
Why study the Mayans? They were the most sophisticated civilizations of pre-Columbian America. They developed an elaborate form of writing and pioneers in mathematics. They based a calendar based on the solar system.
Why was wood furniture expensive and rare? They only had stone tools and it was hard to get wood
Why were Aztec battles often short? They had to carry their own supplies, so they did not have enough food or weapons to fight long
Why were most Aztec men warriors? It was their religious duty to be a warrior
Why were the tools made of that material? They didn't have metal tools
Why would the Spanish priests burn the Mayan codices? They thought they were evil and cursed. The Spanish wanted to convert the Mayans to become Catholic.
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