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6th grade
chapter 10 study notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maize | Mayan farmers were famous for growing this |
| Slash and burn agriculture | The farmers used this as a method for farming. Farmers clear out the forest, burn the stumps, and use the ash as fertilizer |
| 300-900 AD | The time period that the Mayans lived |
| Mexico and Central America | Today the Mayans still live in ........... and ............ |
| 365 day calendar | How the Mayan farmers knew when to plant and harvest crops. |
| 260 day calendar | Mayans used for religious events |
| Mayan religion | They worshiped many gods and saw a connection to nature |
| Sinkhole | an area where the soil has collapsed |
| 900 AD | Mayans left there cities. No one knows why. Possibly crop failure, disease, war, population growth, drought or famine |
| 1100 AD | The AZTECS arrive in Mexico |
| Mexico City | The capital of Mexico and the center of the Aztec Empire. |
| causeway | raided streets of hard earth that connect Mexico City to the main land |
| Floating gardens | Built by the Aztecs to increase their farmland as a result of growth in the city. |
| Aquaducts | The Aztecs built these pipes to carry water from distant sources. |
| Aztec belief about war | They had to sacrifice humans so that the sun would have the strength to rise. |
| Aztec hierarchy (level of importance) | 1--Military leaders, priests, judges 2--Warriors 3--Artisans-(craft workers) 4--Farmers (the majority of the people) 5--Slaves (the people they conquered) |
| Sapa Inca | The leader of the Inca's. Believed to be the son of god. |
| Quipos | The Incans used these knotted strings to keep track of detailed records |
| The Incas were famous for | building a large system of highways and bridges |
| Much of the Inca structures | Still standing today |
| Terraces | buillt by the Incas. Step-like edges cut into the side of the mountain to grow crops. |
| Converting dry lands to fertile fields | The Incas built a system of canals. |
| 1000 b.c. to 400 a.d | The time period of the Mound Builders |
| The Great Serpent Mound | Mound found in Ohio. Snake like structure built as a symbol of their beliefs about the sun and the season. |
| Mounds were used to store | weapons, gold, works of art and jewelry |
| Iathmus | A narrow piece of land connecting two larer pieces of land |
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