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Mayans, Aztecs, Inca
Module 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did the Aztecs take control of the Valley of Mexico? | Settled because it has lakes and fertile soil |
| What city arose in Mexico in the first century AD? | The city-state called Teotihuacan |
| What does Teotihuacan mean? | City of Gods |
| What trade item was used to make sharp weapons? | Obsidian |
| What was Tenochtitlan built on? | A lake |
| When did the Maya civilization exist between? | 250 and 900 A.D. |
| What did the Mayans create? | City-states |
| What was each city-state? | Religious center and trade center |
| What was barbaric that the Mayans did? | They offered blood or did human sacrifices to their gods. |
| How many calendars were made and what were they based on? | 2 calendars; religious based on 13 twenty day months and sun calendars that had 18months with 20 days. |
| Where did North American Societies settle? | Throughout North and South America |
| What was the location? | Oregon to Alaska |
| What was the potlach? | A ceremony where wealthy families could show their rank. |
| What did pueblos have? | Small windows to let the sun in. |
| What were another group of native Americans called? | Mississippians |
| Where did the Incas develop? | Andes Mountain of South America |
| What did the Inca belived about their ruler? | That he was related to the sun god Inti |
| How long did the Inca rule the area for? | 200 years |
| What was the Inca environment like? | harsh physical conditions such as warm weather |
| What were small groups of people that worked for the common good know as? | Ayllu |