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CMS 7th SS Ch 16
Chamberlain Middle School 7th Grade SS Chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What best summarizes how the forests affected the early Maya? | They made farming hard but provided valuable resources. |
| Maya cities | included large stone pyramids and temples |
| Which is the best summary of Maya society | The lower classes provided food and labor and the upper class led religious ceremonies |
| THe three reasons the Spanish came to the Americas. | to explore new lands, to search for gold, and to spread the Catholic religion |
| What did the Spaniards unknowingly bring with them that helped them conquer the Aztecs | deadly diseases, such as smallpox |
| Describe the role that horses played in the conquest of the Aztecs | Horses were large and powerful and the Aztecs were terrified of them |
| The sons of Aztec nobles were sent to special schools to learn | to be government officials, military leaders, or priests |
| describe life for lower-class Incas | Parents taught their children how to work, Most lower-class children did not go to school, and Inca law forced lower-class citizens to wear plain cloths |
| What event took place soon before the Spaniards arrived and led to the fall of the Inca Empire? | a civil war |
| Why whas the Inca road system important | The roads connected all parts of the empire |
| The maya cleared parts of the forest to grow | Maize or corn |
| Maya in the highlands traded obsidian and _____________ for forest goods and cotton from the lowelands | jade |
| The Maya king was thought to be related to _______________ | gods |
| Increased _______________ between Maya cities may have led to the civilization's decline | warfare |
| The Aztecs built their capital city on a(n) ______________ in central Mexico | island |
| Just below the Aztec emperor and nobles was the class of priests and _______________ | warriors |
| The Aztec emperor believed that Hernan Cortes was a _______________________ | god |
| In the Mid-1400's a ruler named ________________ began to expand Inca territory | Pachacuti |
| The Incas were known for their expert ________________ or stonework | masonry |
| Imn 1537 ________________ defeated the last of the Incas | Pizarro |
| Civilization that started in the lowlands of northern Guatemala | Maya |
| A part of something | aspect |
| Buildings used to study astronomy | observatories |
| Raised roads across water or wet ground | causeways |
| Floating gardens built by the Aztecs | chinampas |
| Civilization that built the city of Tenochtitlan | Aztec |
| A group of Spanish soldiers | conquistadors |
| A reason for doing something | motive |
| Leader of the invasion of Aztec lands | Hernan Cortez |
| One of the Aztec gods | Quetzalcoatl |
| Inca capital | Cuzco |
| Official language of Inca Empire | Quechua |
| Labor tax system used by the Incas | Mita |
| Civilization that began in what is now Peru | Inca |
| To divide amoung a group of people | distribute |
| Inca leader who was captured by the Spanish | Atahualpah |
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