Question | Answer |
How did the Aztecs bring in fresh water to the city of Tenochtitlan? | aqueducts |
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan |
What was the capital of the Inca Empire? | Cusco |
What agricultural achievement did the Aztecs invent? | chinampas |
What agricultural achievement did the Incas invent? | terrace farming |
What was the war called that the Aztecs waged in order to gather more sacrifices for their religious festivals? | Flower wars |
What was sacrificed during the capacocha ceremony of the Inca empire because they were considered pure beings? | children |
Tenochtitlan was located in what modern day city? | Mexico City |
What physical characteristic of the Aztec empire was a natural defense of Tenochtitlan against their enemies? | Lake Texcoco |
Which role in the Aztec empire was important because of their wealth and influence: including maintaining calendars, advise warriors, and perform rituals? | priests |
What language did the Inca empire force all of its citizens to learn and speak? | Quechuan |
What made trade and communication easier for the Incas along the Andes Mountains? | Inca Road |
What system of knots were used to record information and provide the empire with a consistent way to relay messages? | quipu |
What vocab term describes the practice of worshiping many gods? | polytheism |
What type of government did the Inca empire have? | strict monarchy |
Which emperor is credited for uniting the Inca empire and ruling during it's height? | Pachacuti |
How did the Aztecs meet their needs after settling on Lake Texcoco? | built causeways to easily defend their city |
Why did the Aztecs have to conquer neighboring tribes? | to gain tribute from newly gained territories |
Why did the Incas require every citizen to learn Quechua? | to promote unity in their large empire |
How did the Inca make sure they could feed the empire in times of war, drought, or flooding? | used colcas or food storage huts |
What records were often recorded on quipu? | important events, births, deaths, and amount of food in storage |
Who conquered both the Inca and Aztec? | Spanish |
How did the Inca roads benefit the empire? | connections made for trade and communication |
What three pieces of information are needed to determine reliability of a source? | author, date, content |
What natural defense helped to protect the Aztecs? | water |
What natural defense helped to protect the Inca? | Andes Mountains |