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Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people's history?   show
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At the Great Temple, the Aztecs built a shrine to Tlaloc, the rain god. What does this suggest about the Aztecs?   show
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show They needed these items because they lived on an island.  
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show The people who lived there paid taxes to the Aztec government.  
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show All Aztec males trained to be soldiers.  
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What did the Aztecs demand of the cities they conquered?   show
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Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people's history?   show
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At the Great Temple, the Aztecs built a shrine to Tlaloc, the rain god. What does this suggest bout the Aztecs?   show
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show They received a sign from the gods to settle there.  
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show social and economic  
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How did someone become the Aztec emperor?   show
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show priests  
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Who could request a divorce in Aztec marriages?   show
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The pochteca (traders) had many privileges. What does their status suggest about Aztec society?   show
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You are a 12-year-old male Aztec commoner. What are you most likely to do at school?   show
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What was the mainstay of Aztec diet?   show
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What was the purpose of Aztec markets?   show
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What did the Aztecs believe kept their gods strong?   show
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show playing games  
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The Inca civilization existed in what mountain chain and what time period?   show
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show "Join our empire on our terms, or our army will crush you."  
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What is one way a non-noble in Inca society could become a government official?   show
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The Incas lived for hundreds of years without spreading their civilization. What caused them to expand their empire?   show
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The ayllu in Inca life is like what in American life today?   show
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Give an example how the proverb "Necessity is the mother of all invention" applies to the Inca civilization.   show
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The Inca ayllu divided their crops three ways. One third they kept for themselves, one third went to support the temple system, and one third went where?   show
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show relay system of messengers  
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show South America (Peru)  
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show commoners  
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show a clan  
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show the sun god  
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show Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula)  
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The Omlec and the Maya lived in Central America. What was the relationship between the two groups?   show
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What made it possible for the Olmec and the Maya to create permanent settlements?   show
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Which of the following people in Mayan civilization would be most likely to farm?   show
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show priests  
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Which type of agricultural technique did the Maya use so they could farm in the mountains?   show
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show attended ceremonies and rituals  
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What did the Mayans do to provide a break from work?   show
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show peasants  
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show they were advanced in their knowledge  
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List three farming techniques that the Mayans used.   show
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show a two-calendar system  
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show pyramid shape with two stairways  
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What did the Spanish find when they met the Incas?   show
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If you were leading an empire with as many dialects as the Mayan empire had, what might be the best way to communicate?   show
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show lack of written language  
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Which of the cultures, Aztec, Inca, or Mayan, utilized pictographs in their written language?   show
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Which Mayan art form is still practiced today with similar techniques?   show
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Name a Mayan achievement in mathematics that was unknown until this civilization.   show
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show the city of Tenochtitlan (floating islands)  
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show maintaining their large empire  
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