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- They both studied astronomy.
- Which is common to both the acient Mayan and the acient Aztec civilizations?
- small villages.
- The 12 million people ruled by the Incas lived mostly in
- Incan officials counted people in the empire so they could be taxed.
- Incan officials counted people in the empire so they could be _____.
- Cuzco.
- An Incan city in the Andes
- Location: Central America and Southern Mexico Peak Years:A.D. 300-900 Main Cities:Capan and Tikal Main Achievements:Built Pyramids, studied stars and planets, calendar,hieroglyphics,number system.
- Mayan Information:
- People eat maize.
- Which of the following statements about Mayan and modern cultures is true?
- Spanish.
- In the 1500s, the Incas were conquered by the _____.
- Location:Valley of Mexico,Lake Texcoco. Peak Years:A.D. 1100s to late 1400s. Main City:Tenochtitlan Main Achievements:hieroglyphics,medicines,studied stars and planets,designed jewelry.
- Aztec Information:
- Tenochtitlan
- An ancient Aztec city
- Quechua.
- Descendants of the Incas still speak the Incan language called ____.
- plants.
- Aztec doctors made 1,000 medicines from
- Roads.
- An extensive system of _____ helped the Incas govern their vast empires.
- Peru,Ecuador,Bolivia,Chile and Colombia.
- Today, descendants of the Incas still live in present-day [5places.]
- Sun.
- The main god of the Incas was Inti, the _____ god.
- The incas worshipped many gods.
- Which statement is true of the religion of the Incas?
- Topa Inca
- He expanded the Incan empire until it was about 2,500 miles long
- The roads transported water.
- Which of the following is not one of the benefits of the Incan road system?
- Central America
- Home of ancient Mayan Civilization
- They built a city with floating gardens.
- What is considered a major accomplishment of th Aztecs?
- The Incan Empire stretched from Ecuador south along the Pacific coast through Peru,Bolivia,Chile, and Argentina.
- The Incan empire stretched from Ecuador south along the _____ coast through Peru,Bolivia,Chile, and Argentina.
- It carried water to distant dry areas.
- Which best describes the canal and aqueduct system of the ancient Incas?
- Pachacuti
- A ruler of the Incas, called "he who shakes the earth"
- Central America and Mexico.
- Today, most people of Mayan descent live in