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- What major deadly desease did the Europeans expose the Native Americans to
- small pox
- The Aztec Empire centered on a society of
- warriors ready for warfare
- The Mayans and Aztecs will be remembered for what accomplishments
- math, agriculture, astronomy, art and cultural tradition
- The Mayans used what that are still used today
- written language, 365 day calendar, and farming methods
- What 3 calendars did the Mayans create
- 260 sacred day calendar, 365 sun calendar, and a calendar that measured the number of days from a fixed starting point
- Egyptians and Mayans studied math and astronomy but the Mayans were the first to understand
- zero
- Who is the famous explorer that conquered the Aztecs and captured Montezma
- Herman Cortes
- The Mayans used a farming method to help their soil to regain important nutirents called
- slash and burn
- The Aztecs believed the gods would only help if they offered what
- human sacrifice
- The Inca civilization was located in what mountain range
- Andes
- The Aztecs gods were assciated with what
- agriculture
- The Mayans built their cities in the
- dense jungles
- What was the focus of the Aztec life
- religion
- In 2600 bce what powerful civilization developed in southern Mexico
- Mayans
- How many Maya still live in areas of Latin America
- 6 million
- The Aztec empire was destroyed by
- cortes and Spaniards
- What animals did the Aztecs raise for food
- turkeys, ducks, geese, and dogs
- They worshipped what gods
- corn, rain, and fertility
- The ancient Mayan Civilization was located in the following countries of
- Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize.
- In what ways were the Mayans highly developed
- math, farming and writing
- The incas had who to carry verbal messages how far
- runners 150 miles
- Who were the mediators between the Mayans and their gods
- priests
- What crops did The Aztecs grow
- maize, beans, squash, avacados, tomatoes, peppers
- Which god was most important to the Aztecs
- god of sun
- The Incas built what to help in farming
- terraces and irrigation canals
- The main crop of the Mayans was
- maize or corn
- What deeply influenced the daily lives of the Mayans
- religion and astronomy
- By the 9th century the Mayan cities were abandoned why
- drought, over population, and warfare
- around 900 ad mayan civilization did what
- spread out
- Mayans believed that the world went through a continuous cycle of
- creation and destruction
- The inca built stone what to prevent what in the soil
- terraces and errosion
- What year did small Mayan communities begin to farm
- 1600 bce
- One reason that military service was important to the Aztecs was
- that it was an honor to die in battle
- The Mayans were known for their spectacular what
- murals, architecture, and carvings
- The Mayans were influenced by what people
- Tutichuaron
- a floating garden called a
- chinampa
- The Inca are known for their what
- stone work
- They believed appeasing the gods would lead to
- long lives, good fortune, and plentiful harvest
- Why did the population decline when Spainish explorers came to Mesoamerica
- warefare, disease and harsh treatment
- Mayan writin also called
- heirroglyphics
- In ancient times, southern Mexico and Northern Central America was known as what area
- Latin America
- The religion centered around ritual sacrifice to appease who
- their gods
- What did they build with huge stones
- buildings
- Where did the Aztecs build their capital
- a swampy island
- The Incas are known for their stonework and built what remarkable city
- Machu Picchu
- The powerful Aztec empire was located in what country
- Mexico
- What was the major technological feat of the Incas
- stone roads
- The Aztecs constructed their capital city on a swampy island called
- Tenochtitlan
- The Aztec built a powerful empire where
- mexico