Incas, Mayans, Aztecs

Maya = Maize = ____________

• Squash
• Fruit Punch
• Corn
• Beans

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Where did the Incas live?

• Western South America
• Eastern North America
• Eastern South America
• Western North America

The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader
• God-King
• Weak-Man
• Priest/Landowner

One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is

• 365 day calendar
• Human Sacrifice
• The Wheel

What kind of farming technique did the Mayans use in the Mountains?

• crop rotation
• terraces (staircase)
• raised-earth platforms
• they didn't

What is the Aztec capital?

• Mexico
• Tenochtitlan 
• Tlatelolco
• Calpolli

Which disease killed the Aztecs?

• Bubonic Plague
• Ebola
• Yellow Fever
• Small Pox

Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?

• To avoid the Spanish
• Overly populated
• Disease & warfare
• No one really knows

Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  What is this type of religion called?

• monotheism
• polytheism

"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound."  This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________. 

• Sanskrit
• Hieroglyphs
• Arabic
• Cyrillic