Ch. 14 South American Empires

The loser of the Mayan ball game  ____________________

• faced death by sacrifice.
• were demoted to the minor leagues.
• were banned from future games.
• had to pay the winner's king in yearly labor.

Why are there so few Mayan books remaining today?

• Few Mayans could read and very few books were ever written.
• The Aztecs destroyed nearly all of the Mayan books.
• The written language of the Mayans was too complicated to put in book form.
• A Spanish bishop destroyed more than 5,000 idols and burned every book he could find.

What changed historians view of the Maya as a peace loving farming people to one of violence, warfare, and human sacrifice? 

• The carvings found at Machu Picchu.
• The amount of information found in the 1000s of Mayan books still in existence.
• The glyphs that were interpreted.
• Aztec stories of their brutality.

What was the sacred city of the Inca named? 

• Tikal
• Coricancha
• Cuzco
• Quinimpas

What was the name of the frontier fortress considered to be sacred by the Inca?

• Machu Picchu
• Cuzco
• Huitzilopochtli
• Juarez

What Spanish leader defeated the Incas?

• Pizzaro
• Columbus
• Cortes
• Diaz

Why are an eagle, a cactus, and a snake part of the national emblem of Mexico today?

• Each one represents a different region of Mexico.
• All are readily found in Mexico.
• It is incorporated into the story of the Aztecs origin.
• They were the 3 most popular amongst the Mexican people.

Who was the last of the Aztec leaders?

• Cortes
• Montezuma
• Juan Valdez
• Pancho Villa

Which Spaniard ended the Aztec Empire?

• Pizzaro
• Cortes
• Columbus
• Diaz

Besides their more advanced weapons, what did the Spanish bring with them that helped destroy the Aztec Empire? 

• Diseases for which the Aztecs had no immunity.
• Parasites that destroyed the Aztec's crops leading to starvation.
• Modern-day rifles.
• Modern-day style rockets.