Mayas - Aztec - Inca

What caused the end of the Aztec Empire?

• Disease killed most of the population

• Spanish soldiers(under Cortez) captured their capital city

• Loss of crops led to starvation

• The Incas invaded their land

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Inca ruins?

• Mexico
• Peru
• Costa Rica
• Brazil

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Aztec ruins?

• Peru
• Chile
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Which part of Mexico would you visit if you wanted to see the Mayan ruins?

• Yucatan Peninsula
• Tenochtitlan
• Lake Texcoco
• Peru

Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?

• To scare neighboring tribes
• To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs
• To appease their gods
• To prevent explosive population growth

Which civilization was warlike?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

Which civilization lived in the Andes?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

Which civilization was polytheistic?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs
• All the above

How did Aztecs travel through lakes and wet ground?

• airboats

• walked across

• canals and causeways

Where did the Incas live?

• coast of South America

• swamps in Mexico

• jungles of Guatemala