Chapter 6 Lesson 2 Ancient Latin America

The Ancient Maya used  _____________________________________, 

                    followed a ________________________, and even developed 

                    ________________________________ methods still used today.

• written language, calendar, farming

• mining, hieroglyphs, soil

• tree cutting, flying, medicine

What are the 3 major ancient civilizations of Latin America?

• Maya, Aztec, and Inca

• Mexico, Andes, Central America

• mathematics, astrology, and hieroglyphs

What are 3 examples of some intellectual advances of the Mayan people?

• basketball, baseball, and soccer

• Reading, writing, and math

• The concept of zero, 365 day solar calendar, written language

• The concept of zero, a 180 day calendar, words passed down verbally

What did John Lloyd Stephens mean when he said the hieroglyphics were “explaining all, but perfectly unintelligible”?

• Unless a person can translate the symbols they have no meaning

• hieroglyphs are really hard to understand because they're carved into stone

• Unless you understand mathematics and astrology you can't read hieroglyphs

What are the steps of the slash-and-burn method used by the Maya?

• cut down the plants, plant trees in the place where the crops were and never plant trees back for any other forest to grow.

• slash the crops, burn the plants, and never grow anymore trees.

• cut down and burn trees, plant crops back in their place and after a few years they let the forest grow back.

Why did the Mayans use the slash and burn method?

• So the soil could regain its nutrients

• So the soil can have roots

• So the nutrients can grow in the trees

• So the soil can grow in the trees

The Aztec built a  _____________________ empire in 

                    ______________________.

• strong, Puerto Rico

• writing tool, Latin America

• powerful, Mexico

What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire? 

________________________________

• Native America

• Tenochtitlan

• Bolivia

• Montezuma II

For what two reasons did men join the Aztec army?

• To maintain a powerful empire and gain honor by dying.

• To maintain a powerful empire and gain honor by fighting.

• To maintain a weak empire and gain honor by dying.

Who was the "God of War"?

• Tenochtitlan

• Montezuma II

• Mr. Redman