Maya, Aztec, & Inca Study Guide

Match the following to the correct location.

• South America

• Maya

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Inca

• Mexico

• Aztec

The early civilization of the Maya were the ​​ (a)   . They are known for ​​ (b)   heads and ​ ​ (c)   .

• Olmecs
• colossal
• rubber

The Aztecs early civilizations were the ​​ (a)   ​ , known for the Pyramid of the ​​ (b)   , and the ​ ​ (c)   , known for ​​ (d)   and introducing ​ ​ (e)   to Mesoamerica.

• Teotihuacans
• Sun
• Toltecs
• warfare
• metalwork

The early civilizations of the Inca were the ​ (a)   , known for their cities, ​ (b)   canals, and working classes, and the ​ (c)   , known for their cities, irrigation methods, roads, and ​ (d)   system.

• Moches
• irrigation
• Chimus
• message

Match the following capitals to the correct civilization.

• Aztec

• Cuzco

• Maya

• Not unified

• Inca

• Tenochtitlan

All three civilizations were ​ (a)   and practiced ​ (b)   . They also used specific animals for sacrifices: the Maya--​ (c)   , the Aztec--​ (d)   , and the Inca--​ (e)   .

• polytheistic
• human sacrifice
• deer
• birds
• llamas & guinea pigs

Match the following gods to the correct civilization and what they are a god of.

• Huitzilopochtil & Inti

• god of creation

• Itzamna

• Huitzilopochtli

• Aztec

• Inti

• Inca

• Itzamna

• Maya

• god of sun

The main crop of the Mayas and Aztecs was ​ (a)   and the Incas ​ (b)   . To farm the Mayas & Incas used ​ (c)   in the mountains, the Aztecs used ​ (d)   or floating gardens, and the Mays used ​ (e)   in the rainforest.

• maize
• potatoes
• terraces
• chinampas
• slash-and-burn agriculture

Match the following

• Aztec

• Tlachtli & Patolli

• Inca

• Tlachtli

• Maya

• Pok-a-Tok

Match the following

• Aztecs

• Used the Solar & Sacred Calendar

• Written Language--hieroglyphics

• Inca

• Inca

• Maya & Aztec

• No written language--used quipus

• No Calendar

• Maya

• Created the Solar & Sacred Calendar