Mayan/Aztec Comparison

THE AZTEC LIVED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PLACES?

• El Savador

• Southern Mexico

• Central Mexico

• Guatamala

THE AZTEC BELIEVED IN THREE MAIN GODS. WHICH ONE BELOW WAS NOT ONE OF THEIR GODS?

• The Sun God

• The Moon God

• The Sky God

• The Sea God

WHAT DID THE MAYANS STUDY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR GODS?

WHICH CIVILIZATION DIED FROM ON OUTBREAK OF SMALL POX, THE MAYANS OR THE AZTEC?

WHAT DID BOTH THE MAYAN AND AZTEC CULTURES HAVE IN COMMON?

• Pyramids called Ziggurats

• Cooperation among the cities of the civilization

• Lived at the same time period

• Both lived in El Salvador

IN THE LIST OF EVENTS BELOW, WHICH OF THE EVENTS HAPPENED THIRD?

• Hernan Cortes' attacked the Aztecs
• The Aztec Civilization began about 1400CE
• A Small Pox epidemic broke out in the cities
• The Aztecs made incredible gardens

DID THE MAYANS OR THE AZTECS HAVE AN EXTREMELY ACCURATE CALENDAR?

HOW DO WE BELIEVE THE MAYAN CIVILIZATION DIED OUT?

• Small Pox virus

• Attacked each other and all cities died out

• Attacked by foreign enemies

• Starvation due to no rain to grow food plants

A ZIGGURAT IS A TYPE OF _______________.

SETTING A LARGE CITIES REQUIRES CERTAIN ABILITIES FOR A CIVILIZATION. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR A LARGE POPULATION TO LIVE CLOSELY TOGETHER?

• Ability to produce much food

• Ability to get rid of sewage

• Ability of all people to have recreation

• Ability of the citizens to cooperate together