Maya, Inca, Aztec

The Aztec's large capital city was called:

• Tenochtitlán

• Huitzilopochtli

• Hispanola

• Cherokee

Early American civilizations practiced_________ to honor their gods.

• Science

• Architecture

• Trade

• Sacrifice

Chinampas...

• provided Mayan kings a place to go in times of trouble

• were an innovative agricultural technique used by the Aztecs

• failed as a Mayan method of fighting off outside invaders.

• served as an Incan method of keeping unwritten records

Which of these is not a Mesoamerican/Andean culture?

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• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Navajo

• Incas

Which of the Mesoamerican cultures was monotheistic?

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

• None of them

Developed a sacred calendar as well as an agricultural calendar.

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Spanish

Their capital city was Cuzco, in modern day Peru.

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Mexicans

A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.

• ziggurat
• terrace farming
• codex
• conquistador

The spanish word for conqueror.

• queso

• people

• enchiladas

• conquistadors

Instead of a writing system the Inca used a ?

• hieroglyph

• candle

• messenger service

• quipu