Aztec and Incan Innovations and Strategies

Using your knowledge of Social Studies and Source 1, Which of the following is the Aztec agricultural innovation shown?

• Chichina

• Chinampa

• Chiahua

• Chinalhuia

Using your knowledge of Social Studies and Source 3, How did the Inca deal with their mountainous environment

when building their roads?

• They would build roads along cliffs and make bridges across gorges.

• They only built roads in easily accessible areas.

• They relied on natural land formations, without changes.

• They built tunnels through the mountains as often as possible.

Using your social studies knowledge and source 4, How did the Aztecs maintain control over their empire?

• By making everyone in the empire speak the same language

• Military conquests and religious ceremonies, but no tribute system

• By relying only on the king and military to hold the empire together

• Through military strength, strong leadership, and religious beliefs

Make a counterclaim against the Spanish view of the Inca and Aztecs as heathens, applying evidence from the sources.

In order to complete the Incan aqueduct in Source 2, Incans had

to (a)   .

A. cut through houses

B. cut across battlefields

C. dig through mountains

D. dig out wells

In order to complete the Incan aqueduct in Source 2, Incans had to dig through mountains to divert water from (a)   so they could have water to drink and for their crops.

E. the ocean

F. snow and glacier melts

G. wells and ponds

H. rivers and mountain springs