Maya and Aztec Civilization Quiz

a book containing legends and some history of the Maya civilization

• Hernán Cortés

• Tenochtitlán

• Popol Vuh

corn

• maize

• beans

• rice

a written historical record

• paperback

• codex

• cenote

Aztec ruler who mistook Cortés for a god, leading to the Aztec's downfall

• Moctezuma ii

• Tupac amaru ii

• Tupac amaru

a sharp, glasslike volcanic rock found in Mesoamerica

• jade

• granite

• obsidian

Spanish conquistador leader who conquered the Aztec Empire

• Francisco Vásquez De Coronado

• Vasco Núñez De Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America

• Mesoamerica

• Scandinavia

• Mesopotamia

raised roads across water or wet ground

• aqueduct

• causeways

• canals

buildings designed to study astronomy and view the stars

• estuaries

• temples

• observatories

Maya king who dedicated a temple to record his achievements as ruler

• Andes

• Pacal

• Maxtla