Topic 13: Maya, Aztec, Inca

This Civilization was located on the Yucatan Peninsula

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Tenochtitlan, a city built on Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico, was the capital of this civilization:

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

The Incan Empire was located:

• In the Amazon Rainforest in Eastern South America

• In a basin in Central Mexico

• On the Yucatan Peninsula

• In the Andes Mountains in Western South America

True or False: nobles in the Mayan Civilization would typically raise crops such as beans and fruit

• True

• False

This civilization had an absolute monarchy and a government strengthened by a Triple Alliance between three important groups

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

True or False: sacrifice was more important to Incan religion than it was to the Aztecs

• True

• False

Artificial Islands created to help the Aztecs farm

• Chinampas

• Terraces

• Irrigation

• Plots

Inti, the Sun God was an important part of religion for:

• The Inca

• The Aztecs

• The Maya

Which of the following are true about Aztec Religion?

• Many gods are worshipped

• Gods represent forces of nature

• Priests and kings communicated with the gods through sacrifice

• The warrior king was the most important religious figure

These two farming methods made it possible to grow crops on the sides of mountains in South America:

• Terraces

• Slash-and-burn agriculture

• Chinampas

• Irrigation