Comparing and contrasting civilizations
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Comparing and Contrasting
Civilizations The Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs
Which civilization used human sacrifice?
Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs
(Incas used human sacrifice only in times of trouble.)
Which civilization developed a 365-day
calendar?Mayans
Which civilization believed their god was from the sun?
Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs
Which civilization’s society had a class
system?Aztecs
Which civilization saw death as honorable?
Aztecs
Which civilization feasted on roasted
snakes?Aztecs
Which civilization disappeared?
Mayans
Which civilization had the best organized
government?Incas
Which civilization had a leader that name means “earth shaker”?
Incas
Who developed the quipu?
Incas
Present day Guatemala is where
what civilization lived?Mayans
What was said to a baby boy in the
Aztec civilization?“You are a warrior.”
What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the
Inca?a. Spices
b. Goldc. The sea route to Asia
d. Lands to conquer
What type of government did the
Mayan people practices?
a. Democracyb. City-state
c. Theocracyd. bureaucracy
Why did Montezuma not attack the invading Spaniards right away?
a. He thought they were not a threat.b. He thought Cortes was a god
c. He did not know they were coming.d. He had an agreement with Cortes.
How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztecs?
a. With guns, horses, and an epidemicb. By intentionally spreading disease
c. With bows and arrowsd. By greatly outnumbering them
The Inca leader Pachacuti
a. Developed a written languageb. Built a huge ancient empire
c. Headed a disorganized empired. Died as a young man
What do the Aztecs plan to do with their
enemies?a. Make a peace treaties
b. Set them freec. Establish trade routes
d. Take them prisoner
How did Pizarro conquer the Inca?
a. By capturing Atahualpab. By attacking with a huge army
c. Through an alliance with the Aztecsd. By cutting off trade routes
Where was the Mayan civization
located?a. In the mountains
b. In the desertc. In dense forest
d. On the coastline
Who was Hernan Cortes?
a. The leader of the Aztecsb. A Catholic bishop
c. The first Spaniard in the Americasd. The man who conquered the Aztecs
What did Aztec call their city?
Tenochtitlan
What was the Incan capital?
Cuzco
What were Inca queens called?
Coya
How did the Inca remember their dead?
Empire had a 30-day period of mourning, mummified their body, and made their palace a shrine.