Maya-Aztec-Inca

Nobody knows why this civilization left their cities to go to the countryside.

What was the job of the runners?

Cortes conquered the ___.

Which civilization had a ballgame known as pok-ta-tok?

What were the Inca bridges made out of?

What was the name of the man-made island in the middle of Lake Texcoco?

capital city of the Incan empire

one of the Maya's great cities

What farming technique creates steps in the side of a mountain?

strings with knots, used to record information

Which civilization refers to themselves as "children of the sun"?

son of a powerful Inca ruler; he expanded the Incan empire

Which civilization used runners?

Their civilization spread throughout the Andes Mountains.

Aztec capital city

What are the decedents of the Inca called? (It's also the name of their language.)

Who watered their crops with aqueducts?

Earth shaker

system of writing using signs & symbols

This civilization had a solar AND a sacred calendar.

This civilization collected taxes, but also took care of the poor, sick & old.

Which civilization was known for making medicines, doing surgery & dentistry?

This civilization spread throughout the Yucatan Peninsula and parts of Central America.

They did not have a system of writing.

Who forced the people they conquered to pay tribute or they took them as slaves?

channel designed to carry water

official count of all the people in an area

This civilization thrived under what is today, Mexico City.

main food of the Maya