The Early Americas

What Spanish conquistador conquered the Incas?

What Spanish conquistador was sent to find people who could be forced to work for the Spanish?

The _____________ were divided into individual city-states and ruled by king-gods.

The true fall of the Aztecs came when they were conquered by the _________________.

How many people did the Aztecs rule?

The Mayans were monotheistic.

The Mayan economy was based on trade, farming beans and _______________.

The lowest social class in Inca society were the 

Olmecs are often called the _____________ because they influenced other Mesoamerican societies.

They are known as the first American civilization

What Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

The most important Aztec god was the ___________ god.

Who was the emperor of the Aztecs when Hernán Cortés arrived there?

What is the name of the area of land that stretches from Costa Rica to Mexico?

What was the first city planned in the Americas?

The Inca civilization fell due to:

Aztecs arrived in Mexico & built the city of ________________ in 1325.

Inca kings required everyone to _______________ for the good of society.

The Incas were brutal rulers who often participated in human sacrifice to please the gods.

What color of paint did the Mayans paint their tombs?

The Aztecs built floating gardens called _________________

15,000 to 40,000 years ago, the people of Asia used this land bridge to cross into the Americas

Many in the Aztec empire revolted because:

The first of several ancient civilizations appeared in Mesoamerica around

Whose astronomers were able to predict lunar eclipses?

How long did the Mayan civilization last?

What was the capital of the Inca civilization? 

The Aztecs controlled  __________ provinces.

The Inca were polytheistic & offered ______________, but not humans, to the gods.

Archaeologists think that Olmec civilization declined because of

The Mayans had an accurate ____________-day calendar.

The Mayans used a number system based on what number?

The Mayans offered blood, food and ____________ sacrifices to their gods.

The Incas invented ________________, which is a means of record-keeping.

The Aztec economy survived on _________________ and farming.

Like the Aztecs, the Incas built a vast empire which included _____________ provinces.

The lowest Aztec social class was

Who was at the top of the Mayan social hierarchy?

The Mayans created a writing system based on pictures called:

What is one possible reason that the Mayan civilization declined?