Aztec, Maya, & Inca Civilization Quiz

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

a type of corn, the main crop of the Aztec

raised gardens, created in the swampy conditions of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan

a highly traded sharp, glasslike volcanic rock used for spear heads and sacrifices

The book were Aztecs kept historical records

raised roads across water or wet ground

buildings to study astronomy, or the movement of the stars

a book that Mayan legends and history were written in

ancient Maya writing system, logograms or small pictures represented words

Spanish soldiers, like Hernan Cortez who conquered the Aztecs and Francisco Pizarro who conquered the Inca

the official Incan language

a royal retreat for the Inca rulers built on sacred mountain peaks in the Andes

stonework; The Inca workers cut blocks so precisely that they didn’t have to use cement to hold them together.

kings, priests, and government officials. Sons of upper-class families went to school in Cuzco and studied Quechua, religion, history, and law to prepare for lives as government or religious officials.

As new lands were conquered, the conquered people became Inca subjects and members of the lower class.