Mayans, Aztecs, Incas

civilization that flourished between 300-900 AD

Mayans

Where is the Mayan civilization located?

From southern mexico into northern central america

What was the population of the Inca civilization?

12 million people

Where was the Inca civilization located

south america

In which civilization were all men required to serve in the army?

Incas

What was Tenochitlan

an island in the middle of lake Texcoco, now known as Mexico city (Aztec)

an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly

Epidemic

What was the capital of the Aztecs

Tenochitlan

When was the Inca civilization founded

15th century

What did the Mayan civilization create

created temples and pyramids and developed a calendar

How long did the Aztecs build their capital for

100 years

commander of the spanish force and conquered the Aztecs

Hernan Cortes

When did Herman Cortes march to Tenochtitlan

1519

Who was the monarch of the Aztecs

Montezuma

Who did Montezuma offer gifts to?

Spaniards

Who was the leader of the Incas who in the 1440s helped to launch the conquest that brought the entire region under their control

Pachacuti

Who lead a small band of about 180 men that landed on the Pacific coast of America and conquered the Incas

Francisco Pizarro

plague that broke out in tenochitlan

Small Pox

how many people died from the black plague?

over 25 million

the name used for areas of Mexico an Central America that were civilized before the arrival of the Spanish

Mesoamerica

They were fierce and warlike people who extended their conquest into Mayan lands of Guatemala and the Northerner Yucatan peninsula. They also build palaces and pyramids.

Tolten

where was the Toltec empire built?

an empire that was built on a high ridge northwest of present-day Mexico city.

how many hieroglyphs did the Mayans use

about 800

what did the Mayans use their writing system for?

recording historical events

a 260 day calendar and a 365 day calendar used by the Mayans

Long count calender

a crop growing system used by the Mayans

Milpas

an agricultural device used by the Aztecs in which they used a floating farm plots built on the marshy fringes of the lake

Chinampas

The Inca sun god

inti

leader of the Inca empire

Atahualpa

creator god of the Incas

Virachocha

Incan goddess of the moon

Mama-Quilla

Incan accounting device that contained a set of colored knots that each represented something different

Quipu

14,000 miles long network of roads and bridges that spanned throughout the empire

Incan road system

Maize

corn used by the Mayas

used by all the civilizations for religious purposes

Pyramids

Aztec god who made the sun rise. They believed that if they didn't give human sacrifices to the god, the sun would not rise.

Huitzilopochtil