Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Olmec :|

Achievements, rulers, location, vocab, & facts?

Urban

city

Yucatan Peninsula

where Maya were located (Mexico)

Temples

where worshipping and sacrifices were made

Terraces

stairs carved into mountains

Polytheism

the belief in many gods

Sacrifice

killing people to please gods, if not bad things and bad luck will occur

Mayan Hieroglyphs

pictures as their written language

Mayan Mathematics

dots and bars

Mayan ball game

a game of entertainment to the people. losing team has their captain sacrificed to the gods

Tenochtitlan

capital of the Aztec

Chinampas

floating gardens

Moctezuma II

leader of the Aztec civilization

Tribute

paying for protection (“taxes”)

Plunder

attack and take what they have

Hernan Cortez

spanish conquistador

Conquistador

spanish conquerer

Small pox

disease left by Spanish, killed most natives

Peru

where Inca located

Cuzco

Inca capital

Machu Picchu

located on Andes Mountains, for higher people

Andes Mountains

in Peru, Machu Picchu located on this famous mountain

Pachacuti

trained children

Llamas

animals used by Incas, provided meat and wool

Quipu

Incan number recording system, knots on ropes

Quechua

official Inca language

Mita

where people do manual labor (work) but then don’t have to pay taxes

Mesoamerica

middle/central america

Andean civilization

civilization like the Incas located in the Andes Mountains, Peru

Olmec

located at the gulf coast of Mexico

Maya

located in Yucatan Peninsula

Aztec

located in mesoamerica, made more sacrificing then others

Inca

found in Cuzco Valley, South America

Elevation

the height of mountains and oceans

Slash and Burn

where trees are cut and burn to make land fertile

Surplus

more than the amount that is needed

Priest-kings

King that is also a priest and does the religious rituals

Mayan Astronomy

studied the sky and could predict sun and moon eclipses

Inca Architecture

precisely cut block and used no martar to stick together

Inca roads

roads at least 14,000 miles

Chasquis

official runners that carry messages

Suspension bridge

a bridge that hangs from ropes and cables