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Facts About the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs Flashcards

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7956302MayaCentral America, Yucatan, Mexico; Guatemala, Honduras, Beliz0
7956303Mayaknown for architecture1
7956304Mayamore exact calendar than Greek or Roman2
7956305Mayamany cities (no central city)3
7956306Mayaknown for art, astronomy, and city-states4
7956307Mayacompared with the Greeks5
7956308Mayaended with war, environmental destruction, hunger, rebellion6
7956309Azteccentral city: Teotihuacan (in the middle of a lake)7
7956310Aztecgreat imperialists8
7956311Azteccentral mexico (Valle Central)9
7956312Aztecguerreros--art of war10
7956313Aztechuman sacrifice to preserve the sun11
7956314Aztecconquered by the Spanish in 1521 (Hernan Cortes)12
7956315IncaSouth American Andes (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)13
7956316Incacentral city: Cuzco (belly button--ombligo--of the world)14
7956317Incaknown for engineering15
7956318Incacompared with the Romans16
7956319Incasocial organization--almost socialist17
7956320Incaconquered by Pizarro (166 men)18
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