Facts About the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs Flashcards
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| 7956302 | Maya | Central America, Yucatan, Mexico; Guatemala, Honduras, Beliz | 0 | |
| 7956303 | Maya | known for architecture | 1 | |
| 7956304 | Maya | more exact calendar than Greek or Roman | 2 | |
| 7956305 | Maya | many cities (no central city) | 3 | |
| 7956306 | Maya | known for art, astronomy, and city-states | 4 | |
| 7956307 | Maya | compared with the Greeks | 5 | |
| 7956308 | Maya | ended with war, environmental destruction, hunger, rebellion | 6 | |
| 7956309 | Aztec | central city: Teotihuacan (in the middle of a lake) | 7 | |
| 7956310 | Aztec | great imperialists | 8 | |
| 7956311 | Aztec | central mexico (Valle Central) | 9 | |
| 7956312 | Aztec | guerreros--art of war | 10 | |
| 7956313 | Aztec | human sacrifice to preserve the sun | 11 | |
| 7956314 | Aztec | conquered by the Spanish in 1521 (Hernan Cortes) | 12 | |
| 7956315 | Inca | South American Andes (Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) | 13 | |
| 7956316 | Inca | central city: Cuzco (belly button--ombligo--of the world) | 14 | |
| 7956317 | Inca | known for engineering | 15 | |
| 7956318 | Inca | compared with the Romans | 16 | |
| 7956319 | Inca | social organization--almost socialist | 17 | |
| 7956320 | Inca | conquered by Pizarro (166 men) | 18 |