History questions and answers. (Aztecs,Mayans, and Incas.) Flashcards
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| 4543914851 | Hernan Cortes | Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs | 0 | |
| 4543917183 | Conquistador | A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico | 1 | |
| 4543919075 | Slash and burn | burn-denoting a method of agriculture in which existing vegetation is cut down and burned. | 2 | |
| 4543923485 | Quipus | talking knots, were recording devices historically used in the region of Andean South America. | 3 | |
| 4543929204 | What was the main religion and chief gods of the Aztecs, Incas, and Maya's | Mayans: worship of nature gods. Aztec: elements of human sacrifice in connection with a large number of religious festivals Inca:Incas believed that the gods influenced their daily lives. | 4 | |
| 4543931329 | When and where were the Mayan, Incan and Aztecs Empire located? | Inca Empire stretched almost the length of the Andes mountain range. The Aztec empieer was located in Tenochtitan. The May empier was located in at the Nortern tip of Yucatán Peninsula. | 5 | |
| 4543933426 | List the three social classes of the Incas | The Emperor, the Nobles, and the Commoners. | 6 | |
| 4543935206 | Which group of people influenced the Maya? | Metropolis | 7 | |
| 4543937763 | List 3 accomplishments or contribution made by the Mayans. | Calanders, Slash and Burn, and Grew crops. | 8 | |
| 4543939202 | List 5 contributions or accomplishments by the Aztecs. | Causeways,Built great temples, Built wepons,Education, and Sacrifices thoughes who fought back. | 9 | |
| 4543942760 | What was an advantage for settling on the island of Lake Texcoco? | The advantages of settling on Lake Texcoco is that it would be hard for thier enemys to follow them. | 10 | |
| 4543944056 | Describe the type of farming use by the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs | Mayans used slash and burn for farming. The Aztecs used chinampas for farming. Incas used terrace farming for farming. | 11 | |
| 4543945310 | Why did Europeans want to settle in Latin America? | Because there was more land for farming, not as many enemys, the were protected by nature, and was provided with food from nature. | 12 | |
| 4543949082 | Which cultures still has pyramids in Latin America | Egypt. | 13 | |
| 4543951148 | How did the Spanish conquest affect Native Americans? (Give at least 4 examples) | 1.Got diseases 2.Were killed by plague. 3.Got smallpox 4.Got typhoid. | 14 | |
| 4543953057 | What was a popular form of entertainment for the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas. (Opinion.) | The Aztecs. | 15 |