Comparing and Contrasting

Civilizations The Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs

Which civilization used human sacrifice?

Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs

(Incas used human sacrifice only in times of trouble.)

Which civilization developed a 365-day

calendar?Mayans

Which civilization believed their god was from the sun?

Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs

Which civilization’s society had a class

system?Aztecs

Which civilization saw death as honorable?

Aztecs

Which civilization feasted on roasted

snakes?Aztecs

Which civilization disappeared?

Mayans

Which civilization had the best organized

government?Incas

Which civilization had a leader that name means “earth shaker”?

Incas

Who developed the quipu?

Incas

Present day Guatemala is where

what civilization lived?Mayans

What was said to a baby boy in the

Aztec civilization?“You are a warrior.”

What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the

Inca?a. Spices

b. Goldc. The sea route to Asia

d. Lands to conquer

What type of government did the

Mayan people practices?

a. Democracyb. City-state

c. Theocracyd. bureaucracy

Why did Montezuma not attack the invading Spaniards right away?

a. He thought they were not a threat.b. He thought Cortes was a god

c. He did not know they were coming.d. He had an agreement with Cortes.

How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztecs?

a. With guns, horses, and an epidemicb. By intentionally spreading disease

c. With bows and arrowsd. By greatly outnumbering them

The Inca leader Pachacuti

a. Developed a written languageb. Built a huge ancient empire

c. Headed a disorganized empired. Died as a young man

What do the Aztecs plan to do with their

enemies?a. Make a peace treaties

b. Set them freec. Establish trade routes

d. Take them prisoner

How did Pizarro conquer the Inca?

a. By capturing Atahualpab. By attacking with a huge army

c. Through an alliance with the Aztecsd. By cutting off trade routes

Where was the Mayan civization

located?a. In the mountains

b. In the desertc. In dense forest

d. On the coastline

Who was Hernan Cortes?

a. The leader of the Aztecsb. A Catholic bishop

c. The first Spaniard in the Americasd. The man who conquered the Aztecs

What did Aztec call their city?

Tenochtitlan

What was the Incan capital?

Cuzco

What were Inca queens called?

Coya

How did the Inca remember their dead?

Empire had a 30-day period of mourning, mummified their body, and made their palace a shrine.