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5. 100 200 300 400 500 Achievements Geography & Farming Religion Empires Warfare General Info

6. The Mayans created a complex system using these symbols: A 100

7. What are numbers? A 100

8. This book was a valuable source of information about Mayan beliefs, traditions, and creation stories. A 200

9. What is the Popol Vuh? A 200

10. Incas built these throughout their empire to aid communication and allowed their military to quickly mobilize. A 300

11. What are roads and bridges? A 300

12. This ancient book contained many historical records and was made from bark or animal skin. Only four remain today. A 400

13. What is a codex? A 400

14. This Mayan achievement used two rounds to coordinate planting, harvesting, and important religious events. A 500

15. What is the calendar? A 500

16. This agricultural discovery allowed the first peoples in the Americas to create permanent settlements B 100

17. What is farming? B 100

18. The lowland Mayans used this technique to clear area for farming, while the highland Mayans created these to make land useable for farming. Name both techniques. B 200

19. What is Slash & burn and terracing? Lowlands: Slash & burn Highlands: Terracing B 200

20. The Aztec created “floating gardens” to increase their farmable land. What is the name of these “floating gardens.” B 300

21. What are Chinampas? B 300

22. This crop had great value, it was restricted to only the most important Maya, and used as money. B 400

23. What are cacao beans? B 400

24. This early civilization was one of the first to known societies in Mesoamerica and heavily influenced both the Mayas and Aztecs. B 500

25. Who were the Olmecs? B 500

26. Palenque built a great temple to honor this great king’s achievements. C 100

27. Who is Pacal? C 100

28. Mayan kings had this very important religious ability. C 200

29. What is the ability to communicate with the gods? C 200

30. Mayans and Aztecs believe their gods required this in order to prevent disasters. C 300

31. What is blood? C 300

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33. Mayan priest had many duties and responsibilities, one of which was to decipher the calendar. By reading the calendar priest were able to help coordinate these two events. C 400

34. What are planting harvest and religious ceremonies? C 400

35. Maya, Aztecs, and Incas shared many similarities including religious beliefs and practices. These are the two major religious similarities shared by all three societies C 500

36. What is sacrifice and what is polytheistism (worshipping of many gods) C 500

37. This empire built dominated nearly all of the western part of South America. D 100

38. Who are the Incas? D 100

39. This empire’s legend stated it would built its capital where the eagle perched upon a cactus with a snake in its mouth. D 200

40. Who are the Aztecs? D 200

41. This empire built a complex system of roads that ran that aided the army and communication. D 300

42. Who are the Incas? D 300

43. This empire’s city-states were constantly in battle with one another. D 400

44. Who are the Mayans? D 400

45. The Azetc empire was able to rise to power because of these three key factors: D 500

46. What is war, tribute, and trade D 500

47. This volcanic rock was sharp and was used as by the Mayans as a blade. E 100

48. What is obsidian? E 100

49. Before the Aztecs settled in Tenochtitlan, they wondered Lake Texcoco and offered their services as this. E 200

50. What are mercenaries? E 200

51. E 300 What did warring city-states hope to gain from fighting?

52. What is land and power? E 300

53. In order to ensure loyalty from conquered cities, the Aztecs forced them to pay this E 400

54. What is a tribute? E 400

55. A prisoner of war would likely become this E 500

56. What is a human sacrifice to the gods? E 500

57. This period during which the Maya spread to the Yucatan Peninsula was consider to be the height of their society. F 100

58. What is the Classic Age F 100

59. The creation of this was a significant mathematical concept. F 200

60. What is the symbol for zero? F 200

61. This city was the capital of the Inca Empire. F 300

62. What is Cuzco? F 300

63. Mayans believe they were created from this. F 400

64. What is maize? F 400

65. Historians believe that warfare, famine, and drought could all be factors that contributed to the fall of this civilization. F 500

66. Who are the Mayans? F 500

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