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12-2 Mayas and Aztec

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Aztecs people who lived in the Valley of Mexico
Tenochtitlan capital city of the Aztecs
Mayas people who established a great civilization in Middle America (Yucatan Peninsula region)
slash-and-burn-agriculture farming technique used by the Mayas in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land to grow maize
maize corn
hieroglyphics the signs and symbols that made up the Mayan writing system
Lake Texcoco the lake the Aztecs built their city in the middle of
Olmec group of people from the region we call Mexico today that are known for giant carved stone heads
What were two reasons maize was so important to the Mayans? 1. their most common crop 2. they had a god of corn
What were Mayan cities the center of? government and religion
Who ruled the Aztec empire? one single powerful ruler
Who ruled the Mayan cities? a different ruler for each city
Which group of people played pok-ta-tok? Mayans
How did the Aztecs increase their available farm land? they built chinampas
Name two achievements of the Mayan civilization. created a calendar created a system of writing - hieroglyphics
Name the five theories the Mayan empire declined. crop failure war disease overuse of natural resources people may have rebelled against their leaders
Name three achievements of the Aztec civilization. calendar hieroglyphics schools and universities
Name two reasons the Aztec empire fell. Spanish conquistadors invaded Spanish carried diseases the Aztecs had not been exposed to
What did the Aztecs believe affected the rise and fall of the sun each day? human sacrifice
Name the order of the Aztec social classes from top to bottom. 1. Emperor 2. royal family, nobles, priests, military leaders 3. soldiers 4. merchants and artisans 5. farmers (largest group) 6. slaves
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