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Ancient Kingdoms of America Classwork

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Using http://www.ushistory.org/civ/11.asp answer the questions in complete sentences. You will have to use the Blue Next button on the top or bottom of each page to navigate to the next page for more information. The titles of the pages are underlined above the questions from that page.

Central and South American Empires

1.  How does the Temple of the Sun in Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico compare in size to the Egyptian pyramid of Khufu?

2.  Fill in the missing information.

MESOAMERICAN EMPIRE / TIME PERIOD / LOCATION / NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Maya / 200-900 C.E.
Inca / 1200-1532
Aztec (Mexicas) / 1345-1521

Blood of Kings: The World of the Maya

3.  Using information from paragraph 4, what did the Maya have in common with the ancient Greeks? Give at least two examples.

4.  Why did the Maya use a number system based on 20 and not 10 like the modern system we use?

Deciphering Maya Glyphs

5.  Describe Maya books.

6.  Why do you think Bishop Landa burned Maya books?

The Inca Empire: Children of the Sun

7.  Describe the evidence Francisco Pizarro recorded that shows the Inca were prosperous.

8.  Who was Pachacuti?

9.  Describe why the Inca messaging system was so efficient.

10. What is the purpose of a quipu?

The Aztec World

11. Using the information under the diagram of the capital city of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlán, what did the Aztecs have in common with the Romans?

12. Summarize the Aztec creation myth.

13. Describe the Aztec marketplace.

Extra Credit if you have time:

14. Do a google search for either the Maya, Aztec or Inca and find another interesting fact about their civilization. Record it here.