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Inca, Maya, Aztec Civilizations
Directions: Research each of the ancient American civilizations. For each civilization, identify 3 cultural achievements and create 3 symbols that reflect achievements of these great civilizations.
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Aztec, Maya or Inca Empire—A Comparison
Use your textbook or other resource books to complete this worksheet. Beside each statement, write the name of the empire it applies to – Aztec, Maya or Inca.
_________ 1. They were the “people of the sun” who honored many gods, especially the sun god.
_________ 2. They had a strong absolute emperor who was known as the “Great Speaker".
_________ 3. Their army was divided into ranks, each rank could be identified by the elaborate clothing or feathers they wore.
_________ 4. They built spectacular cities such as Tikal and Palenque.
_________ 5. Their main food crop was potatoes.
_________ 6. The priests invented a calendar that used a 365-day year.
_________ 7. Their capital city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco; they also built floating gardens.
_________ 8. They made use of domesticated animals such as the llama.
_________ 9. Their empire was organized into groups of ten with the emperor being at the top of the organization.
_________ 10. They had an advanced system of writing using pictographs and later glyphs.
_________ 11. Montezuma II was crowned emperor when their empire began to decline.
_________ 12. Messages were carried by runners who memorized the messages; they used a rope of knotted strings to help remember numbers and amounts.
_________ 13. They used a symbol for zero; counting and measuring time were very important to their religion.
_________ 14. By the time the Spaniards arrived, their civilization had ended.
_________ 15. Manchu Picchu was one of their most famous cities.
_________16. They placed their mummies in aboveground tombs called chullpas.
_________17. Ball games held deeply religious significance to their civilization.
_________18. The Temple of the Sun is the most sacred of their shrines. It was heavily decorated in god and referred to as the “sweat of the sun”.
_________19. Human sacrifice practiced for religious offerings.
_________20. Some of their highest-ranking leaders were eagle warriors.
Aztec, Maya or Inca Empire
__Aztec_ 1. They were the “people of the sun” who honored many gods, especially the sun god.
_Aztec__ 2. They had a strong absolute emperor who was known as the “Great Speaker".
_Aztec_ 3. Their army was divided into ranks, each rank could be identified by the elaborate clothing or feathers they wore.
_Maya_ 4. They built spectacular cities such as Tikal and Palenque.
_Inca____ 5. Their main food crop was potatoes.
__Maya__ 6. The priests invented a calendar that used a 365-day year.
_Aztec___ 7. Their capital city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco; they also built floating gardens.
___Inca__ 8. They made use of domesticated animals such as the llama.
__Inca___ 9. Their empire was organized into groups of ten with the emperor being at the top of the organization.
__Maya___10. They had an advanced system of writing using pictographs and later glyphs.
___Aztec_ 11. Montezuma II was crowned emperor when their empire began to decline.
__Inca___ 12. Messages were carried by runners who memorized the messages; they used a rope of knotted strings to help remember numbers and amounts.
__Maya___13. They used a symbol for zero; counting and measuring time were very important to their religion.
__Maya__ 14. By the time the Spaniards arrived, their civilization had ended.
__Inca___ 15. Manchu Picchu was one of their most famous cities.
__Inca___16. They placed their mummies in aboveground tombs called chullpas.
___Maya_17. Ball games held deeply religious significance to their civilization.
__Inca___18. The Temple of the Sun is the most sacred of their shrines. It was heavily decorated in god and referred to as the “sweat of the sun”.
__Aztec__19. Human sacrifice practiced for religious offerings.
___Aztec_20. Some of their highest-ranking leaders were eagle warriors.
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