6th Grade Geography - Mayan, Incan and Aztec Civilizations

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Marco Copac and his sister

According to legend, who was the first Incan?

Paocahacutec

Under whose reign did the Incan empire grow most?

Used solid gold for beautiful decorations

How did Incas decorate the insides of their major buildings?

They developed terrace farming and dug irrigation systems for water.

How did the Incas grow crops in the mountains?

They dug canals and tunnels and built raised aqueducts to carry water

How did the Incas irrigate their farmland?

They carved flat steps called terraces into the mountain sides

How did the Incas make more farmland?

40

How many varieties of the potato were there?

It produced wool and food and provided transportation for men and materials

How was the llama beneficial to the Incas?

Quipus

What Incan invention helped with counting?

They cut, polished and fit the stones together perfectly, so cement was not needed.

What did Incas do when they built buildings that were so unusual.?

A central plaza, major temples and public buildings

What did each Incan city have?

Large stone fortresses

What did the Incas build nearby each city?

Terraces for farming and aqueducts to bring in water from a mile away

What did the Incas of Machu Picchu make to aid farming?

Build a road system that stretched over 12,000 miles

What did the size of the empire compel the Inca's to do?

The terraces are still being used today and help soil erosion

What in the text makes you believe that the Incas designed things to last?

Machu Picchu

What is the name of the best-preserved Incan city?

sara

What was the Incan name for corn?

Cuzco

What was the capital of the Incan empire named?

Cuzco

What was the capital of the Incan empire?

potato

What was the most important food to the ancient Incas?

Trapezoid

What was the shape of Incan doors and windows?

chuñu

What were Incan "freeze dried" potatoes called?

1911

When did explorers discover the best-preserved Incan city?

After planting season

When did the Incas sacrifice to the rain god?

A.D. 1100

When was the capital built?

The Andes Mountains

Where is it believed that the Incan tribe began?

Francisco Pizarro and the Spanish invaders

Who defeated the Incas?

Because they never developed a writing system

Why is so little known about the early history of the Incas?

Because the Incas prayed to their rain god, so they would have a good harvest

Why might farming be the subject of religious ceremonies?

It was the main food source and it could be planted at tall heights and could survive the frost

Why was the potato popular?


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