Aztec and Inca Empires

Question 1

Of all the urbanized people of the Americas, the Incas were the most brilliant __________.a.astrologersb.engineersc.artistsd.musicians

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B

Question 2

What do the dots on the page above refer to?

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Answers may vary. The dots refer to the number of days in one aspect of the Mesoamerican calendar.

Question 3

How did the Aztecs worship their deities in pyramids like the one seen above? a. They climbed to the top of the pyramids to worship. b. They offered human sacrifices. c. They brought gold and silver to the pyramids as offerings. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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B

Question 4

What is the Land of Four Quarters?

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Another name for the Inca Empire

Question 5

What happened every morning in the Inca capital?

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A llama was sacrificed.

Question 6

What does the checkerboard pattern on this Inca textile indicate about the person wearing it?

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A military officer or royal escort

Question 7

What other symbolic value do the Aztec pyramids hold?a.They represented the planets.b.They represented the power they have over the land.c.They represented mountains, a source of life-sustaining water and fertility.

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C

Question 8

What did the Inca believe gold and silver were?

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They believed that gold was the sweat of the sun and silver was the tears of the moon.

Question 9

What Aztec symbols can you recognize in the image above?

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Answers may vary. An eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus.

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