The document compares and contrasts the civilizations of the Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs, highlighting their practices, beliefs, and structures. Key information includes the use of human sacrifice by the Incas, Mayans' development of a 365-day calendar, and the Aztecs' class system and city Tenochtitlan. It also covers significant historical events such as Hernan Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs and Francisco Pizarro's defeat of the Incas.

1. Comparing and Contrasting Civilizations The Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs

2. Which civilization used human sacrifice? Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs (Incas used human sacrifice only in times of trouble.)

3. Which civilization developed a 365-day calendar? Mayans

4. Which civilization believed their god was from the sun? Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs

5. Which civilization’s society had a class system? Aztecs

6. Which civilization saw death as honorable? Aztecs

7. Which civilization feasted on roasted snakes? Aztecs

8. Which civilization disappeared? Mayans

9. Which civilization had the best organized government? Incas

10. Which civilization had a leader that name means “earth shaker”? Incas

11. Who developed the quipu? Incas

12. Present day Guatemala is where what civilization lived? Mayans

13. What was said to a baby boy in the Aztec civilization? “You are a warrior.”

14. What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the Inca? Spices Gold The sea route to Asia Lands to conquer

15. What type of government did the Mayan people practices? Democracy City-state Theocracy bureaucracy

16. Why did Montezuma not attack the invading Spaniards right away? He thought they were not a threat. He thought Cortes was a god He did not know they were coming. He had an agreement with Cortes.

17. How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztecs? With guns, horses, and an epidemic By intentionally spreading disease With bows and arrows By greatly outnumbering them

18. The Inca leader Pachacuti Developed a written language Built a huge ancient empire Headed a disorganized empire Died as a young man

19. What do the Aztecs plan to do with their enemies? Make a peace treaties Set them free Establish trade routes Take them prisoner

20. How did Pizarro conquer the Inca? By capturing Atahualpa By attacking with a huge army Through an alliance with the Aztecs By cutting off trade routes

21. Where was the Mayan civization located? In the mountains In the desert In dense forest On the coastline

22. Who was Hernan Cortes? The leader of the Aztecs A Catholic bishop The first Spaniard in the Americas The man who conquered the Aztecs

23. What did Aztec call their city? Tenochtitlan

24. What was the Incan capital? Cuzco

25. What were Inca queens called? Coya

26. How did the Inca remember their dead? Empire had a 30-day period of mourning, mummified their body, and made their palace a shrine.