Social Studies: Ch.1 Lesson 2 " "Cities and Empires

civilization

- highly developed society

Hieroglyphics

- a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds. The Maya civilization developed Hieroglyphics

Theocracy

- a society that is ruled by religious leaders.

complex

- highly detailed

link

to connect

terrace

broad platform of land cut into a slope

The greatest and most advanced civilization were:

The Omec, the Maya, the Aztec, the Inca

Which of the great civilizations built stone houses, monuments, and drainage systems?

Olmec

Which of the great civilizations kept records by using quipus?

Inca

The Inca farming used a distinguished feature of....

- the use of terrace

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire and where was it located?

Tenochtitan, it was located in Lake Texcoco

********The Maya carried their goods on their backs or in canoes, they DID NOT have ________________________________________

- Horses

The Mayas used their temples as___________________________

- Governmental centers

Which early American civilization was the largest?

Inca

The Maya civilization was a ____________________,

- Theocracy

List two facts about the great civilizations before the Europeans arrived:

1.) they built cities 2.) They created great art and advanced tools.

Where did the Olmec live?

- gulf coast in today's Mexico

*******The Maya studied of astronomy and mathematics, they discovered the

365-day calendar and predicted eclipse

How did the Inca Empire grow so large?

- It grew by taking land in wartime. It had a great army.