A | B |
Inca | Grew their crops on terraced gardens. |
Aztec | Cortez defeated them. |
Aztec | They looked for an eagle eating a snake on a cactus as a sign. |
Maya | Were great at mathematics and astronomy. |
Aztec | Used chinampas to grow crops. |
Maya | Flattened their infant's foreheads. |
Aztecs, Maya and Incas | The temple was the most important building. |
Aztec | The major city had over 250,000 people. |
Inca | Were master bridge builders. |
Aztec | Had canals in their capitol city that brought goods into the city and took out garbage. |
Inca | Lived in the mountains of South America. |
Aztec | Had doctors that were just as good as European doctors. |
Aztec | Lived in what is now Mexico City. |
Maya | Disappeared before the Spanish arrived. |
Maya | Lived on the Yucatan Peninsula. |
Inca | Used llama, alpaca and vicuna for wool. |
Inca | Pizarro defeated this civilization. |
Aztec and Maya | These civilizations had ball courts. |
Inca | Built their buildings so well, that a blade cannot penetrate where the stones meet even today. |
Aztec, Maya and Inca | Practiced human sacrifices. |
Maya | Corn was the most important food. |
Inca | Developed almost one half of the vegetables we eat today. |