Inca, Maya, and Aztec Internet Scavenger Hunt
Copy the following page onto a google doc. Answer the questions, then print.
Inca
1. How long did the Inca society last?
2. Who was at the top of the Inca society? Who was at the bottom of Inca society?
3. In terms of religion, the Incas were ________________________. Which god was the most important?
4. Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Incas? When? How many Spanish and Inca soldiers fought?
Mummies of the Inca
5. The first Inca mummy was found in the year ___________.
6. What was the purpose of Inca mummies of sacrifice?
7. What was the sacrifice called?
8.What is “Quechua”?
9. Quechua is spoken by how many people?
Mayan
10. Name the gods in Maya Society.
11. What reasons are given for the collapse of Maya Society?
12. Of what did the Maya calendar mark the movement?
13. Were reading and writing considered important in Maya society? What evidence supports your answer?
Internet Resources: Maya Gods
Aztec
14. What is the Aztec calendar made of? What do the pictures on the calendar represent? How many days per month and how many months per year does the calendar have.
15. Who conquered the Aztecs?
16. List five Aztec gods and Goddesses. What did each of these gods represent?
17. How was Aztec society divided?
18. What language did the Aztecs speak?
19. Who was educated in the Aztec society? What did boys learn primarily? What did girls learn?
How were teachers regarded?
Internet Resources: Aztecs: Calendar and Religion
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