Mesoamerica
“T”ake me to
Mesoamerica
Geography
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Rhyme Time
People of
Mesoamerica
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Rhyme Time
A nickname for “mom” and the
most important animal for the
Inca civilization
$100 Answer from Rhyme Time
What is a mama
llama?
$200 Question from Rhyme Time
A person in a story who
does something important
or noble and the number
that the Mayans were the
first group to use.
$200 Answer from Rhyme Time
What is a hero zero?
$300 Question from Rhyme Time
Another word for “strange”
and what the Aztec emperor
believed that the Spanish
leader was.
$300 Answer from Rhyme Time
What is an odd God?
$400 Question from Rhyme Time
A popular chip brand and the
most important crop for the
Mayans and Aztecs.
$400 Answer from Rhyme Time
What is Lays maize?
$500 Question from Rhyme Time
A type of bread and a labor tax
system where taxes are paid
with work.
$500 Answer from Rhyme Time
What is pita mita?
$100 Question from Geography
This means “Middle America”
$100 Answer from Geography
What is Mesoamerica?
$200 Question from Geography
The Aztec capital city was built
on one of these.
$200 Answer from Geography
What is an island?
$300 Question from Geography
The name of the Inca capital
city.
$300 Answer from Geography
What is Cuzco?
$400 Question from Geography
The first Incans lived here.
$400 Answer from Geography
What is the Andes Mountains?
$500 Question from Geography
Both the occupation and
location of the first Aztecs.
$500 Answer from Geography
What is farmers from
northern Mexico?
$100 Question from Hodgepodge
The Mayans built these buildings
to study the sky.
$100 Answer from Hodgepodge
What are observatories?
$200 Question from Hodgepodge
These were raised roads built by
the Aztecs to get to their capital
city.
$200 Answer from Hodgepodge
What are causeways?
$300 Question from Hodgepodge
This was a knotted cord used by the
Inca to count and keep records.
$300 Answer from Hodgepodge
What is a quipu?
$400 Question from Hodgepodge
The name of the official language
of the Inca
$400 Answer from Hodgepodge
What is Quechua?
$500 Question from Hodgepodge
The Maya had two different
calendars. The calendar that
planned religious events was this
many days long.
$500 Answer from Hodgepodge
What is 260 days?
$100 Question from
“T”ake me to Mesoamerica
The Spanish gained allies in
fighting the Aztecs because
nearby groups were tired of
paying these to the Aztecs
$100 Answer from “T”ake me to
Mesoamerica
What are tributes?
$200 Question from “T”ake me
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The capital city of the Aztecs
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Mesoamerica
What is Tenochtitlan?
$300 Question from “T”ake me
to Mesoamerica
Mesoamerican ball courts were
built next to these.
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Mesoamerica
What are temples?
$400 Question from “T”ake me
to Mesoamerica
The Mayans and Incans increased
their farming by using these on
hills.
$400 Answer from “T”ake me to
Mesoamerica
What are terraces?
$500 Question from “T”ake me
to Mesoamerica
The Altiplano Indians are
known for this major city.
$500 Answer from “T”ake me to
Mesoamerica
What is Teotihuacan?
$100 Question from People of
Mesoamerica
He was the leader of the Aztecs
when the Spanish arrived.
$100 Answer from People of
Mesoamerica
Who was Moctezuma II
$200 Question from People of
Mesoamerica
The name of two conquistadors
who conquered the Aztecs and
Incas.
$200 Answer from People of
Mesoamerica
Who are Hernando Cortes (Aztecs)
and Francisco Pizzarro (Incas)
$300 Question from People of
Mesoamerica
Inti was the god of this for the
Inca
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Mesoamerica
What is the Sun God?
$400 Question from People of
Mesoamerica
He was the founder of the Inca
Empire.
$400 Answer from People of
Mesoamerica
What is Manco Capac?
$500 Question from People of
Mesoamerica
When the Spanish arrived at
the Inca Empire Atahualpa
was in charge. Atahualpa had
just finished up a civil war
verses this man.
$500 Answer from People of
Mesoamerica
Who is Huascar?
Final Jeopardy
The Aztecs were ruled as an
empire. The Mayans were divided
up into city states. This was the
largest Mayan city state, which
had over 100,000 at its peak.
Final Jeopardy Answer
What is Tikal?