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The document is a graphic organizer comparing the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations across various aspects such as social hierarchy, religious beliefs, agricultural practices, and their interactions with Spanish conquistadors. It includes questions about their societal structures, practices like human sacrifice, and the impact of European conquest. The organizer serves as a tool for understanding the similarities and differences among these ancient cultures.

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The document is a graphic organizer comparing the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations across various aspects such as social hierarchy, religious beliefs, agricultural practices, and their interactions with Spanish conquistadors. It includes questions about their societal structures, practices like human sacrifice, and the impact of European conquest. The organizer serves as a tool for understanding the similarities and differences among these ancient cultures.

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Maya – Inca – Aztec Graphic Organizer

Question… MAYA INCA AZTEC Are they all


similar?
Yes or No
1 Who was on top of the social
hierarchy?
2 Who was on bottom of social
hierarchy?
3 Did they believe in more than
one god?
4 Did they have slavery?

5 Did they have jails?

6 What did they do to


criminals?
7 What did they eat?

8 What years were they in


power?
9 Were they in South or
Central America?
10 Did they flatten heads for
beauty?
11 Did they practice ‘terrace
farming’?
12 Did they use Chinampas?

13 Did they practice Human


Sacrifice?
14 Were they conquered by the
Spanish?
15 Which Spanish
Conquistador conquered them?
16 Did they build Machu Piccu?

17 Were they famous for making


a calendar?
18 Did they have a written
language?
19 Draw a sample of their written
language (if they have one) 

20 At what age did they get


married?
21 Did they use a certain animal in
ceremonies?
22 Which animal did they use (if any)?
MAYA – INCA – AZTEC social hierarchy

Maya social structure Inca social structure Aztec social structure


1) __________ 1) ____________
2) __________ 2) ____________ 1) ____________
3) ____________
3) __________ 4) ____________ 2) ____________
4) __________ 5) ____________
5) __________ 6) ____________ 3) ____________
• Tenochtitlan The Spanish came from Spain on the continent of ___________.
• Francisco Pizarro When they arrived in the Americas, the __________ Empire was
• Horses
• 20,000,000
dominating Central America while the __________ Empire was
• Europe dominating South America around the Andes Mountains. The
• Aztec capital of the ____________ Empire was called ____________,
• Inca
• 180
which today is called Mexico City. The Spanish conquistador
• Hernan Cortes ______________________ led Spanish in the conquest of the
• Guns Aztecs with only _____ men while the Aztec empire numbered
• Small Pox
• 550
____________ people. Likewise, the Spanish conquistador
• Aztec _________________ led the Spanish conquest of the Inca with
only _____ men although the Inca had ____________ people.
The deadly disease known as ___________ was brought over by
the Spanish and it killed much of the Aztec and Incan population,
making the Spanish conquest even easier. The Spanish also had
______ instead of arrows and spears, & they rode on _________.

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