Chapter 23-23.4

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  1. 4. The Incas also believed that spirits dwelled in certain sacred objects and places, called ______. ______ included temples, charms, and places in nature such as springs and rocks. Because the Incas believed in an afterlife, the tombs and bodies of the dead were also considered ______. People often prayed and made offerings to all these______.(inca)
  2. 5. Tenochtitlán began simply as the Aztecs' home city, but after the Aztecs and their allies defeated the Tepanecs in 1428 C.E., it became the capital of a growing empire. Under _______I, (Aztec)
  3. 6. Like the Maya and the Aztecs, the Incas offered sacrifices to the gods. Some sacrifices took place regularly. For example, each day priests threw on a _____ fire to encourage the sun to appear.(inca)
  4. 8. An Aztec declaration of war followed a ritual pattern. First, the Aztecs asked a city to join the empire as an ____.(Aztec)
  5. 9. girls took care of the babies, fetched water, cooked, made clothing, and learned to weave. Boys looked after the animals and helped in the ______(inca)
  6. 11. The Incas had no currency, so taxes were paid in the forms of goods and _____(inca)
  7. 15. this agricultural technique cleared out land, however, it wears down the fertility of the soil (inca)
  8. 17. But to the Incas, the most important god was ____.(inca)
  9. 18. The Incan religion was highly formal and required a large number of priests to conduct rituals and ceremonies. Priests worked at temples and ________ devoted to the gods.(inca)
  10. 20. Warrior knights carried shields decorated with figures of animals, such as the jaguar and eagle, to represent different _________ that the Aztecs believed they received from these animals.(Aztec)
  11. 22. spent most of the time in the fields planting (inca)
  12. 23. the mayans built their civilization, in part, on ideas they inherited from people called ______ (inca)
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  1. 1. Fifty of these heads of household came under the supervision of a higher-level _____(inca)
  2. 2. this civilization lasted _______ years (write it out, inca)
  3. 3. Tribute took the form of whatever valuable items a city could provide. Cities might pay in food,______, gems, cotton, cloth, animals, animal skins, shells, building materials, or even soldiers. Tax collectors stationed around the empire made sure that cities paid regularly.(Aztec)
  4. 7. ________ was an important part of Incan life.(inca)
  5. 10. when a slave owner died, the slaves became _____________ (inca)
  6. 12. Families in the Inca Empire belonged to larger groups, or clans, called ______(inca)
  7. 13. Each year, huge amounts of goods flowed into Tenochtitlán. An average year brought 7,000 tons of maize; 4,000 tons each of beans, seed, and grain; and at least 2 ________(Aztec)
  8. 14. Once married, a couple established their own home. Commoners typically lived in ___-room(inca)
  9. 16. The city had _____days to agree. If the city's ruler refused, the Aztecs declared war. (Spell out number)(Aztec)
  10. 18. Every male Aztec was trained to be a soldier. In battle, the Aztecs used bows and arrows, spears, clubs, and swords with sharp ______ blades.(Aztec)
  11. 19. ______ was the center of Aztec life. Successful battles allowed the Aztecs to increase their sources of tribute and gain additional territory, laborers, and sacrificial victims.(Aztec)
  12. 21. ______ was the weather god and rain giver, Paca Mama was the Earth Mother, and Mama Cocha was the goddess of the sea.(inca)