Transcript Jeopardy

Jeopardy
Mayans
Aztecs
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Africa
Incas
Misc.
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1
East African civilization located
Between the Zambezi and Limpopo
Rivers
$100 Answer from H1
Zimbabwe
$200 Question from H1
East African civilization located
Near the Nile River and Red Sea;
King Ezana converted them to
Christianity
$200 Answer from H1
Axum
$300 Question from H1
First West African civilization;
Important leader was Tunka Manin;
Was taken over by Mali
$300 Answer from H1
Ghana
$400 Question from H1
Second West African civilization;
Important leader was Mansa Musa;
Was taken over by Songhai
$400 Answer from H1
Mali
$500 Question from H1
Last of the West African Kingdoms;
Was taken over by Morocco
$500 Answer from H1
Songhai
$100 Question from H2
Where were the Mayans located?
$100 Answer from H2
Mexico and Central America
$200 Question from H2
Who was in charge of the Mayan
city-states?
$200 Answer from H2
Kings
$300 Question from H2
What was the capital of the Mayans?
$300 Answer from H2
Chichen Itza
$400 Question from H2
What was the pictographic writing
of the Mayans called??
$400 Answer from H2
Hieroglyphs
$500 Question from H2
List one theory as to why the Mayans
Fell.
$500 Answer from H2
Soil worn out
Warfare between Mayans
Peasant revolt
$100 Question from H3
What was Tenochtitlan?
$100 Answer from H3
Aztec capital
$200 Question from H3
Where were the Aztecs located?
$200 Answer from H3
Mexico
$300 Question from H3
Describe the society of the Aztecs.
$300 Answer from H3
Militaristic
$400 Question from H3
What was the Aztec economy
based on?
$400 Answer from H3
Agriculture, tribute
$500 Question from H3
List 3 accomplishments of the Aztecs.
$500 Answer from H3
Metal working, pottery, weaving,
Fine art, calendars, math, chinampas
$100 Question from H4
Where were the Incas located?
$100 Answer from H4
South America
$200 Question from H4
What was the capital of the Incas?
$200 Answer from H4
Cuzco
$300 Question from H4
True/False:
The emperor of the Incas wanted to
unify the empire by moving villages
and creating an official language.
$300 Answer from H4
True
$400 Question from H4
List 3 accomplishments of the Incas.
$400 Answer from H4
Quipu, ceramics, textiles, metals,
medicine
$500 Question from H4
What was another important city to
the Incas, besides their capital?
$500 Answer from H4
Machu Picchu
$100 Question from H5
Why did many of the Meso-American
Civilizations do as a part of their religion?
$100 Answer from H5
Human sacrifice
$200 Question from H5
What was the religion of all
of the Meso-American
Civilizations?
$200 Answer from H5
Polytheism
$300 Question from H5
What was the earliest Meso-American
Civilization?
$300 Answer from H5
Olmecs
$400 Question from H5
What were a series of knots on parallel
Strings as a way of keeping records?
$400 Answer from H5
Quipu
$500 Question from H5
What were the achievements of all
the Meso-American civilizations?
$500 Answer from H5
Calendars, math, writing and other
Record keeping systems
Final Jeopardy
List the capitals of the Mayans, Aztecs, and
Incas.
Final Jeopardy Answer
Mayans – Chichen Itza
Aztecs – Tenochtitlan
Incas - Cuzco