Mesoamerica?

Question

1. How would you distinguish the Inca record keeping system from that of the Mayans?

A. Incas developed the most complex system of writing in the Americas, whereas Mayans used simple scratches on bones to keep records.

B. Neither Incas, nor Mayas, developed a system of record keeping.

C. Incans had no writing, but kept records with a series of knotted ropes, whereas the Mayans developed writing.

D. Incas kept records chiseled in stone, whereas Mayans wrote their records on papyrus reed mats.

2. What was the worst disaster to befall the Aztecs during the reign of Mocteuczma II?

A. The Spanish invaded
B. A hurricane destroyed Tenochtitlan
C. Drought killed the corn crop
D. Tribute people revolted

Answer 1

1. C - They were called khipus. They were a series of knotted strings attached to another string.

http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/inca-khipu.html

2. A - It really came to a head when Cortez took Montezuma hostage and ran Mexico through him. When Montezuma's people killed in 1520, thatis when the Spainards really took control and Aztec Empire disappeared.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s#The_Invasion_of_Mexico

Answer 2

C C C C C C C C C C
Drought killed the corn crop

Answer 3

The Inca did not possess a written or recorded language as far as is known. Like the Aztec, they also depended largely on oral transmission as a means of maintaining the preservation of their culture.