Maya Civilization
The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of
stone
Which of these facts best shows that war was at the center of Aztec life?
All Aztec men were trained as soldiers.
Which statement is true of Aztec marriages?
A woman could ask for a divorce.
A set of strings ?ed into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for
remembering information.
What challenge did the Incas face to a much larger extent than other peoples in the Americas?
controlling a very large empire
One skill that the Maya adapted from the Olmecs was a way to
write by using pictures as symbols.
Why did the Aztecs of Tenoch?tlán build chinampas?
to enlarge their land area
How might someone become the Aztec emperor?
by being chosen by a group of advisers after his uncle died
The Incas lived for hundreds of years without spreading their civilization. What set off the expansion of their empire?
an attack by a neighboring people
Which describes the solar year calculated by the Maya?
the year of 260 days on the sacred calendar
the number of days in a single Calendar Round
the time it takes Earth to go once around the sun
the period from one full moon to the next
the time it takes Earth to go once around the sun
Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?
to foretell the future
Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people’s history?
so he could tell a different story of their past
Why did the Aztecs call themselves the “people of the sun”?
Their chief god was the sun god.
According to Incan legend, the Inca tribe began when the sun god’s son
rose out of Lake Titicaca.
What was one way the Maya system of numbers differs from ours?
It was based on 20 rather than 10.
When did the Maya first give a girl tools for spinning and weaving?
when she was three-months old
A pilgrimage site for Aztecs, was the ruins of a city built by the
Teotihuacán.
The pochteca, or professional traders, had many privileges. This suggests that the Aztecs
valued rare goods from faraway places.
Two people who belonged to the same ayllu might often
work at different tasks.
How can tourists in Mexico observe Aztec technology still in use?
ride to the top of a skyscraper built with steel
walk into the lobby of a typical downtown hotel
take a boat to see flowers grown on artificial islands
hire a horse-drawn carriage for a ride through the park
take a boat to see flowers grown on artificial islands
What was an important use of the Sacred Round?
to determine when to plant crops
At the Great Temple, the Aztecs built a shrine to Tlaloc, the rain god. What does this suggest about the Aztecs?
They depended on rain for planting
The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli
needed blood for nourishment.
How would an Incan priest most likely use an oracle?
to ask advice about the future
Which of these sources best helps scholars learn about the cultures of the Maya, Aztec, and Incan people?
paintings by recent Spanish painters
artifacts from the sites of modern cities
accounts written by English authors
traditions found among descendants
traditions found among descendants