Maya
Glyphs and codices are proof that Maya had:
A writing system
What was the Inca capital?
Cuzco
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
A. South America
B. Central America
C. North America
D. Mesoamerica
D. Mesoamerica
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all had what in common?
A. Swamplands and underwater wells
B. Multiple gods and religious ceremonies
C. Llamas and toucans
D. Metal tools and pulleys
Multiple gods and religious ceremonies
Identify the action verbs and linking verbs in the following sentences?
He eats carrots every day. Carrots are his favorite food.
Action: eats
Linking: are
They Mayan adapted to their environment by (pick 2)
A. Building chinampas
B. Creating step terraces
C. Building aqueducts
D. Using slash and burn techniques
B. Creating step terraces
D. Using slash and burn techniques
What two ways did the Inca adapt to their environment?
A. Building chinampas
B. Creating step terraces
C. Building aqueducts
D. Using slash and burn techniques
B. Creating step terraces
C. Building aqueducts
___________ was the capital and center of the Aztec Empire.
A. Cusco
B. Amazon
C. Moctezuma
D. Tenochtitlán
D. Tenochtitlán
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilization are called pre-Columbian civilizations because
They developed before Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
Identify the action verbs and linking verbs in the following sentences?
The librarian was very helpful today. I checked out three books from the library.
Action: checked
Linking: was
The end of early Maya civilization was caused by:
No one actually knows what ended the Maya civilization
What Spanish explorer caused the decline of the Inca civilization?
Pizarro
The Aztec created an empire at the same time as what other civilization?
The Inca
All three early American civilizations:
A. We’re frequently at war with one another
B. Spoke the same language
C. Passed down creation myths about how Earth and people were created
D. Created advanced road systems
C. Passed down creation myths about how Earth and people were created
Identify the action verbs and linking verbs in the following sentences?
His sister plays baseball on Saturdays. She pitches the ball very well.
Action: plays, pitches
Linking: none
Where was the Maya civilization located?
A. North America
B. Mesoamerica
C. Central America
D. South America
B. Mesoamerica
The Inca civilization was located in
A. Mesoamerica
B. North America
C. South America
D. Central America
C. South America
A myth passed down among the Aztec said the gods told them they would know they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw a ___________
An eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake
Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area are ___________ to that place.
Indigenous
Identify the action verbs and linking verbs in the following sentences?
She goes on vacation every summer with her family. They visited the Grand Canyon last year.
Action: goes, visited
Linking: none
Which of the following shows Maya developments and achievement:
A. The Maya civilization declined due to many wars
B. The Maya developed a number system and written language
C. The Maya created their own calendar
B. The Maya developed a number system and written language
The Inca civilization used a tribute system in which their citizens were forced to:
A. Pay a goods tax
B. become warriors
C. Carve stelae
D. Give gifts to the gods
A. Pay a goods tax
Which Spanish explorer caused the decline of the Aztec empire?
Cortés
A sudden, widespread illness is called a(n) ___________
Epidemic
Identify the action verbs and linking verbs in the following sentences?
He loves field trips. His favorite trip was a visit to the science museum.
Action: loves
Linking: was