Maya
When did the Maya civilization flourish?
A) between 300 C.E. and 900
B) 200 years after the Aztec
C) around 1430 C.E.
D) after Christopher Columbus found it
A) between 300 C.E. and 900
The Aztec calendar was based on
A) 10-day weeks
B) phases of the moon
C) 365 days
D) the planting and harvesting seasons
D) the planting and harvesting seasons
When the Incan leader Pachacuti took power from his father, he declared himself
A) king
B) emperor
C) president
D) imperial ruler
B) emperor
Which ancient civilization used popcorn to decorate their headdresses and in their jewelry?
A) Aztec
B) Maya
C) Toltec
D) Inca
A) Aztec
All of the following countries are considered part of Mesoamerica except
A) Guatemala
B) Peru
C) Honduras
D) El Salvador
B) Peru
What did the Maya build as temples?
pyramids
Which of the following products did the Aztec civilization need to trade for because they were unable to grow it?
A) fruit
B) maize
C) popcorn
D) cocoa beans
D) cocoa beans
People have learned much valuable information about the Inca civilization from mummies that were discovered by
A) archaeologists
B) anthropologists
C) geologists
D) historians
A) archaeologists
Maya:
- historians aren't sure why they disappeared
- located on the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and in Central America
- built pyramids
Inca:
- civilization destroyed by the Spanish conquerors- located in the Andes Mountains
- nicknamed Children of the Sun
Both:
- successful at farming
- built road systems
- practiced human sacrifice
Which of the following facts would NOT be placed under "Both" because it is not true of both civilizations?
A) created a calendar
B) polytheistic (had many gods)
C) used llamas for pack animals
D) used irrigation for farming
C) used llamas for pack animals
Llamas were native to the Andes mountains and were used by the Inca and other South American civilizations.
Who first brought cocoa beans to Europe?
A) a French king
B) Hernando Cortes
C) a Spanish princess
D) Christopher Columbus
B) Hernando Cortes
What job did most of the Maya have in their civilization?
farmer
Who was the leader of the Aztecs when the Spanish soldiers invaded their land?
A) Huitzilopochtil
B) Texcoco
C) Montezuma II
D) Pachacuti
C) Montezuma II
What was the name of the capital city of the Inca?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Machu Picchu
C) Cuzco
D) Tikal
C) Cuzco
Why did these civilizations practice human sacrifice?
A) they didn't like children
B) population control
C) to ensure that the gods looked down on people with good fortune
D) it was the consequence for losing at a sport
E) both C and D
F) both B and C
E) both C and D