Maya
Where was the Maya civilization located?
a - Argentina
b - Brazil
c - The Yucatan peninsula
d - in and around the Andes Mountains
Yucatan peninsula
Where did the Aztec build the capital of their civilization?
Cuzco in Peru
Tenochtitlan in Mexico
an island in the Carribean
the rainforests of the Yucatan peninsula
Tenochtitlan in Mexico
What region did the Inca rule?
central Mesoamerica
east coast of Central America
Gulf Coast of South America
Pacific Coast of South America
Pacific Coast of South America
What do Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Quito have in common?
They were European diseases
They were Inca gods
They were Inca communities
They were Inca rulers
They were Inca communities
The Aztec had a unique way of sacrificing their victims from the Mayan and the Inca. What was it?
Extracting the heart.
What structures would an archaeologist most likely find among the ruins of the Maya city?
a - canals
b - suspension bridges
c - causeways
d - ball courts
sailors
farmers
wanderers
scientists
wanderers, nomads
Which mountain range runs through the middle of the Inca Empire?
Atlas
Andes
Rockies
Himalayas
Andes
Moctezuma and Atahualpa had this in common:
They were Spanish conquerors
They were emperors taken hostage by the Spanish invaders.
They were cities destroyed by the Spanish.
They were languages spoken by the Inca and the Aztec.
They were emperors taken hostage by the Spanish invaders.
Contrasting the Inca and Aztec population, which civilization was bigger?
The Inca, with 12 million people.
The Maya had advanced scientific knowledge but they did not develop
a - telescopes
b - a system of numbers
c - an accurate calendar
d - a system of writing
telescopes
The Aztec were best known as
great road builders
fierce warriors
talented musicians
kindly rulers
fierce warriors
Who was the Sapa Inca?
Sole ruler of the Inca Empire
Inca god of the sun
Inca high priest in charge of sacrifices
wife of the Inca emperor
sole ruler of the Inca Empire
Human sacrifice
Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Mayan cities?
pyramid temples
Who was the Aztec ruler in 1519?
Moctezuma the II
He-Who-Sees-Everything was
the main Inca god
an Inca tax collector and matchmaker
the Sapa Inca
a priest who lived on top of Machu Picchu
tax collector and matchmaker
What is the one reason that the Aztec and Inca did not share in common for their defeat by the Spanish?
a - Epidemics weakened the native people
b - Native populations were not fully behind the native rulers
c - The Spanish had better weapons and military technology
d - The Spanish forces outnumbered the native forces.
While disease, weakened armies, vengeful neighbors, and inferior weapons were the reasons for two of these civilizations defeat, this one civilization was more mysterious about its disappearance. Which one was it?
The Mayan
What was the name of the ball game that they played that decided who was going to be sacrificed to the gods?
pok-tak-pok
Which of the following best describes the Aztec government?
empire united under a single ruler, force and tribute
a collection of city-states, each with its own ruler
tribal groups with no central government
a democracy with a president elected by the commoners.
empire united under a single ruler, force and tribute
What animal played a central role in the life and culture of the Inca?
The llama
What was the mysterious thing that all three civilizations share in common?
All three civilizations have disappeared.
This capital city Tenochtitlan was built on a lake and was accessible through waterways we call causeways. Name the civilization that lived in this city.
The Aztec