Maya
The Maya Civilization was located in...
A. North America
B. Mesoamerica
C. Central America
D. South America
B. Mesoamerica
The Aztec Civilization was located in...
A. North America
B. Mesoamerica
C. Central America
D. South America
B. Mesoamerica
The Inca Civilization was located in...
A. North America
B. Mesoamerica
C. Central America
D. South America
D. South America
Which of the following is a characteristic of myths?
A. They help explain the facts about how and why things happen.
B. They are songs that people sing.
C. They are passed along from generation to generation.
D. They record the history of a group of people.
C. They are passed along from generation to generation.
The Maya had a variety of animals.
A. True
B. False
A. True
A key feature of the Maya civilization was...
A. Cenotes or natural wells for fresh water
B. Andes Mountains
C. Valley of Mexico
A. Cenotes or natural wells for fresh water
A key feature of the Aztec civilization was...
A. Cenotes or natural wells for fresh water
B. Andes Mountains
C. Valley of Mexico
D. Valley of Mexico
A key feature of the Inca civilization was...
A. Cenotes or natural wells for fresh water
B. Andes Mountains
C. Valley of Mexico
According the the Maya creation myth, The Creators and Makers attempted to make people out of three different materials. Two attempt failed and third successful. Which material did they use to create successful people?
A. Wood
B. Corn
C. Clay
D. Straw
B. Corn
"Cities were hubs of commerce where people shared ideas and traded goods." What does commerce mean in this sentence?
What does "Commerce" mean?
Buying/selling of goods and services
Choose the correct statement about Maya developments and achievements.
A. The Maya civilization declined due to many wars.
B. The Maya developed a written language and number system.
C. The Maya developed their own currency in the form of paper money, which was used throughout the civilization.
D. The Maya created Tenochtitlan- a well planned city.
B. The Maya developed a written language and number system.
___________, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.
A. Tenochtitlan
B. Cuzco
C. Pakal
D. Amazon
A. Tenochtitlan
____________ was the Inca capital.
A. Tenochtitlan
B. Cuzco
C. Texcoco
D. Quetzal
B. Cuzco
According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw:
A. a large lake with several small island
B. a hawk circling over a lake
C. aqueducts and causeways
D. an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake.
D. an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake.
The Maya, Aztec and Inca had the following things in common....
A. swamplands and underwater wells
B. Multiple gods and religious ceremonies
C. Llamas and toucans
D. Metal tools and pulleys
B. Multiple gods and religious ceremonies
The end of the Maya civilization was caused by....
A. Lack of rainfall causing a serious drought
B. the spread of disease
C. Spanish conquest
D. no one knows for use but it was probably a combination of factors.
D. no one knows for use but it was probably a combination of factors.
The Aztec created an empire in Mexico at the same time as ___________________
A. The Maya built an empire in the Yucatan
B. The British built an empire in England
C. The Romans built an empire in Italy
D. The Inca built an empire in South America.
D. The Inca built an empire in South America.
The Inca was known for what animal...
Llama
All three civilizations ....
A. were at war with one another
B. spoke the same language
C. pass down creation myths about how Earth and people were created.
D. created advanced road systems.
C. pass down creation myths about how Earth and people were created.
Something holy or deserving respect is ____________.
A. vast
B. sacred
C. orderly
D. primitive
B. sacred
Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area are _________ to that place.
A. indigenous
B. imported
C. cultivated
D. habitable
A. indigenous
The Aztec adapted to their environment by...
A. building chinampas
B. using slash and burn techniques
C. creating step terraces
A. building chinampas
The Inca adapted to their environment by...
A. creating step terraces
B. building chinampas
C. using slash and burn techniques
A. creating step terraces
In the Inca myth, the Inca would know the location to settle on when...
A. an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake.
B. the gold staff sunk into the ground easily
C. people were created from corn and welcomed them.
D. saw a hawk circling over a lake
B. the gold staff sunk into the ground easily
Both Aztec and Inca civilizations used a tribute system in which their citizens were forced to....
A. become warriors
B. pay a goods tax
C. carve steale
D. give gifts to the gods
B. pay a goods tax