Where did the Aztec's settle?
A) MesoAmerica
B) MesoAfrica
MESO AMERICA
100
Where was the Mayan civilization located?
A) Meso America
B) Yucatan Peninsula
YUCATAN PENINSULA
100
Which empire was located in the Ande Mountains?
A) Inca
B) Maya
INCA
100
Who was the leader of the Spanish
conquistadors who invaded the Inca Empire?
A) Hernan Cortes
B) Francisco Pizarro
FRANCISCO PIZARRO
100
How did someone become a slave in Maya
society?
A) By committing a crime or practicing a
different religion.
B)By becoming an orphan or owing money.
BY BECOMING AN ORPHAN OR OWING MONEY
200
Which city sits on the ruins of the Aztec capital
of Tenochtitlan?
A) Mexico City
B) Los Angeles
MEXICO CITY
200
How did the Inca establish such a large
empire?
A) they bought it.
B) they negotiated treaties.
THEY NEGOTIATED TREATIES.
200
Which four factors helped the Spanish defeat
the Aztecs?
A money, politics, religion and education
B alliances, weapons, geography and disease
ALLIANCES, WEAPONS, GEOGRAPHY AND DISEASE
200
How did the Maya living in the lowlands and
the Maya living in the highlands work together to
strengthen the empire?
B The highland supplied food and the lowland supplied valuable stones.
D The lowland supplied food and the highland supplied valuable stones.
THE LOWLAND SUPPLIED FOOD AND THE HIGHLAND SUPPLIED VALUABLE STONES.
300
Warriors in Aztec society had many privileges
and were highly respected. How did Aztec
warriors earn such respect?
A They conquered and brought wealth to the Aztecs.
B They created useful and beautiful objects.
THEY CONQUERED AND BROUGHT WEALTH TO THE AZTECS.
300
The upper class of Maya society included the
king, priests, warriors and merchants. Together,
which aspects of Maya society did they control?
A) science and technology
B) politics, religion and the economy
B)POLITICS, RELIGION, AND THE ECONOMY.
300
Which of the following best describes
the similarity between the Aztec and the Inca?
B The Aztecs and Incas worshiped
many different gods.
D The Aztecs and Incas worshiped
only one god.
THE AZTECS AND INCAS WORSHIPED MANY DIFFERENT GODS.
300
What did Montezuma believe about Cortes?
A He was a god.
B He was an unqualified leader.
HE WAS A GOD.
300
What was the significance of Maya buildings
and sculptures?
A They were larger than anything previously
done.
C The Maya did all the work without using
metal tools.
THE MAYA DID ALL THE WORK WITHOUT USING METAL TOOLS.
400
Who was a famous Aztec leader?
A)Montezuma
B)Mohammid
Montezuma
400
In which way did the Mayan number system
differ from other ancient civilizations?
A) They only used five numbers.
B) They had the concept of zero.
THEY HAD A CONCEPT OF ZERO
400
What happened to children conquered
by the Incas?
A They were sent to the capital to learn
about Aztec government and religion.
B They were sent to the capital to learn
about Inca government and religion.
THEY WERE SENT TO THE CAPITAL TO LEARN ABOUT INCA GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION.
400
Who conquered the Aztec's?
A) Hernando Cortez
B) Cookie Monster
HERNANDO CORTEZ
400
Which of the following is not a discovery
made by Maya astronomers?
A They figured out that a year is about 365
days long.
B They discovered a way to predict solar
flares.
THEY DISCOVERED A WAY TO PREDICT SOLAR FLARES.
500
What is the Aztec symbol?
A) An ostrich and a kangaroo
B) An eagle and a snake
An eagle and snake.
500
Mayans used calendars to keep track
of growing seasons and ______________.
A) religious events
B) trading days
RELIGIOUS EVENTS
500
How did Incas pass down stories?
A through their religion
B oral history
ORAL HISTORY
500
How many wives did Cortez have?
A) One
B) Three
THREE
500
Which people made the most human sacrifices?
A) Aztec
B) Inca