Maya
Where was the Maya civilization located?
A. Mesoamerica
B. South America
C. North America
A. Mesoamerica
Where was the Inca civilization located?
A. Mesoamerica
B. South America
C. North America
B. South America
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
A. Mesoamerica
B. South America
C. North America
A. Mesoamerica
What is the definition of fleece?
A. the leather of a snake or related animal
B. the feathers of a bird or related animal
C. the wooly coat of a sheep or related animal
C. the wooly coat of a sheep or related animal
Which word best completes the sentence?
Beautiful pictures of the newly built temple seemed to _________ many people from around the world to the site.
a. distract
b. attract
c. extract
b. attract
How many gods are found in the Maya's religion?
a. multiple gods
b. only the Sun god
c. they were atheists and did not believe in any God
a. multiple gods
How many gods are found in the Inca's religion?
a. multiple gods
b. Inti, the Sun god
c. Viracocha, Creator of All Things
a. multiple gods
How many gods are found in the Aztec's religion?
a. goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, "Chachi"
b. multiple gods
c. Jaguar Sun
b. multiple gods
What is the definition of distinct?
A. exactly the same
B. different in a noticeable way
C. having similar qualities
B. different in a noticeable way
Which word best completes the sentence?
Mayan cities were places where people could ___________ with one another to exchange goods and ideas.
a. interact
b. intersect
c. intercede
a. interact
What are glyphs and codices?
a. a scared temples used for worship
b. a type of gemstone
c. a writing system
c. a writing system
What is the capital of the Inca civilization?
a. Pakal
b. Cuzco
c. Tenochtitlan
b. Cuzco
What is the capital and center city of the Aztec civilization?
a. Pakal
b. Cuzco
c. Tenochtitlan
c. Tenochtitlan
What is the definition of game?
A. a line of work
B. an activity done for pleasure or sport
C. animals that are hunted
C. Animals that are hunted
Which word best completes the sentence?
Sometimes my handwriting is __________ , so I cannot read my notes.
a. illogical
b. illegal
c. illegible
c. illegible
What lead to the decline of early Maya civilization?
a. lack of rainfall, and an epidemic (spread of disease)
b. a lack of rainfall
c. fighting between brothers Atahualpa and Husacar
a. lack of rainfall, an epidemic (spread of disease)
What did the tribute systems force people in Inca, and Aztec, empires to do?
a. become warriors
b. pay a goods tax
c. carve stelae
b. pay a goods tax
How did the Aztec empire expand?
a. by offering sacrifices
b. by conquering other cities through war
c. by developing a writing system
b. by conquering other cities through war
Which sentence uses the word nurture correctly?
A. The pianist rarely played the piano to nurture their musical skills.
B. The artists must nurture their paintings by putting them away in a safe place.
C. The students nurture the plants in the school garden by watering them every day
C. The students nurture the plants in the school garden by watering them every day
Which connecting word would combine the two sentences into one sentence that makes sense?
The Inca empire was divided into four quarters.
Some quarters were larger than others.
a. but b. because c. so
a. but
What was one of the Maya's ways of adapting to their diverse landscape?
a. building chinampas
b. creating superior network of roads
c. using slash and burn techniques
c. using slash and burn techniques
What is one way the Inca adapted to their environment?
a. building chinampas
b. creating superior network of roads
c. using slash and burn techniques
b. creating superior network of roads
What is one way the Aztecs adapted to their environment?
a. building chinampas
b. creating superior network of roads
c. using slash and burn techniques
a. building chinampas
Which sentence describes cenotes?
A. The Aztec used rectangular gardens on the lake.
B. The Maya used fresh water found in natural wells.
C. The Inca used wool from llamas.
B. The Maya used fresh water found in natural wells.
When asked to "infer" what are you being asked to do?
a. give a quote from the text to show what is said in the text
b. tell the definition of infer
c. analyze what the text states and give an explanation that is not plainly stated in the text
c. analyze what the text states and give an explanation that is not plainly stated in the text