Inca
Why was the Inca road system important?
Why did the Aztec Empire end?
Conquered by the Spanish
What was the most important crop to the Maya?
Maize (corn)
Which describes a middle-class lifestyle in Mexico City?
A. live in neighborhoods that lack running water
B. hold high paying jobs in government
C. live in houses or apartments and can afford some luxuries
C. live in houses or apartments and can afford some luxuries
The movement of large numbers of people to cities is known as...
urbanization
What mountain range did the Inca people live in?
What is a causeway?
a raised road over soggy ground
The Maya were located on what peninsula?
The Yucatan
Modern Maya judges often require a person who does something wrong to another person to:
A. Go to jail
B. Visit a healer
C. Leave the country
D. Pay restitution
D. Pay restitution
What do geographers call the unequal distribution of wealth and resources in a specific geographic area?
spatial inequality
What was the capital of the Inca Empire?
Cuzco
List three achievements of the Aztec
Possible Answers: chinampas, aqueducts, cities on lakes, causeways
What were the causes of the decline of the Maya?
overpopulation, drought, warfare
Which of these is a major cause of rural decline in Mexico?
A. crowding and pollution
B. rising standards of living
C. poverty and unemployment
C. poverty and unemployment
What is a Golden Age?
A period of peace and prosperity. Achievements in math, science, art etc.
Which Inca ruler refused to convert to Christianity, prompting the Spanish to attack?
Moctezuma II
What advantages did the Spanish have over the Aztec?
guns, horses, carried smallpox
What did the May achieve during their Golden Age?
Possible responses: built pyramids, concept of 0, calendar, writing system
Tenochtitlan
_________ is based mainly on ancestor's way of life.
The Inca labor tax system called the Mita required...
A. all Inca children to become laborers and travel to distant villages.
B. Inca citizens to pay the government in labor.
C. Each household to determine how to best support the government.
B. Inca citizens to pay the government in labor.
Which of the following best describes the Aztec government?
A. an empire united under a single ruler
B. a collection of city-states
C. tribal groups with no central government
D. a democracy where people voted
A. an empire united under a single ruler
Which structures would an archeologist most likely find among the ruins of a Maya city?
A. agoras
B. suspension bridges
C. causeways
D. ball courts
D. ball courts
How have the Maya markets adapted to the modern world?
A. Food stalls are all together
B. Markets are on Sundays
C. Weavers offer old designs
D. Money has replaced barter