Knowledge
Where were the Maya and Aztec civilizations located?
a) South American
b) Mesoamerica
c) North America
What is Mesoamerica
The neighbor noticed the lilacs growing in the yard because they have a distinct smell.
What does the word distinct mean in this sentence?
a) different in a noticeable way
b) exactly the same
c) having similar qualities
What is different in a noticeable way.
The Inca empire was divided into four quarters. Some quarters were larger than others.
Which connecting word would combine the two sentences into one sentence that makes sense?
a) but
b) because
c) so
What is but.
"They grew their crops using a system of mounds, or raised plots called conucos."
How does the phrase "a system of mounds" support the author's claim that the Taino civilization was a well-organized society?
a) It shows that they planned the way they grew crops.
b) It proves that food crops were their main source of food.
c) It describes what the crop fields most likely looked like.
What is it shows that they planned the way they grew crops.
When did the Olmec civilization exist? (select all that apply)
a) Before Europeans arrived in the Americas
b) After the Aztec civilization
c) Before the Aztec civilization
What is before Europeans arrived in the Americas and before the Aztec civilization.
Where was the Inca civilization located?
a) South America
b) Mesoamerica
c) North America
The sweater is soft and warm because it is made of fleece.
What does the word fleece mean in this sentence?
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
What is the wooly coat of a sheep or related animal?
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Sometimes my handwriting is ________, so I cannot read my notes.
a) illegible
b) illogical
c) illegal
What is illegible.
Why were village centers important spaces for Taino communities?
a) Taino homes surrounded the village centers.
b) Important Taino cultural events took place in the village centers.
c) Tainos visited their leaders in the village centers.
What is important Taino cultural events took place in the village centers.
What did Olmecs use to transport the boulders?
a) large animals
b) logs and rafts
c) metal tools
What is logs and rafts.
What did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations have in common?
a) They lived in swamplands and used underwater wells.
b) They had religions with multiple gods and ceremonies.
c) They used llamas to carry heavy materials.
What is they had religions with multiple gods and ceremonies.
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 everyday.
What is the students nurture the plants in the school garden by watering them everyday.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Mayan cities were places where people could ______ with one another to exchange goods and ideas.
a) interact
b) interflow
c) intercede
What is interact.
What game did Taino people hunt for?
a) shellfish
b) coyotes
c) iguanas
What is iguanas.
Why does the author say the statues are a kind of stone photograph?
a) The stones of the statues traveled across water.
b) The stone heads are of people who do not exist.
c) The stone heads are believed to represent real people.
What is the stone heads are believed to represent real people.
What do glyphs and codices tell us about the Maya civilization?
a) The Maya worshipped at sacred temples.
b) The Maya enjoyed precious gemstones.
c) The Maya developed a writing system.
What is the Maya developed a writing system.
The tourists gaze up to see the peaked spire of the building piercing the sky.
What does the word peaked mean in the sentence?
a) curved
b) flat
c) pointed
What is pointed.
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Beautiful pictures of the newly built temple seemed to ______ many people from around the world to the site.
a) extract
b) distract
c) attract
What is attract.
How did Taino communities show respect for their cacique?
a) Taino communities had their cacique call upon the zemis to help in healing.
b) Taino communities had their cacique live in a simple circular hut.
c) Taino communities had their cacique sit on a stool in a place of honor.
What is Taino communities had their cacique sit on a stool in a place of honor.
What evidence from the passage supports the author's claim that Olmecs built a large and great civilization? (select all that apply)
a) Olmecs carved statues from a volcanic stone.
b) Olmecs carved colossal statues.
c) Olmecs carved stone heads with care.
_____, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present-day Mexico City.
a) Cuzco
b) Pakal
c) Tenochtitlan
What is Tenochtitlan
What sentence is an example of a quarrel?
a) The family agreed to clean the yard before the guests arrived?
b) The player was taken out of the game after an argument with the referee.
c) The conversation with Maya, the city mayor, was friendly and nice.
What is the player was taken out of the game after an argument with the referee.
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.
What is the Maya used fresh water found in natural wells.
Based on the passage "The Taino People," how would you describe life for the Taino people?
a) Having elaborate homes was important to all Tainos.
b) Community was important to Tainos.
c) Religious practices were unimportant to Tainos.
What is community was important to Tainos.
How are the Taino and Olmec civilizations similar?
a) People in both civilizations carved statues from stone.
b) People in both civilizations grew crops on raised plots.
c) People in both civilizations believed in many zemis.
What is people in both civilizations carved statues from stone.