stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Ancient Civilizations Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Ancient Civilizations Review
Ancient Civilizations Review
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
248 plays
This will be a review for our ancient civilizations summative!
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
Tenochtitlan was the capital of which civilization?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
2
One explanation about how human beings first migrated to the Americas states that they came by:
land bridge
directly from Africa
explorers from Europe
from Australia
3
Which tribe built earth mounds?
Haida
Adenas
Navajo
Taino
4
Cuzco was the capital of which civilization?
U.S.
Aztec
Maya
Inca
5
Where were the Incas located?
Central America
Mexico
South America
Tenochtitlan
6
Where were the Aztecs located?
Central America
United States
Central Mexico
South America
7
Which civilization was MOST famous for their 365-day calendar?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
8
What form of government did the Aztecs have?
Empire
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
9
What made up the written language of the Aztec civilization?
hieroglyphics
no written language
pictographs
Dutch
10
Which of the following is the best title for this chart?
Ancient Governments
Ancient Religions
Characteristics of culture groups
Characteristics of Ancient Civilizations
11
Which tribe were the original people of the Pacific Northwest Coast?
Iroquois
Taino
Haida
Adena
12
During what time frame did the Mayans exist?
1800 B.C.-1500 A.D.
1500s
1200 A.D.-1240 A.D.
13
Which is another way the first humans arrived in Americas.
were always in the Americas
swam from Cuba
island hopped across the Pacific Ocean
sailed from India
14
What type of government did the Inca civilization have?
Monarchy
None
Democracy
Dictatorship
15
Who was at the top of the Maya social structure?
nobles
priests
slaves
Ahau (king)
16
Which civilization consisted of many city-states that were ruled by their own government?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
17
What was the religion of the Mayans?
Christianity
Monotheism
Quetzalcoatl
Itzamna (god of fire)
18
Inti or Sun God was the most important God in which civilization?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Indian
19
Symbols were used to create a writing system in this civilization
Aztec
Inca
Indian
Maya
20
What was the name of the Inca communication or writing system?
Alphabet
Glyphs
Quipu
Knots
21
Paleo Indians were
hunter gatherers
lived in the northeast only
city dwellers
22
Who was at the bottom of the Aztec social structure?
Priests
Serfs or Slaves
Commoners
Lords
23
Where were the Mayans located?
Central America
South America
Mexico
United States
24
This group lived in the Caribbean before Columbus discovered the New World.
Haida
Adenas
Taino
Navajo
25
What type of government did the Incas have?
Unified monarchy
Independent city states
Democratic Republic
Empire divided into quarters
26
The following three items are examples of:
icons
artifacts
trinkets
wampum
27
The Haida were known for
building mounds
carving symbols in stone
building totem poles
constructing tepees
28
Mound building civilizations can be found in
South America
North America only
the Caribbean
Antarctica
29
What was the Mayan writing system called?
Quipus
Glyphs
Writing
Alphabet
30
Chichen Itza was the ancient ruin of which civilization?
Adena
Mayan
Aztec
Inca
31
Mathematics, a calendar, and medicine were aspects of technology for which civilization?
Inca
Maya
Aztec