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1
Which word means: an agricultural laborer bound by debt to work on anothers property?
Slave
Elite or Noble
Commoner
Serf
2
Which natural resource of the Mesoamerica was used to make tools and sparks to ignite fires?
Jade
Oyster Shells
Arable Land
Flint
3
Which group of people in Mesoamerica flourished in power between 1200-400 BC?
Olmec
Inca
Maya
Aztec
4
Which of the following is NOT a geographic water feature of Mesoamerica?
Yellow River
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
5
What innovation did the Inca use to track numerical data, such as the census?
Hieroglyphs
Mandatory Education
Quipu
Calendar
6
Mayans and Egyptians both used hieroglyphs. What is the major difference between the two?
Mayans wrote in books. Egyptians wrote only on pyramid walls
Egyptians translated with a rosetta stone, Mayans a codex.
Mayan is written in spanish. Egyptians wrote in african.
Egyptians used to equal words. Mayans used to equal letters.
7
What is an item that can be found in nature and can be used for economic gain?
fossil fuels
renewable resources
natural resources
flint
8
Which statement best completes the web?
absolute rule by emperors
buildingsmade from straw and clay
belief in only one god
lessons in math and philosphy
9
Which word means "Middle America"?
South America
North America
Central America
Mesoamerica
10
A mayan warrior's club or axe would be considered, what type of weapon?
Unusual
Defensive
Melee
Long Distance
11
Which geographic feature of Mesoamerica is also a geographic feature of Asia?
Pacific Ocean
Sierra Madre Mountains
Pyramids
Atlantic Ocean
12
Why is primary information and records on the Mayan culture so scarce?
Invading Spaniards burned almost all of the Mayan books.
Mayan High Priests ordered the information to be destroyed.
The people of Mesoamerica didn't have a written language.
Mayan hieroglyphs required a codex to read.
13
Which is NOT a way that shows the importance of astronomy to the Maya?
Astronomy was used to create a calendar
Astronomy was used to communicate with other civilizations
Astronomy was used to plan locations for buildings
Astronomy was used to plan rituals and battles
14
The Aztecs building chinampas are an example of which concept?
Key Historical Figures
Geographical Features
Economic Choices and Decision Making
Adapting to the Environment
15
What factor caused humans to stop being hunter/gatherers and develop civilizations?
The Ice Age
Belief in monotheistic religions
Creation of governments
Advances in farming or agriculture
16
Mesoamerica is made up of 5 regions: El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize and what other two regions?
China & India
Mexico & Belize
Yucatan Peninsula & Honduras
Honduras & Central America
17
Which Maya commodity was used as a form of currency, or money?
Cacao Beans
Cotton
Salt
Obsidian
18
Which word means: an explorer who colonized and conquered in the name of the Spanish Empire?
Conquerer
Invader
Conquistador
Warrior
19
What is slash and burn farming?
farming where crops are slashed down and set on fire
form of agriculture where vegetation is cut down and burned
agriculture where steps are carved in hills for arable land
20
Which phrase best describes chinampas?
floating garden
man made peninsula
fertile soil
arable land
21
How did Mesoamericans adapt their environment to suit their agricultural needs?
They built their temples based on astronomy and religion.
Many Mayans worked as serfs, on their rulers land.
Mesoamericans practiced terrace farming.
Mesoamericans used ONLY man made islands to grow crops.
22
Mesoamericans held rituals to please there gods. Which group was safe from being sacrificed?
Prisoners of War
Unwanted orphan children
Slaves
Elites
23
Why was Rome able to control and rule Britain for so long?
Military Strength
Common Religion
Common Language
Extensive Trade
24
Which type of government was practiced by the Mesoamericans?
Tyranny
Theocracy
Oligarchy
Monarchy
25
Which class could earn the ability to move up the social pyramid through military service?
Noble
Slave
Commoner
Serf
26
This speech most likely described:
Greece
Rome
China
Egypt
