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Chapter 9: Ancient Civilizations
Chapter 9: Ancient Civilizations
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1
What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and Alaska?
The Ice Bridge
Bering Bridge
Beringia
The Golden Gate
2
Beringia appeared
during a heat wave that caused ice to melt and land to appear
during the Ice Age when ice froze and seas fell and dry land was exposed
during the Ice Age when people were sailing around icebergs
3
Why did the conquistadors go to the Americas in the first place?
world domination
to find empires filled with hot cheetos
to find empires filled with chocolate
To find empires filled with gold
4
The first Americans landed in the Americas because they were
following the animals
lost
searching for gold
5
People thought the Mayans were crazy because they built their civilization
in the desert
under water
in treehouses
on swamps and sinkholes
6
The first civilization in Mesoamerica
Maya
Olmec
Toltec
Aztec
7
One of the wonders of the world and incredible archeological site built by the Incans for their kings
The Taj Mahal
Michi Pichi
Machu Picchu
Hulu Lulu
8
The largest empire in the Americas was the
Inca
Charger
Mayan
Aztec
9
Farming eventually played an important role in Mesoamerica.
True
False
10
Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca leader
Montezuma
Malintzin
Atahualpa
Machu Picchu
11
A Spanish soldier explorer is known as a
pachacuti
conquistador
soldier explorer
concordat
12
Positive effects on Spain from Pizarro & Cortés' conquests
everyone loved the Spanish
friendships with other countries and other civilizations
power, wealth, prestige, global domination
13
Aztec historians used books called __________ to record their religion and history.
codices
pictograms
obsidian
encyclopedias
14
The Mayan civilization fell by
alien abduction
food poisoning
the hunger games
who knows!?!
15
Who defeated the Aztec?
Francisco Cortes
Antonio DiBernardo
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
16
The Toltec had a monopoly on
obsidian
granite
maize
gold
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We would know more about the Aztec people but
many codices were destroyed by the Spanish conquistadors
many codices were destroyed by the Incas
many codices were destroyed by Mrs. DiBernardo
many Aztecs hid the codices and they were never found
18
The Aztec legend can be seen on the Spanish flag.
True
False
19
The first Americans were
traders and merchants
hunters and gatherers
builders and farmers
20
The legend of the Aztec empire location is the landing of an eagle on a cactus with a snake in its mouth.
True
False
21
Guns killed more Aztec than anything else.
False
True
22
Negative effects on Spain from Pizarro and Cortés' conquests
there were no negative effects
other countries left them alone
too much land & they were a threat to other countries
they became very rich
23
The Inca were so successful and united because of
strong central government, Quechua, system of roads, agriculture techniques
threatening the people with human sacrifice
strong central government, system of roads, military force
24
The Spanish conquistadors are one of many controversial subjects when it comes to our history and expansion.
True
False
