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1
Which civilization lived on the Yucatan Peninsula?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
2
The Incas were known for their ___________ advances, including skull surgery.
Educational
Cranial
Industrial
Medical
3
The Inca government would arrange mandatory public service ___________ projects.
Building
Art
Moving
4
According to theories, what could have made the Mayans leave their homes.
Disease
War
Mass killings
Drought
5
True or False: The Mayas built perfectly straight roads through the jungles.
True
False
6
Incas were known for their __________ work, as well.
Farm
Home
Religious
Stone
7
True or False: The Incas had no written language.
true
False
8
Which civilization treated cavities in teeth?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
9
One theory says that people migrated to Mesoamerica via a _______________.
waterway
land bridge
canal
air plane
10
Which civilization buried their dead in baskets?
Inca
Aztec
Maya
11
What year did the Aztec empire fall?
1492
2015
1521
900
12
Disease, Spanish Conquistadors, and ___________ were reasons for the fall of the Incan Empire.
Migration
Small Pox
Civil War
Drought
13
The Inca practiced _____________ deformation.
Nasal
Auditory
Optical
Cranial
14
The Mayan civilization was not considered a(n)...
democracy
civilization
empire
city-state
15
The Incas lived in which mountain range?
Andes
Sierra Madre
Appalacian
Rocky
16
The primary god of the Incas was ________, the Sun God.
Inti
Into
In
It
17
True or false: The Mayan civilization was long gone before the Aztecs were in power.
True
False
18
The Aztecs believed that human blood gave the sun __________ to rise every day.
Peace
Strength
Power
Energy
19
According to legend, what animal were the Aztecs to look for holding a snake atop of a cactus?
Snake
Spider
Jaguar
Eagle
20
The Aztec capital was built in the center of a _____________.
Desert
Mountain
Peninsula
Lake
21
Today, the city of ________________ is built on top of Tenochtitlan.
Havana
Baja
Mexico City
Lima
22
What is another name for the area of Mexico and Central America?
Middle America
Mesaamerica
Mesoamerica
MidAmerica
23
The Inca believed in _________________, or being born again after death.
Rebirth
Reinstitution
Redoing
Reincarnation
24
Which of the following civilizations is NOT from Mesoamerica?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
25
The capital of the Incan empire was what?
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Lima
Cuzco
26
the Incas were master _________ builders.
Road
Temple
Empire
Pyramid
27
The Mayan city-states each had their own ___________.
capital
ruler
pyramid
temple
28
The capital of the Aztecs had causways and __________ leading in and out of the city.
Ziplines
Rivers
Roads
Canals
29
True or false: All three civilizations practiced human sacrifice.
False
True
30
Name this peninsula
Iberian
Yucatan
Florida
Baja
31
The Aztecs created their empire through ____________.
Democracy
Peace
Conquest
Sacrifice
32
Which civilization had their own system of writing and numbers, including the number zero.
Inca
Aztec
Maya
33
Which Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Pizzaro
Columbus
Magellan
Cortez
34
The Aztecs lived in an area known as the Valley of _______________.
Tikal
Kings
Tenochtitlan
Mexico
35
Which civilization had an intricate system of record keeping?
Inca
Aztec
Mayan
36
The Inca were finally conquered by which man?
Cortez
Pizzaro
Magellan
Columbus
37
Which civilization developed schools for their children?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
38
True or false: All three civilizations were monotheistic.
True
False
39
Which of these cities was the capital of the Aztecs?
Mexico City
Tikal
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
40
Another theory states that people migrated to Mesoamerica by crossing ____________.
sand
Water
Land
Air