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Unit 5 Review
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1
Terraces, raised platforms, and slash-and-burn are all examples of what?
farming techniques
recreational activities
religious practices
architectural styles
2
The building at the center of Tenochtitlan was the city's most important. What was it?
the market
the temple
the courts
the palace
3
Where was the Aztec Empire located?
Africa
South America
Peru
Mexico
4
What was the Inca's
most impressive achievement?
writing with a complex alphabet
maintaining their large empire
conquering many other peoples
developing a solar calendar
5
What was the
main item
of the Aztec diet?
beans
wheat
cheese
maize
6
How can we describe the religions of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayas?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
7
The largest number of people in Mayan society were members of what class?
priests
merchants
peasants
nobles
8
Which group in Aztec society did these tasks: studied the sky, ran schools, predicted future
priests
commoners
government officials
peasants
9
What word best describes the daily life of Mayan peasants?
hard
pleasant
complicated
sad
10
What did the Aztecs demand of the cities they conquered?
that teh leaders volunteer to be sacrificed
that the men serve in the Aztec army
that the citizens give up their religion
that people pay tribute to the Aztec emperor
11
Where was the Inca Empire located?
Asia
South America
Africa
North America
12
Which of the following is evidence that
war
was at the center of Aztec life?
The Aztec Empire lasted hundreds of years
All Aztec males trained to be soldiers
The Aztec culture spread over great areas
All Aztec people became wealthy
13
What did the Mayan and Aztec civilizations have in
common?
a counting system of 20s
a system of artificial islands
a two-calendar system
a knot system of communication
14
Which of the following people in Mayan civilization would be
most likely to farm?
a priest
a ruler
a peasant
a merchant
15
What was one of the
Aztec's
most significant technological achievements?
the aqueducts of Lake Texoco
the city of Tenochtitlan
the development of pictographs
the invention of the calendar
16
Why did the Aztecs use aqueducts, dikes, causeways, canals.
because they were the center of the empire
because they lived on an island
because they lived by the seasons
because they wanted to get around easily
17
Which type of agricultural technique did the Maya use so they could
farm in the mountains?
raised-earth platforms
crop rotation
terraces
slash-and-burn agriculture
18
What is one Mayan achievement in mathematics?
base ten
addition
algebra
the zero
19
Calendar, social system, religion. What do all these aspects from the Maya have in common?
Mayan Culture
Mayan Architecture
Mayan Class Structure
Mayan Government
