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1
What were some of the purposes of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?
all of these (a, b, and c)
burial places for important people
raised platform for important buildings
calendars
2
What did the famous Aztec city of Tenochtitlan become?
Mexico City
Phoenix, AZ
Cuzco, Peru
New York City
3
Which group developed an irrigation system that allowed them to farm in the desert?
Anasazi
Aztecs
Inuit
Inca
4
How did the Aztecs expand their territory?
they bought land from other tribes
they made sacrifices to their war god
they did not expand
they conquered other tribes in the area
5
Where did the Mound Builders settle?
in the SW
by and east of the Mississippi River
near the Gulf of Mexico
in Central America between the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
6
Which is the natural change a group of people might go through?
farmers, then hunters, then hunter-gatherers
hunters, hunter-gatherers, then farmers
hunter-gatherers, farmers, then hunters
hunters, then farmers, then hunter-gatherers
7
Which group created “floating gardens” around their city?
Inca
Mayan
Mound Builders
Aztecs
8
Which is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
They rode on mammoths and caribou.
They walked across a land bridge.
They came on horseback.
They came with the Spanish conquistadors.
9
What happened to the losing team in a Mayan ball game?
they were killed
nothing
they had to leave the city
they got a trophy
10
Which group was known as the cliff-dwellers?
Aztecs
Anasazi
Mound Builders
Mayans
11
What was not an effect of European explorers on these ancient groups?
they brought diseases with them that wiped out tribes
they brought horses
they brought chocolate
they introduced steel weapons
12
Which group of people established a large city in the middle of a lake?
Inuit
Mayans
Aztecs
Incas
13
Which of these were the Inca people not known for?
terrace farming
kayaks
roads and bridges
quimpus(quipus)
14
The mounds built show us what about the Mound Builders?
they were well-organized
they liked dirt
they fought with other tribes
they were trustworthy
15
Which is the famous Inca city?
Chichen Itza
Maccu Picchu
Cahokia
Tenochtitlan
16
Which ancient group settled high up in the Andes Mountains and had thousands of miles of roads?
Inca
Aztecs
Anasazi
Mayans
17
Which group stayed near the Arctic Ocean when they migrated here?
Mayans
Incas
Anasazi
Inuit
18
Which group studied the stars and planets to develop an accurate 365 day calendar?
Aztecs
Anasazi
Mayan
Inuit
19
Which is one of the ancient cities of the Anasazi?
Chaco Canyon
California
Cahokia
Chichen Itza
20
Which is a theory explaining why peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
No diseases existed.
Horses were plentiful in the Americas.
Land was free.
Hunters followed animals.
21
What best describes what happened when the large Ice Age animals died out?
the people became hunter-gatherers
they became vegetarians
they started farming
they became extinct
22
Which was the largest city of the Mound Builders?
Chaco Canyon
Tenochtitlan
Cahokia
Chichen Itza
23
Which of these is not true about the Inuit?
they are successful farmers
they hunt seals and walruses
they developed the kayak
they still build igloos
24
How did farming change the way of life of ancient civilizations?
they settled in one place and established cities
they started going to school
they starved
they stopped hunting completely
25
Which city was a famous Mayan city?
Chichen Itza
Cahokia
Tenochtitlan
Maccu Picchu
