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Civilizations of the Americas
Civilizations of the Americas
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The Maya Empire is:
GREEN
BLUE
RED
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The Aztecs came after the Maya
False
True
3
Rulers of the Maya, Aztec and Inca were believed to be...
Demons
Commoners
Warriors
God-Like
4
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the American civilizations?
They made many mathematical advances
They used a bark papered book called the codex
They were monotheistic
They used the calendar for solar/agricultural reasons
5
What was an important Mayan+Aztec ritual?
Playing Pok-a-Tok
Dancing together in to welcome the rain
Harvesting potatoes
Sacraficing human life, offering the blood to the gods
6
The Aztec Empire is:
BLUE
GREEN
RED
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The floating island gardens built by the Aztec
Chinampa
quipu
causeway
texcoco
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Where was the Mayan civilization?
The Yucatan Peninsula
Peru
Brazil
Mexico
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The capital, Tenoctitlan, was built in the midddle of lake Texcoco...
Inca
Mississipian
Aztec
Maya
10
What was the major contribution of the Mayan culture represented in this image?
Multiplication tables
Reading
Written Language
The zero value in mathematics
11
What was the most important animal to the Inca?
the squirrel
the llama
the horse
the lion
12
Why did the Maya + Aztec sacrifice people?
To keep the rising population down
To have enough food for the winter
to pay a blood debt to the Gods
To prevent the evil god from possessing people
13
The Inca Empire is:
BLUE
GREEN
RED
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What empire had large road systems?
Mayan's
Aztec's
Inca's
All of the above
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What is the name of the labor "tax" used by the Inca?
tribute
mita
quipu
chinampa
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Who conquered the Aztec empire
Ponce de León
Hernando Cortez
Vasco de gama
Francisco Pizzaro
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What technology did all American civilizations lack?
metal
writing
math
wheel
18
How did the Inca write?
On Google Docs
With Incan hieroglyphs
In vernacular
They didn't
19
Which of the following is the most significant contribution of the Maya?
building giant stone heads
use of chocolate
invention of basketball
365 day solar calendar
20
How did the leader of the Inca keep his empire connected
carrier pigeons
By chariot travel
Many roads and Bridges
By using G-mail
21
Which of the following was NOT a Maya achievement?
Concept of zero
Place notation
Elaborate writing system
Terra-Cotta Statues
22
How many days are in the Mayan + Aztec calendar?
365
186
1,001 Nights
52
23
As a result of living in the Andes, the Inca built ___ to improve irrigation + farming
terraces
roads
Chinampas
quipus
24
The Inca and Aztec civilizations were attacked and taken over by
Portuguese Conquistadores
Spanish Conquistdores
The British
The Brazillians
25
Quipu
was the Inca system of _____.
record keeping
government
writing
road building
26
The Mayan Empire was divided into many_______.
Tributaries
City-States
Countries
States
