What was one way the Maya system of numbers differs from ours?

It was based on 20 rather than 10.

When the Aztecs fled south from Chapultepec in 1319, how did the Culhuas near their new home respond?

They paid the Aztecs to fight for them.

What was the difference between Aztec farmers and peasants?

Farmers belonged to ward; lent land to farm. Peasants worked for nobles.

In the classes of Incan nobles, who were the Curacas?

local leaders of conquered people

After the Incas conquered a new area, why were local leaders and their sons brought to Cuzco?

to learn Incan law and language

How can tourists in Mexico observe Aztec technology still in use?

take a boat to see flowers grown on artificial islands

What weakness in the Aztec Empire did the Spanish take advantage of when they invaded Mexico?

Because conquered peoples kept their own customs, the empire lacked unity.

Which of these facts best shows that war was at the center of Aztec life?

All Aztec men were trained as soldiers.

Why did the Maya create hundreds of glyphs?

to communicate sounds, words, and ideas

Which describes the solar year calculated by the Maya?

the time it takes Earth to go once around the sun

Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people's history?

so he could tell a different story of their past

Why did Aztec markets have guards and judges?

to make sure sellers behaved honestly

A Maya sees a stranger and knows what town he or she is from. What traditional Maya art makes this possible?

weaving cloth in complex patterns

What challenge did the Incas face to a much larger extent than other peoples in the Americas?

controlling a very large empire

Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"?

Their chief god was the sun god.

How did travelers on Incan roads cross rivers?

They walked across on suspension bridges.

What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?

barter, or trading one good for another

By forming the Triple Alliance, the Aztec leader Itzcoatl was able to

free his people from Tepanec rule

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1
What was one way the Maya system of numbers differs from ours?
It lacked a way to show zero.
It couldn't be used to do subtraction.
It used symbols to represent different amounts.
It was based on 20 rather than 10.
2
What would an Aztec commoner boy be most likely to study at school?
how to be a soldier
the movements of the planets
the arts of neighboring cities
how to build pyramids
3
A pilgrimage site for Aztecs was the ruins of a city built by the
Toltecs
Maya
Spanish
Teotihuacan
4
Which of these was a task typically left for Aztec men?
tending the garden
weaving cloth
preparing meals
building the house
5
When the cities of the southern lowlands collapsed, what took their place?
grassland
swamp
jungle
desert
6
When the Aztecs fled south from Chapultepec in 1319, how did the Culhuas near their new home respond?
They killed the Aztec chief's daughter.
They gave the Aztecs most of their land.
They made the Aztecs farm for them.
They paid the Aztecs to fight for them.
7
Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan build chinampas?
to keep invaders away
to enlarge their land area
to get a fresh water supply
to catch fish for special meals
8
What was the difference between Aztec farmers and peasants?
Farmers gave equal status to men and women; peasants respected women more.
Farmers lived together in large stone lodges; peasants had own mud huts.
Farmers belonged to ward; lent land to farm. Peasants worked for nobles.
Farmers free from paying tax or tribute; peasants paid 1/2 their earnings.
9
In the classes of Incan nobles, who were the Curacas?
scholars who did well in school
favorites chosen by the royal wives
winners of major battles
local leaders of conquered people
10
The ball game tlachtli, which served a religious purpose, was played mostly by
children of farmers
members of the nobility
professional athletes
prisoners of war
11
A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for
remembering information
catching fish in the river
finding the best route
understanding the calendar
12
Moving 5 times around the patolli board symbolized 260 days, a reference to
the origin of the Aztec people
a famous Aztec battle
a journey through Aztec lands
the Aztec calendar
13
When did the Maya first give a girl tools for spinning and weaving?
at her coming-of-age ceremony
when she was ready to marry
when she was three-months old
about a month after her wedding
14
After the Incas conquered a new area, why were local leaders and their sons brought to Cuzco?
to learn Incan law and language
to tell the emperor their concerns
to get sacred objects back
to be sacrificed to the sun god
15
How did the Incas develop well-planned cities and elaborate irrigation methods?
learned them from the Maya
created them as original inventions
adapted them from the Chimus
learned them from Inti
16
What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?
It drained the swamps.
It injured the cattle.
It wore out the soil.
It destroyed the temples.
17
How can tourists in Mexico observe Aztec technology still in use?
take a boat to see flowers grown on artificial islands
walk into the lobby of a typical downtown hotel
ride to the top of a skyscraper built with steel
hire a horse-drawn carriage for a ride through the park
18
What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?
a school for sons of commoners
a group of trained warriors
a central market
a network of roads
19
What weakness in the Aztec Empire did the Spanish take advantage of when they invaded Mexico?
Because citizens of the empire grew rich, they forgot how to fight.
Because all the empire worshipped one king, his death ended their religion
Because conquered peoples kept their own customs, the empire lacked unity.
Because the empire remained small, it was easily surrounded.
20
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan need aqueducts, dikes, causeways, or canals?
because they traveled frequently
because they lived on islands
because they ruled a large empire
because they followed the seasons
21
Which of these facts best shows that war was at the center of Aztec life?
The Aztec Empire lasted many years.
Some Aztec people grew wealthy.
Aztec culture spread over a wide area.
All Aztec men were trained as soldiers.
22
What made it possible for the Olmecs and the Maya to create permanent settlements?
wild animals
farming
sailing
metal tools
23
Why did Incan farmers terrace their fields?
to get enough water in the desert
to do required labor for the emperor
to keep wild animals away
to increase available cropland
24
Why did the Maya create hundreds of glyphs?
to raise crops on steep mountain slopes
to communicate sounds, words, and ideas
to protect themselves from attack by foreign invaders
to teach men, women, and children their duties
25
Which describes the solar year calculated by the Maya?
the period from one full moon to the next
the year of 260 days on the sacred calendar
the time it takes Earth to go once around the sun
the number of days in a single Calendar Round
26
Why did the leader Itzcoatl destroy records of his people's history?
so he could have more control over his people
so he could tell a different story of their past
to improve his people's productivity and wealth
to ensure that no one would challenge his authority
27
Which of these modern countries is in the area where Maya civilization developed and is home to large numbers of Maya?
Venezuela
Panama
Costa Rica
Guatemala
28
Why did Aztec markets have guards and judges?
to collect taxes on every purchase
to prevent foreign goods from being sold
to keep the best goods for the royal family
to make sure sellers behaved honestly
29
What is true for ONLY the Maya priests?
The imported rare products.
They read the calendar.
They might someday be free.
They ruled the Maya.
30
A Maya sees a stranger and knows what town he or she is from. What traditional Maya art makes this possible?
carving sculptures in animal shapes
making jewelry from silver and gold
weaving cloth in complex patterns
making hats out of grasses and feathers
31
What did the Sapa Inca typically do after a rebellion by a conquered tribe?
take families as slaves
return sacred objects
set the area free
replace the local leaders
32
Two people who belonged to the same ayllu might often
obey different leaders
speak different languages
live in different regions
work at different tasks
33
The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Maya or Aztecs. This Incan crop was
squash
beans
corn
potatoes
34
What challenge did the Incas face to a much larger extent than other peoples in the Americas?
surviving a severe climate
building homes in wetlands
controlling a very large empire
speaking many dialects
35
Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"?
The nobles could relax in the sun.
The peasants often got sunburned.
Their chief god was the sun god.
The sun dried out their crops.
36
Who within Aztec society studied the sky, ran the school, and predicted the future?
a commoner
a priest
a judge
a peasant
37
The Aztec system of writing made use of
weaving
an alphabet
pictographs
knots
38
How did travelers on Incan roads cross rivers?
They walked across on suspension bridges.
They swam with a strong stroke.
They rode across on llamas.
They paid a ferry boatman to row them.
39
According to Incan legend, the Inca tribe began when the sun god's son
stepped out from the eastern sky
rose out of Lake Titicaca
crossed the Pacific Ocean
saw an eagle on top of a cactus
40
The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of
wood
mud
thatch
stone
41
What was the usual way to buy and sell goods in an Aztec market?
barter, or trading one good for another
credit, or agreeing to make a later payment
money, or usuing gold and silver coins
donation, or freely giving goods to others
42
The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilophochtli
required suffering
built with bones and feathers
needed blood for nourishment
hated most living things
43
Aztec nobles made up three groups: priests, government officials, and what other group?
mililtary leaders
skilled crafstmen
forgeiners
traders
44
The Inca Empire reached its peak around 1500 C.E., roughly the same period as which group?
Classic Maya
Toltec civilization
Olmec culture
Aztec Empire
45
Much of the land that was once the Inca Empire is in which countries today?
Mexico and Guatemala
Peru and Ecuador
Colombia and Venezuela
Brazil and Paraguay
46
Which of these foods would've been new to the Maya when it was introduced from Europe after 1500?
sugar
beans
squash
chocolate
47
What material did the Inca use to cover most of their Temple of the Sun, to make masks, sculptures, knives, and jewelry?
copper
mahogany
bone
gold
48
Maya who lived in many different communities over a wide area shared the same
army
landscape
government
calendar
49
By forming the Triple Alliance, the Aztec leader Itzcoatl was able to
move to southern Mexico
free his people from Tepanec rule
get his men hired as mercenaries
start constructing a new city-state
50
When a Chosen Woman was 12 years old, she would most likely be
helping to govern a village
married to a commoner
studying in a convent
living with her family
51
What animals did some Aztec families raise?
sheep
turkeys
horses
goats
52
The fact that the Incan Empire stretched about 2,500 miles and didn't have a written language explain why the Incas
had legends about their origin
conquered many other groups
used runners to carry messages
built their capital in the mountains
53
How might someone become the Aztec emperor?
by seizing the position after his army killed the emperor
by being chosen by a group of advisers after his uncle died
by replacing his emperor father when he turned 16
by inheriting the position from his mother's father
54
What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?
a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city
a struggle between the powers of the earth and sky
the joining of different peoples to make one nation
the strength of Aztec armies to conquer their neighbors
55
A third of an ayllu's crops went to
the Sapa Inca
the local leader
needy neighbors
conquered armies
56
Which description best fits the Valley of Mexico, where the Aztec Empire arose?
cold and mountainous
fertile and high
low and covered with rainforest
dry and barren
57
How was the jaguar important to the Maya?
It provided meat for their diet.
Warriers trained it to fight.
Peasants wore its fur to keep warm.
It was a feature of their religion.
58
"I make a poem that shines like a brilliant, precious, splendid emerald." What does this verse say about Aztec culture?
Men sang while women danced.
Long-distance traders got wealthy.
Emeralds were quite common.
Poetry was highly valued.
59
The Incas lived for hundreds of years without spreading their civilization. What set off the expansion of their empire?
a need for more trading partners
a priestly message from the gods
an attack by a neighboring people
a sudden need for more farmland
60
At the Great Temple, the Aztecs built a shrine to Tlaloc, the rain god. What does this suggest about the Aztecs?
They needed resources from the rainforest.
They depened on rain for planting.
They believed their leaders were gods.
Their trade routes ran along rivers.
61
The pochteca, or professional traders, had many privileges. This suggests the Aztecs
valued rare goods from faraway places
believed that merchants were semidivine
honored peope who spoke many languages
respected people who made a lot of money
62
What was an Aztec farmer most likely to eat?
corn tortillas
winged ants
oat porridge
fresh peaches
63
How would an Incan priest most likely use an oracle?
to sacrifice animals to the gods
to ask advice about the future
to collect taxes for the temple
to study how to perform rituals
64
When a Maya couple first married, where did they go to live?
to the husband's home, where the wife helped cook
to the home of the wife's parents, where her husband would work for them
to a farm a few miles away, where they raised their own food
to a faraway city where they could have some independence
65
Which of these sources best helps scholars learn about the cultures of the Maya, Aztec, and Incan people?
accounts written by English authors
traditions found among descendants
paintings by recent Spanish painters
artifacts from the sites of modern cities
66
The Aztec Empire was based on tribute. This means the people who lived in the empire
rebelled against the Aztec leaders
had to speak the Aztec language
paid goods to the Aztec government
worshipped Aztec gods
67
Aztecs invited groups to be allies; they had 60 days to respond. If no, the Aztecs declared war. This enabled the Aztecs
to make new alliances
to experience long periods of peace
to expand their empire
to explore different regions
68
What was one benefit of settling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco?
It was made of volcanic rock.
It was easy to defend.
It had dense forests.
It had a deep harbor.
69
One skill that the Maya adapted from the Olmecs was a way to
use horses or oxen to pull plows
build carts that had wheels
make tools out of metal
write by using pictures as symbols
70
What did the Aztecs build in the center of Tenochtitlan?
a royal palace where government officials lived
a marketplace where thousands of people came to trade
a large plaza where they held special festivals
wooden causeways leading in four different directions
71
Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?
to conduct long-distance trade
to lead peasant armies
to foretell the future
to carve temple structures
72
Which statement is true of Aztec marriages?
Weddings were usually secret.
A man could have only one wife.
The couple chose the matchmaker.
A woman could ask for a divorce.
73
What achievement did the Aztecs adapt from the Maya?
floating gardens
system of two calendars
use of roads
chariots with wheels
74
Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?
slash-and-burn agriculture
crop rotation
raised-earth platforms
terraces
75
The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1000 years ago, are made of
wood
thatch
stone
mud
76
Suppose you are an archaeologist and find an old, overgrown temple. You know it's Aztec because it has
a double stairway
a domed roof
beautiful stained-glass windows
carved pillars by the door
77
What was an important use of the Sacred Round?
to determine when to plant crops
to get water for the community
to choose a bride or groom
to visit other cities for trade
78
During which time period did the Maya abandon many of their cities, carry out larger wars, and produce few achievements?
during the Classic Maya period
during the Post-Classic Maya period
during the Olmec period
during the Pre-Classic Maya period

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