were the people who were later called Aztecs

Ritual bloodletting was crucial to Maya rituals because

it was associated with rain and agriculture.

a mnemonic aid consisting of small cords with knots

The Inca imposed order

by taking hostages from the conquered tribes’ ruling classes

The Incan road system was built primarily for the purpose of allowing

armies and news to move more rapidly throughout the empire

Bernal Díaz del Castillo was

the Spanish solider who left detailed records of the Aztecs

In regard to military structure, the Aztecs

did not even keep a permanent, standing army

The chinampa system refers to

the practice of dredging fertile muck from the lake’s bottom

The Aztecs viewed human sacrifice

as an essential ritual to ensure the world’s survival

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Roots of Civilizations: Early American Societies Review Quiz

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1
Mexica
were the people who were later called Aztecs
was the leading pre-Inca society in South America
was the region that originally gave rise to the first Aztecs
was the principal god of the early Aztecs
2
The capital of the Inca empire was
Cuzco
Chimu
Tula
Teotihuacan
3
Ritual bloodletting was crucial to Maya rituals because
it was associated with rain and agriculture.
the flow of blood terrified their enemies.
it pleased their god Indra.
they had copied the technique from the earlier Aztecs.
4
The term Olmec means
the “lords.”
the “wanderers.”
the “masters of the middle earth.”
the “rubber people.”
5
The staple food of Mesoamerica was
maize
squash
beans
fish
6
The Inca quipu was
head priest in charge of determining victims for sacrifice
underground irrigation that allowed for agricultural surplus
the underworld
a mnemonic aid consisting of small cords with knots
7
In regard to political structure, the Aztec empire
had no elaborate bureaucracy
developed a bureaucracy very similar to the Inca empire
was ruled by a priestly theocratic state
developed a remarkably sophisticated bureaucracy
8
The practice of _________ allowed the Inca to greatly increase the amount of arable land.
terracing
fertilizing
irrigating
slashing and burning
9
The most flexible & sophisticated system of writing found in ancient Americas was created by
the Olmecs
the Maya
the Chavin cult
the Teotihuacan society
10
The Inca imposed order
through the spread of a common written language
through the use of extreme terror
by forcing the worship of their main god, Huitzilopochtli
by taking hostages from the conquered tribes’ ruling classes
11
The Incan road system was built primarily for the purpose of allowing
armies and news to move more rapidly throughout the empire
traders to come into the empire
people to travel to religious festivals
farmers to carry tribute to the Sapa Inca
12
Bernal Díaz del Castillo was
a Spanish missionary who made his way to India
the conquistador who defeated the Inca
the conquistador who defeated the Maya
the Spanish solider who left detailed records of the Aztecs
13
In regard to military structure, the Aztecs
were more dependent on their navy than on their army
did not even keep a permanent, standing army
possessed the first standing army since the Spartans
kept well-stocked military garrisons throughout the empire
14
The chinampa system refers to
a process Aztecs used to determine the victims for sacrifice
the practice of dredging fertile muck from the lake’s bottom
the core of the Inca imperial administrative structure
Inca system for memorizing facts w/o written language.
15
The Aztecs viewed human sacrifice
as a means of mass entertainment
as a necessary evil to maintain their alliance with the Inca
as a form of state terrorism to terrify their enemies
as an essential ritual to ensure the world’s survival

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