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The Americas: Maya, Aztec and Inca
The Americas: Maya, Aztec and Inca
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The Inca used a technique known as _______ _______ to grow there food in the mountains
elevated terraces
slash and burn
encomiendas
terraced farming
2
The Aztecs wrote using symbols called
cuneiform
sumerian
sandskrit
glyphs or pictographs
3
This civilization was located Central America made up of southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Anasazi
4
The Capital City of the Inca was known as
Lima
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Peru
5
The Aztecs built these around there island city
Temples and Castles
aqueducts and ramparts
Bridges and Tunnels
causeways and canals
6
The Aztecs felt that in order for the sun to rise each day they needed to perform rituals and ??
sacrifices
encomiendas
community farming
Prayers
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This was made up of a major city and the surrounding areas which sometimes included some smaller settlements
city-state
colony
viceroy
manor
8
The Inca Empire was centered in which modern day country
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Argentina
9
This was a series of strings with knots.
peon
Tzotzil
quipu
rampart
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Used for tracking religious ceremonies / festivals, it is considered one of the most famous aspects of Aztec technology
writing system
temple construction
calendars
aquaducts
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The Incas built a large system of __________that went throughout their empire.
canals and causeways
trenches
roads
encomiendas
12
This was the capital city of the Aztec Empire
Cuzco
Tulum
Tenochtitlan
Chichen Itza
13
Early Americas migrated from Asia over a land bridge called the
Beradalt Strait
Strait of Girbraltar
Strait of Horaz
Bering Strait
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This was built as the royal estate for the ninth Inca King, Pachacuti.
Macchu Picchu
Lima
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
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The Inca were conquered by the Spanish and this conquistador
Christopher Colombus
Hernan Cortez
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolome Dias
16
The Maya would play their game Pok-ta-Pok with a rubber sphere here
Ball Courts
Forest Canopies
Soccer goals
Temples
17
Which historical event would directly lead to the conflict presented in the illustration
The Age of Enlightenmnet
The Scientific Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution
The Age of Exploration
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The Mayans used slash and burn agriculture, one innovative technique the Aztecs used to farm is known as
encomiendas
terraced farming
chinampas
slash and burn techniques
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This vegetable was the most important food was the most important food he Mayan Diet
Maize
Tomato
Rice
Avocado
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The Maya civilization is famous for its architecture. They built these as monuments to their gods
Palaces
Forest Compounds
Towers
Pyramids
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Because religion was an important part of the Maya life, they were powerful figures in the government as well
Tzotzils
Priests
Encomiendas
Scribes
22
Which statement best describes a result of the encounter between Europeans and native populations in Latin America?
Native populations grew
European nations lost power in the New World
enslaved Africans to replace native populations.
natives migrated to Europe for a better life.