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1
What mountain range was part of the Incan empire?
Rockies
Himalayas
Sierra Madre
Andes
2
What is another name for the Aztecs "floating gardens"?
clans
chinampas
calpollis
quipus
3
What were the round disk-like ornaments strung as a necklace made by Missippians?
gorgets
palisades
chinampas
quipus
4
What is the name of the capital of the Inca empire?
Cuzco
Tikal
Tenochtitlan
Cahokia
5
What did the Mississippian build around their villages for protection?
palisades
chinampas
quipus
gorgets
6
What was the name of the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec?
Montezuma
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernando Cortes
Christopher Columbus
7
Who was the first to use the number 0?
Aztec
Inca
Mississipians
Maya
8
What Spanish explorer conquered the Inca?
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
Pachacutec
9
What was the main crop of the Aztec?
corn
wheat
barley
potato
10
Which civilization was known for eating fish and guinea pigs?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Mississippian
11
What are the knotted strings the Inca used to keep records?
capolli
nahuatl
chinampas
quipus
12
What country took control of the lands of the Aztec and Inca?
Cuba
Spain
Germany
France
13
Where did the Inca live?
Europe
South America
central Mexico
Central America
14
What was the name of the peninsula that the Maya lived on?
Texococo
Tenochtitlan
Yucatan
Cuzco
15
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
central Mexico
United States
South America
Central America
16
What was the name of the Aztec capital?
Texococo
Cahokia
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
17
What geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of the Inca empire?
rivers
jungle
mountains
deserts
18
What accomplishment do the Aztec, Inca, Maya, and Mississippian all have in common?
agricultural techniques
roads
writing system
wheeled vehicles