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Test Review Early Americas
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1
What would happen to the losing team in the ancient American game of
ollamaliztli
?
They would be sacrificed to the gods
They would have to pay their taxes by labor
They would have to pay 10 pounds of cacao beans
They would be mocked and teased in the streets for a year
2
Which king was known for blood-letting and gruesome sacrifices?
Pacal
Moctezuma I
Pachacuti
Cuzco
3
A
codex
is...
A book where historical records are kept
An ancient Mayan temple
The Incan language
A sporting event that involves a ball and hoop
4
Who was the man that discovered and conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortez
Franscico Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Moctezuma I
5
Who was Hernan Cortez?
An Aztec emperor
A Spanish conquistador that overthrew the Aztecs
An Inca emperor
A Spanish conquistador that overthrew the Mayans
6
What modern-day city was once the Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan
?
Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Lima, Peru
Brasillia, Brazil
7
How did the Incas keep track of business transactions?
They would use different kinds of knotted ropes as records
They would use math just like we do
They would use a barter and trade system instead of money
They would sacrifice someone as payment
8
The two (2) most important crops in the Early Americas were...
wheat and maize
cacao beans and maize
maize and alpaca cloth
maize and chinampas
9
Which one of these countries used to be a part of the Inca empire?
Mexico
Brazil
Peru
The United States
10
In what country was the Aztec empire located?
Peru
Chile
The United States
Mexico
11
Who was the
conquistador
that conquered and overthrew the Inca empire?
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Moctezuma I
12
What is a
chinampas
?
A religious Incan ritual
The Mayan sun god
The capital city of the Aztecs
Man-made Aztec islands used for homes and gardens
13
Which empire only used violence as a last resort, and would rarely sacrifice humans?
Aztecs
Olmecs
Mayans
Inca
14
What is the large area of flatland in Mexico called?
Mexican Plateau
Yucatan Peninsula
Baja California
Sierra del Madre Occidental
15
The Mayans had an ancient writing system made up of _______________________.
hieroglyphs
numbers
knotted ropes
pictograms
16
Why did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas?
He set out on a mission to discover a new continent
He was looking for a trade route between Europe and Asia
He got lost on his way to the North Pole
He got stranded in the ocean and washed up on the shore
17
The dual religion of the Incas meant that they worshiped both...
gods and the emperor
gods and ancestors
the emperor and ancestors
many gods at once
18
Which two (2) civilizations would violently sacrifice humans to gods on a regular basis?
Mayans and Aztecs
None of them
Aztecs and Incans
Incans and Mayans
19
What is Macchu Picchu?
The name of the Aztec army
The capital city of the Mayan empire
A summer palace for the Incan kings
A Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Incas
20
How did the Aztecs build homes and gardens?
By piling up the earth to create raised islands
By sacrificing children to the gods and praying for dry land
By building all of their homes on stilts
By using perfect building blocks
