The Pre-Columbian Americas Quiz

The Aztec developed an elaborate ___ that reflected the cosmic cycles of their religion.

The Maya performed human sacrifices in order to satisfy

Much Aztec art and architecture was created for ___ purposes.

Success at farming let the Anasazi construct large settlements at Chaco Canyon and ___.

The ___ social structure included the ruling class, nobles and scribes, peasants, townspeople.

___ culture preserved aspects of Chavin culture, particulary its style of pottery.

The Aztec monarchs claimed

The Toltec brought ___ to Mesoamerica and worked in gold, silver, and copper.

The Anasazi built ___ and earthen dams to farm in the desert.

The Inca had a ___ state ruled by an emperor.

Full-time farming began in North America about A.D.

The following country is between Colombia and Peru.

All young Inca men had to serve in the

Inca social roles were

The following country shares an island with the Dominican Republic.

Forced ___ was a key feature of the state.

Cultures in South America flourished from the appearance of the ___ culture around 900 B.C.

Which civilization developed near the Pacific coast, just south of what is today Ecuador?

The Nazca culture may have practiced religion

People conquered by the Incas were required to learn the __ language.

The following country borders Panama.

The Moche civilization used sophisticated ___ for farming.

The following country borders Nicaragua.

What does the Maya glyph for "conjure" show?

Little is known of the Chavin culture other than its large temples and

The following country is to the East of Suriname

The following country borders Mexico.

The following is the southernmost country in Central America.

Moche civilization had

Which of the following foods is a part of our modern diet and was first grown in South America.

Maya priests used ___ for astronomical and religious purposes.

The following country borders Bolivia.

The Inca Empire was divided into ___ regions.

The following country is south of Bolivia.

The Supreme God of the Aztecs was

The following country borders the Atlantic Ocean.

In North America, ___ River Valley cultures prospered by focusing on agriculture.

How many signs does the Maya writing system have?

The Maya believed that ___ powers controlled life. Gods could be good or evil.

The following country borders Belize.

The following country is on an island south of Cuba.

What is the first step in analyzing an unknown script?

The Toltec were a ___ people.

The Toltec also practiced human ___

The Aztec kingdom was a collection of semi-independent territories governed by local ___.

The Nazca carved huge images of animals, humans and ___ forms.

How many Mayan books survived the destruction of the Spanish Inquisition?

The following country is between Nicaragua and Panama.

Moche civilization focused on

The following country borders the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the following cities was NOT a part of the triple alliance of the Aztecs?

The Spanish forces arrived in the early ____.

What kind of names were the Mayan people forced to take when their culture was being oppressed?

The Toltec empire thrived from the tenth to the ___ centuries.

Aztecs settled at ___ in the 1300s.

The ___ developed an extensive farming society in the Southwest United States.

___ religion was a mix of ancient and contemporary religious traditions.

Prolonged ___ forced the Anasazi to abandon their major settlements.

Aztec ___, who came from noble families, acted as intermediaries between humans and Gods.

Toltec culture is notable for its pyramids and

The Inca economy was based on high-altitude

The Triple Alliance lasted until the reign of ___ and the arrival of Spanish forces.

The following country is located on an island south of Florida.

Through the Aztec Triple Alliance they controlled much of what is today Central and Southern

The supreme God of the Mayas was