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Mesoamerican and South American Ancient Civilizations!
Mesoamerican and South American Ancient Civilizations!
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1
What was the geography like in the Incan Empire?
Mountians
All of the Above
Rainforests
Deserts
2
Who came up with the words "chocolate", "tomato", and "avacado"?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Nubians
3
Which civilization were Mesoamerican?
Maya and Aztec
Maya and Kushites
Kushites and Inca
Aztec and Kushites
4
Because of the geography of the Incan Empire, the Inca farmers had to....
Drain Lakes
Wait for the annual flood
Build terraces
Use a shadoof
5
Which civilization came up with the idea of the number ZERO before Europeans did?
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Nubians
6
What did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca have in common?
They were all from Egypt
Farming was important to all of them
They all were from North America
They all used the wheel
7
Which civilization used alpacas, llamas, and vicuna for wool, pack animals, and meat?
Maya
Nubians
Aztec
Inca
8
What type of economy did the Maya, Inca, and Aztec have?
command
Traditional and Market Economy
Traditional
Market
9
How did the Aztecs create more farmland?
By draining lakes
By building chinampas
By using a Quipu
By irrigating deserts
10
If you were to find a Mayan artifact with hieroglyphic writing on it, it would be an example of
Secondary Source
Aztec Source
Incan Source
Primary Source
11
Aztec artists used brightly colored feathers from tropical birds to make....
headdresses, capes, fans, and shields
fancy foods
wings so they could fly
writing instruments
12
Which civilizations were South American?
Inca
Maya
Nubian
Aztec
13
What countries are now where the Maya and Aztec used to be?
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and Peru
Mexico, Guatemala
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize
14
Why would astronomy and calendars be important to the Maya, Aztec, and Inca?
So they could remember birthdays
So they would know when Christmas was
So they would know when to plant and harvest crops
So they could know where to build temples
15
The Aztec had human sacrifices beacuse_______________.
To practice for war
They wanted to have less people
To punish people
To keep the most important god strong
16
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca were all....
Monotheisitc
Nobles
Nontheistic
Polytheistic
17
The Maya had three, the Aztecs had two, and the Inca had two__________.
Contients
Social Classes
Chinampa
Religions
18
What group of people conquered the Mesoamerican and South American civilizations?
Indian
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Spanish
19
Which geographical feature provides more natural resources?
Sinkholes
Deserts
Rainforests
Mountians
20
One method archaeologists can use to study Maya history is to study their_____.
climate
Farming
Pets
Writing
21
Why did the Inca use the mita system?
To separate social classes
To help hold stone blocks together
Because they did not use money
Because they had large ships
22
Why would the Inca use a quipu?
To play music
To study the sky
To keep records
To keep food warm
23
Which civilizations used slash and burn agriculture?
South American
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Mesoamerican
