What are the Mayan civilization known for?

Charting movements of the sun, moon, and stars.

How did Mayan farmers adapt to the environment of the mountainous highlands?

They built terraces to make more land for planting.

Why did the Aztec sacrifice people?

to keep the Gods from ending the world

What are the Aztec inventions?

chewing gum, chocolate, soccer, universal education

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Exploration and Conquest of the Americas

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1
They used a sundial and astronomy to create the Mayan ______
Metric System
Calendar
Clock
Chair
2
What was the capital of the Inca Empire called?
Cetezco
Alcatraz
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
3
What are the Mayan civilization known for?
Charting movements of the sun, moon, and stars.
Making irrigation systems.
Building apartment-style houses in cliffs.
Building earth mounds for graves.
4
Both the Inca and the Romans were well known for building
ships
roads
pyramids
catapults
5
The Aztec Capital was
Cohokia
Hiawatha
Tenochtitlan
Powhatan
6
How did Mayan farmers adapt to the environment of the mountainous highlands?
They built terraces to make more land for planting.
They used slash-and-burn agriculture to clear new land.
They spread chemical fertilizers on their fields.
They constructed raised-earth platforms surrounded by canals
7
where was Aztec located?
Mexico
South America
The Andes
Russia
8
Most mayan peasants were:
Farmers
Preists
Warriors
Slaves
9
Why did the Aztec sacrifice people?
To prevent the evil god from possessing people
to keep the Gods from ending the world
To have enough food for the winter
To keep the rising population down
10
What is the most important mayan achievements?
Writing and language
Music and Dance
Science and Technology
Art and architecture
11
Why did Inca build stone wall?
Palace for the gods and godesses
for soil to not wash away
Farm land
keep animals out
12
Unlike other early civilizations, the Inca used the quipu because they did not have…
social classes
a religion
a written language
kings
13
Hernan Cortez took over...
The Americans in the US
The Haitian in Haiti’s
The Aztecs in Mexico
The Indians in Indiana
14
Which of the following is an Mayan achievement?
Astronomy
All of the above
Building pyramids
Writing system, 365 calendar
15
What are the Aztec inventions?
Silk, wheel barrow, and block printing
paper, popcorn, Mexican flag, chewing gum, tobacco
chewing gum, chocolate, soccer, universal education
floating garden, makeup, soccer, cardboard
16
What did Pizzaro discover
Pizza
The Aztecs
The Inca
The Maya
17
Inca civilization emerged in the small community around _____.
Cuzco
Santiago
Tenochtitlán
Lima
18
where did the mayan people live?
North america
Asia
Mesoamerica
Antartica
19
Where were the Inca located?
South America
None of these
North America
Central America

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