Mesoamerica

Question 1

Which is a theory for the collapse of the Mayas in the Classic Period?

Accepted Answer

Over population, Uncontrolled Warfare

Question 2

What was the Aztecs most important city?

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Question 3

Currency is...

Accepted Answer

System of money

Question 4

How did the Mesoamerican empires pay for things?

Accepted Answer

Trading, Providing services

Question 5

Mesoamericans believed in...

Accepted Answer

Many gods

Question 6

What is one of the present day countries that was part of the Incan empire?

Accepted Answer

Peru

Question 7

Warfare helped make these civilizations powerful, but it also...

Accepted Answer

Left those conquered upset with them, Lowered their population and weakened them

Question 8

Name an important Mayan city.

Accepted Answer

Tikal, Palenque

Question 9

Define civilization

Accepted Answer

Advanced state of society with great culture & government

Question 10

What would happen to a tribe if they said no to joining the Incas?

Accepted Answer

The Incas attacked them and usually conquered them

Question 11

Which of the following is in the higher social class?

Accepted Answer

Priest

Question 12

What is one of the present day countries the Mayas were located in?

Accepted Answer

Guatemala, Mexico

Question 13

The Incas believed their emperor was related to Inti...

Accepted Answer

The sun god

Question 14

What is agriculture referring to?

Accepted Answer

Farming

Question 15

What is the present day country where the Aztecs' empire was located?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 16

The Aztec and Incan civilizations came to an end after...

Accepted Answer

Invasion by the Spanish conquistadors

Question 17

Civilizations became possible when humans began to...

Accepted Answer

Farm

Question 18

Culture includes...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 19

What is divination?

Accepted Answer

The art of telling the future through religious means

Question 20

What sport did the Maya play?

Accepted Answer

Pok-a-tok

Question 21

The Mesoamerican landscape included...

Accepted Answer

Mountains, Forests

Question 22

What is one thing civilizations do to succeed?

Accepted Answer

Change their environment to make things easier

Question 23

What was the Incan emperor called?

Accepted Answer

Sapa Inca

Question 24

To clear a dense forest for farming, Mayas practiced what farming technique?

Accepted Answer

Slash & burn

Question 25

What is the most important crop for both the Mayas and the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

Corn

Question 26

Which one of these is a characteristic of civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Shared Language, There is a ruler

Question 27

Why is overpopulation bad for a civilization?

Accepted Answer

There are more people than farms can grow food for

Question 28

Who performed sacrifices?

Accepted Answer

Priests

Question 29

At what age did Aztec and Incan girls typically marry?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 30

For communication, Incas had an excellent...

Accepted Answer

System of roads

Question 31

What agriculture technique did the Maya and Inca use to farm on mountains?

Accepted Answer

Terraces

Question 32

What knotted set of strings did Chasquis use as memory aids for messages?

Accepted Answer

Quipus

Question 33

To please the gods, Mesoamericans sacrificed...

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 34

Did the Incas have a written language?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 35

What do merchants do?

Accepted Answer

Trade & sell items

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