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The Americas: Maya, Aztec and Inca
The Americas: Maya, Aztec and Inca
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Early Americas migrated from Asia over a land bridge called the
Strait of Girbraltar
Beradalt Strait
Bering Strait
Strait of Horaz
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Because religion was an important part of the Maya life, they were powerful figures in the government as well
Priests
Encomiendas
Tzotzils
Scribes
3
The Aztecs built these around there island city
aqueducts and ramparts
Temples and Castles
causeways and canals
Bridges and Tunnels
4
The Aztecs felt that in order for the sun to rise each day they needed to perform rituals and ??
community farming
Prayers
sacrifices
encomiendas
5
The Inca used a technique known as _______ _______ to grow there food in the mountains
terraced farming
slash and burn
elevated terraces
encomiendas
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This was made up of a major city and the surrounding areas which sometimes included some smaller settlements
viceroy
manor
city-state
colony
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This vegetable was the most important food was the most important food he Mayan Diet
Tomato
Avocado
Maize
Rice
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Used for tracking religious ceremonies / festivals, it is considered one of the most famous aspects of Aztec technology
calendars
aquaducts
temple construction
writing system
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This civilization was located Central America made up of southern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula
Inca
Anasazi
Aztec
Maya
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This was the capital city of the Aztec Empire
Cuzco
Chichen Itza
Tenochtitlan
Tulum
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The Capital City of the Inca was known as
Lima
Tenochtitlan
Peru
Cuzco
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The Mayans used slash and burn agriculture, one innovative technique the Aztecs used to farm is known as
chinampas
terraced farming
slash and burn techniques
encomiendas
13
The Inca Empire was centered in which modern day country
Peru
Paraguay
Argentina
Mexico
14
The Aztecs wrote using symbols called
sandskrit
sumerian
cuneiform
glyphs or pictographs
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The Maya civilization is famous for its architecture. They built these as monuments to their gods
Forest Compounds
Palaces
Towers
Pyramids
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The Inca were conquered by the Spanish and this conquistador
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Colombus
Bartolome Dias
Hernan Cortez
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The Incas built a large system of __________that went throughout their empire.
trenches
canals and causeways
encomiendas
roads
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This was built as the royal estate for the ninth Inca King, Pachacuti.
Cuzco
Tenochtitlan
Lima
Macchu Picchu
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This was a series of strings with knots.
peon
quipu
rampart
Tzotzil
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Which historical event would directly lead to the conflict presented in the illustration
The Age of Enlightenmnet
The Scientific Revolution
The Age of Exploration
The Neolithic Revolution
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The Maya would play their game Pok-ta-Pok with a rubber sphere here
Temples
Soccer goals
Ball Courts
Forest Canopies
22
Which statement best describes a result of the encounter between Europeans and native populations in Latin America?
enslaved Africans to replace native populations.
Native populations grew
European nations lost power in the New World
natives migrated to Europe for a better life.