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1
Inca developed what farming techniques to combat soil erosion and to farm on hill sides?
crop rotation
slash and burn
leaving fields fallow
terraced farming
2
Stone monuments that were carved into large heads were created by which ancient civilization?
The Olmecs
The Mayans
The Incans
The Aztecs
3
The Mayan civilization painted and carved hieroglyphs to __________.
tell stories about rulers and great events in their history
please the gods
scare away wild animals
decorate their houses and temples with fictional stories
4
Most of the Aztec gods were associated with
warfare
trade
agriculture
livestock
5
Which person would have been a member of the highest class in the Mayan society?
a merchant
a soldier
a god–king
a farmer
6
Which of the following MAJOR landforms made it extremely difficult for the Incans to farm?
The Andes
The Brazilian Highlands
The Atacama Desert
The Amazon Basin
7
Before the Spanish conquistadors came to the Inca empire, Inca history and legends were
recorded in books made of animal skins
passed down through oral tradition
written in bark–paper books
carved in walls through a process similar to hieroglyphics
8
What item did members of the Aztec nation have to trade for because it was not commonly found
squash
wood
corn
fish
9
Mayan who lived in the tropical lowlands of Mexico had to adapt your home and hunting to
a desert environment
a mountainous environment
a plateau environment
a rain forest environment
10
A quipu was a counting tool made of rope that was used by the
Olmecs
Incas
Aztecs
Mayans
11
All of the following plants were grown and used in the Mayan lowlands, except
corn
palm trees
avocados
coffee beans
12
Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizzaro kidnapped their leader and destroyed their army
The Mayans
The Anasazi
The Incas
The Aztecs
13
Glyph writing was invented by which early Meso–American civilization?
The Olmec
The Aztec
The Zapotec
The Maya
14
Mayan civilizations were located primarily in which present day country?
Columbia
Mexico
Peru
Argentina
15
Mayans had an accurate solar calendar. How many days was their calendar based on?
385
355
365
304
16
In order to build up their capital city, Aztecs used a form of payment called a __________
tax
tribute
tariff
tithe
17
The Mayan and Aztec civilizations both developed
gunpowder
a calendar
the sailboat
rifle
18
How did the Aztecs adapt to the swampy regions of their capital city in order to get food?
They grew few crops and caught fish for most of their food
They traded with nearby tribes to get food
They attacked neighboring tribes in order to obtain food
They developed floating raised garden beds to grow crops
19
To people today, the Mayan system of glyphs might look more like ______ than _____.
numbers / letters
numbers / words
words / letters
pictures / words
20
The Inca civilization arose and developed in/on __________.
Central America
the southwestern United States
South America
Mexico