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Review North American Native American groups, the Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas.
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Which answer choice below correctly identifies aspects of the Aztec civilization?
Calendar, Chichen Itza, chocolate, rubber
Tenochtitlan, Chinampas, human sacrifice
Road system, Machu Picchu, terrace farming
Great Plains, Teepee, bison
2
Which geographic feature in highlighted by the area in red on the map?
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
The Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
3
Which city best matches the description: city in the skies, prime vacation spot for the emperor
Machu Picchu
Cuzco
Yucatan
Tenochtitlan
4
What incredible feat of engineering are the Inca known for?
Giant stone heads
An impressive wiritng system
Thousands of miles of roads and bridges connecting the empire
Floating gardens for growing corn and squash
5
Which group of Native Americans were completely nomadic? They relied on one type of animal and gathering/hunting.
Northeastern Native Americans
Great Plains
Southeast Native Americans
Aztec
6
The Royal Road was...?
The roadway that nobody but the royal family could go on
The Royal Road led up to Machu Picchu and had only one way to go
The main road of the Inca Empire
A roadway that went straight to the emperor's house
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Which one of the following answer choices identifies a feature the Mayan and Aztec civilizations shared?
Pyramids that served a religious funciton
The use of Chinampsas
Ceremonial centers high up in the mountains
Cities constructed on islands for defense
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What did the native civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America have in common?
They did not have temples
Their agriculture mostly depended on hunting and gathering
They were all polytheistic and performed sacrifice
They were spread out and their populations were small
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How would the geopgraphy of the Andes have impacted the Incas?
The steep hills forced them to build terraces to farm
The large forests provided them with all they needed
The Inca's only source of food was fish
It was too cold to grow any crops
10
Who's to blame for the downfall of the Aztec Empire?
The Italians
The English
The Spanish
The Portugese
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What did the Incas use Llamas for?
They helped pull farming equipment up and down the mountains
For transportation of goods, rugs, and for food
They were used by the Maya Empire, not the Inca
As family pets
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Which one of the following answer choices identifies how the Mayan calendar is most like our current calendar?
It is based off the moon
It observes the same holidays
It comprises 365 days
It is divided into 12 months
13
Which Native American civilization is known for their developed writing system?
Great Plains
Aztec
Iroquois
Maya
14
The rulers of Tenochtitlan, Tlacopan, and Texcoco worked together to form the ___________________.
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
Triple Alliance
15
Northeast Native Americans typically made what type of dwelling?
Stone huts with thatched roofs
Tipis (Teepees)
Earthen Lodges
Wigwams and Longhouses
16
Which answer choice BEST describes where the Mayan civilization was located?
Guatemala
Central Mexico
Andes Mountains
Yucatan Peninsula
17
Which Native American group best matches the description: Tipis (Teepees), Bison, Moccassins
Great Plains
Southeast
Northeast
Pueblo
18
The Mayas used the Slash-and-Burn technique. What is that?
Building floating gardens to avoid forest fires
Setting controlled fires to fertilize the soil
Slashing and burning their enemies' towns down
Using Oxen to plow through the dense rainforest
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The Great Plains Native Americans used ________ as a food source, as well as a means of making clothes and tepees.
Bison
Corn shells
Sheep
Wooly Mammoth
