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What geographical feature is labeled #6?
America Ocean
Andes Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
2
What was an important animal for the Inca?
eagle
camel
llama
horse
3
What geographical feature is labeled #4?
Amazon Lake
Andes River
Mississippi River
Amazon River
4
Who invaded the Inca and Aztec empire?
The Spanish
The Romans
The Muslims
The Mayans
5
What geographical feature is labeled #5?
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Alps Mountains
6
Before Spain took over the civilizations by force, the Incas and Aztecs greeted the Spanish how?
Humble and meek
Curious and Friendly
Threatening and violent
Bold and angry
7
The Aztec and Inca believed in many gods. (polytheism). What god was the primary god that they worshiped?
Earth
water
forest
sun
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What region did the Inca's rule?
Gulf coast of South America
Pacific coast (west coast) of South America
Central Mexico
East coast of Central America
9
What was a chinampa?
Aztec celebrations of holidays that honored different gods.
Floating gardens placed on top of shallow lakes to grow crops
A type of chimpanzee that are only found in Central America.
An Aztec food that consisted of tortillas and a special meat
10
What do Cuzco and Machu Picchu have in common?
They were Inca rulers
They were Inca gods
They are large important cities in the Inca empire
They are European diseases
11
BOTH Inca and Aztec Empires....
Had three rulers
Had a written language
Possessed an extensive road system
Expanded through conquest
12
Who led the invasion and conquered the Aztec empire?
Huayna Capac
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Inti
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What were some benefits of the Inca road system?
send and receive messages
encouraged trade
help others farm
travel the empire
14
Where was the Aztec Empire located?
Belize
Central Mexico
Guatemala
Yucatan Peninsula
15
What is an aqueduct?
A type of stone sculpture
A type of poem
A drawing on a rock surface
A channel used to carry water to cities and towns.
16
Which mountain range was within the Inca Empire?
Himalayas
Appalachian
Andes
Rockies
17
What best describes the Aztec city, Tenochtitlan?
markets for trade
desert with some homes made of brick
island with many people
streets, plazas, temples
18
A quipu is a
Knotted rope used for record keeping and sending messages
Made of rope and used to shade Inca babies from the sun
An apron worn as part of a traditional outift
An Inca necklace.
19
Most Inca were farmers. They grew corn, squash, tomatoes, peanuts, cotton.
FALSE
TRUE
20
The Incas were good farmers, how did they accomplish this living high up in the mountains?
Terrace farming
They had llamas to plow for them
They planted crops with long roots
They build the Royal Road
21
What were the Aztecs commonly known as?
fierce warriors
Kindly rulers
Talented muscians
Great scientists
22
A characteristic of Tenochtitlan:
located on an island
contained no pyrimids
was on the seacoast
was very small
23
Who was the "Sapa Inca?"
wife of the emperor
God of the Sun
The sole ruler of the empire
high priest in charge of sacrificing
24
Present day Central Mexico is the home of what civilization...?
Cherokee
Maya
Aztecs
Incas
25
Which civilization used terrace farming?
Africans
Aztec
Inca
Romans
26
What was Inca clothing most commonly made of?
llama wool and cotton
seeds
feathers
dried clay
27
What best describes a chinampas?
served as an Incan method of keeping unwritten records
failed as a Mayan method of fighting off outside invaders
were an innovative agricultural technique by the Aztecs
provided Mayan kings a place to go in times of trouble
28
Which of the following best describes the Aztec government?
a tribal system with no central government
A democracy with a president elected by the commoners
A system of city-states, each with it's own ruler
An empire united under a singular ruler, strong central government
29
Which best describes terrace farming?
level fields cut into the sides of the mountains that could be planted
raised garden beds built on a lake
related families that pool & distribute resources to meet the needs of them
paying taxes with labor instead of goods
30
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Cuzco
Tula
Chicago
Tenochtitlan
31
Which of the following was not an achievement of Inca engineers (builders)?
Irrigation systems
Suspension bridges
Terraced farmlands
Wheeled carriages
32
What geographical feature is labeled #2?
Andes Mountains
Central Mexican Plateau
South America
Yucatan Peninsula
33
Who was the ruler of the Aztec Empire before it fell to Spain?
Atahualpa
Montezuma II
Pizarro
Cortez
34
The Aztecs were a society that constantly waged war, why?
Their neighbors kept attacking them.
They believed that the Gods enjoyed watching humans fight.
Local tribes tried to steal their gold.
They needed prisoners for human sacrifices to please the gods.
35
Which was NOT an achievement of the AZTEC?
calendar system
herbal medicines and education of Aztec children
writing system (hydrolifics)
terrace farming
36
Moctezuma II was one of the last Aztec emperors. What best describes his leadership?
very religious
powerful and very friendly (welcomed all people to interact with him)
powerful and strict (could not look him in the eye)
expanded the growth of the empire during his reign
37
Which of the following was an effect of Aztec "chinampas"?
Aztecs began human sacrifices for the first time
Aztec built weapons
Aztecs extended control in South America
Aztec population and trade grew
38
Look at the picture below. What can you infer about the Inca?
They build homes made of mud and brick
They were excellent farmers.
They built many temples
They have precise architecture
39
What geographical feature is labeled #1?
Yucatan Peninsula
South America
Central Mexican Plateau
Andes Mountains
40
What important achievement helped connect the Inca Empire?
Creating a social pyramid
25,000 miles of roads
Domesticated llamas
New stone building
41
Why did the Inca use the quipu?
to cure an illness
to cross a river
To kill an enemy
the had no written language
42
What geographical feature is labeled #7?
Atlantic Ocean
Andes Ocean
America Ocean
Pacific Ocean
43
What geographical feature is labeled #3?
Caribbean Sea
South Sea
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
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Which of the following empires had no written language: Incan, Aztec, Egyptian, Roman
Incan
Egyptian
Roman
Aztec
