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The Cahokia, Maya, Inca and Aztec cultures and people
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1
Pachacuit was an emperor of the
Maya
Cahokia
Aztec
Inca
2
Name a major technological achievement of the Aztec people
Large-scale agriculture
Decorative pottery
Irrigation system
Aqueduct to transport water
3
Which group of people used mounds to mark their borders?
Mayans
Mississippians
The Incas
The Aztec
4
The Aztec people built in an area now considered:
St. Louis
Mexico City
Cancun
Cuzco
5
This group lived in what is now considered southern Mexico into Guatemala and Honduras
Maya
Aztec
Cahokia
Inca
6
Cahokia was located in:
Peru
now United States
Panama
Mexico
7
What item was especially important to Cahokia?
Boats
Corn
Gold
Fire
8
La Malinche was Cortez's indigenous translator, she was a member of the _________ people.
Aztec
Cahokia
Maya
Inca
9
The codices were _____ records of the _____ people
written: Aztec
painting: Inca
written: Maya
painting: Maya
10
Incan people had to give a tribute usually in the form of...
corn
beads
food
labor
11
The Inca lived in
the Rockies (North America)
the Andes (South America)
the Andes (Central America)
Appalachia
12
For the Mayan people, cities were often _____ centers.
ceremonial
economic
scientific
urban
13
In Quechua, mita means:
afterlife
mound
tribute
record device
14
What lead to the decline of Cahokia?
Earthquake
Mass migration
No one knows exactly
Climate change, disease, fighting
15
How was Cahokian commerced based?
Barter system
Coin system
Corn system
Money system
16
The Mississippians developed
Machu Pitchu
Teotihuacan
The city of Cahokia
Palenque
17
At it's height, the Inca empire was home to as many as _______ people
16 million
700,000 thousand
5 million
30 million
18
Which European explorer used an Aztec translator to gain access to their territory?
Napoleon
Montezuma
Columbus
Cortez
19
The Aztec had to adapt to living on:
the Caribbean
an island on a lake
the Andes (mountains)
the jungle
20
The Mayan people had fully developed:
trade systems
writing and calendar systems
partnership with the Aztec people
aqueduct systems
21
Which group believed in circular life with multiple levels (starting with the underworld)?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Cahokia