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Where is Gulf of Mexico?
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What were some Maya advances in learning?
accurate calendar
hieroglyphic writing
astronomy
temple architecture
3
what is tribute?
money goods conquered
IDK
Horse
something when payed when conquered
4
Which civilizations had city-states and governors instead of absolute monarchy?
Aztec
Maya
Incans
Olmec
5
The Chinampas were examples of
colonial economic policies
mesoamerican art forms
slash and burn farming techniques
ability of civilization to adapt to their physical geography
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True or False? Many feats of Aztec engineering were made necessary by Tenochtitlan's location on an an island in a lake
False
True
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Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?
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B
C
A
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What type of farming methods were used in Maya? (3 answers)
plant in rows
slash and burn
they built channels that could be opened to drain excess water
cleared dense forests
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The lowest Aztec social class was
nobles
peasants
slaves and farmers
criminals
10
The Mayan pyramids were used to
Play the ceremonial ballgame
Store food and weapons.
Bury the kings treasures.
Have religious ceremonies and sacrifice to the gods.
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Why did Mayans use the slash and burn method?
to create irrigation
to increase soil fertility
for religious ceremonies
why not
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Why was obsidian important in early Mesoamerica?
It was used to make spears and arrows
Water was frozen making sea levels lower
Huge heads carved from stone
The forest had poor soil
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What were the three Gs of the Age of Exploration?
Galleons, gold and Gameboys
God, gold and glory
God, games and greed
Glory, greed and galleons
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What was a geographical region of the Maya?
Highlands
Northern Lowlands
Southern Lowlands
rainforests
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Who did the Aztecs make sacrifices to give the sun strength to rise again?
Quetzalcoatl
Coatlicue
Tlaloc
Huitzilopochtil
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what? are? chinampas?
boats
floating gardens
floating crops
rafts of food
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What was a major breakthrough of the Maya?
printing press
gothic architecture
concept of 0
causeways
18
Which civilization was known as the earliest Mesoamerican civilization?
olmec
olmec
maya
incas
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Why did Montezuma II welcome Hernan Cortes into the Aztec capital?
He wanted to increase trade between Aztec & European nations
He wanted to trick Cortes and his soldiers
He wanted to share his culture, religion, and way of life
He believed Cortes to be an Aztec god returning
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Who created 3 types of calendars?
Incans
Montezuma II
Maya astronomers
Netzahuacoyotl
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Why did the Spaniards want the city of Tenochtitlan?
Because they had no home.
Because they hated the Aztecs.
Because the city was rich.
Because the city was an amazing site and rivaled any city of Europe
