The Americas

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Floating gardens built by the Aztecs: chinampas, mita, masonry, terraced farming

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chinampas

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A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains. Options: ziggurat, terrace farming, codex, conquistador

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terrace farming

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What was the capital of the Aztec empire? Options: Tonomitlandia, Bogota, Madrid, Tenochtitlan

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Tenochtitlan

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What is the complex system of writing using pictures that the Mayan's used?

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Hieroglyphics

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Which was the first major civilization to appear in the Americas? Options: Olmecs, Aztecs, Incas, Maya

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Olmecs

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Around 1200 C.E. (A.D.), the Incas first settled their capital city, which they called

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Cuzco.

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Who held the top position in the Inca class? Options: Nobles, The emperor, or Sapa Inca, The oldest person, Priest

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The emperor, or Sapa Inca

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What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? Options: Chinampas, Irrigation, Aqueducts, Terrace Farming

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Terrace Farming

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Native American village were called these: Chinampas, Pueblos, Earthworks, Tributes

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Pueblos

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These were taxes that were collected: Chinampas, Pueblos, Earthworks, Tributes

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Tributes