Early American Civilizations End-of-Unit Content Assessment

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Why are the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations called pre-Columbian civilizations?

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They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

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According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw:

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an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake

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Mesoamerica was home to:

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the Maya and the Aztec

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Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:

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a writing system

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The Aztec created an empire in Mexico at the same time that: The Maya built an empire in the Yucatan., The British built an empire in England., The Romans built an empire in Italy., The Inca built an empire in South America.

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The Inca built an empire in South America.

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How did the Aztec expand their empire?

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Constantly waging war against other city states.

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Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area are to that place.

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indigenous

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Something that is holy or deserving respect is ________

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sacred

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A sudden, widespread illness is called a

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epidemic

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The capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.

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Tenochtitlan