Amplify Unit 2: End of Unit Test Practice

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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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The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:

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multiple gods and religious ceremonies

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Mesoamerica was home to:

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the Maya and the Aztec

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A sudden, widespread illness is called a(n) __________________

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epidemic

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Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:

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a writing system

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Tenochtitlán, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day __________.

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Mexico City

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What was the Inca capital?

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Cuzco

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Something that is holy or deserving respect is __________.

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sacred

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What caused the end of early Maya civilization?

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No one knows for sure but it was probably a combination of factors.