WHI Module 5 Mesoamerican Civilizations

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Like most early civilizations, the Olmecs lived near:

• Near dry desert land

• Near coastal rivers

• Oceans and seas

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To protect their cities, what did the Olmecs create?

• Very large heads carved from stone.

• Very tiny heads carved from stone

• They built ziggurats like the people of Mesopotamia

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What types of crops did the Olmecs grow on their farms?

• The Olmecs didn't farm so they only hunted and fished

• The Olmecs grew beets, turnips, and onions

• The Olmecs grew beans, squash and maize

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True or False: The Olmecs created a calendar to predict floods.

• True

• False

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What finally happened to the Olmec people?

• The Olmecs decided to move to South America and join the Inca culture

• Nobody really knows. They deserted their cities and mysteriously disappeared

• The Olmecs built a ship and moved their people to west Africa

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The Mayans lived in these modern day countries: Mexico, Honduras, Belize and

• Cuba

• Argentina

• Guatemala

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What are the signs used in Mayan writing called?

• glyphs

• alphabets

• letters

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Mayan calendars were incorrect and do not make sense.

• true

• false

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The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader
• God-King
• Weak-Man
• Priest/Landowner

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What kind of farming technique did the Mayans use in the Mountains?

• crop rotation
• terraces (staircase)
• raised-earth platforms
• they didn't

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What was the name of the greatest Aztec city?

• Texaco

• Technochtitlan

• Tlatelolco

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Who was the greatest Aztec emperor?

• Atahualpa

• K'inich Jannab Pakal

• Montezuma I

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What are chinampas?

• gardens

• farms

• small islands created in shallow lakes and swamps

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What unusual thing did many Aztec religious ceremonies include?

• human sacrifice

• battles

• fortune telling

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What characteristic was shared by the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs?

• Polytheistic religion

• Construction of roads

• Representative democracy

• Use of terrace farming

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Which civilization is shown by the letter "A"?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Pueblo

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Which of these was the "MOTHER CULTURE" in the Andes/Peru?

• Nazca
• Moche
• Inca
• Chavin

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Unlike the early civilizations of MesoAmerica, archaeologists understand why the Moche, Chavin, and Nazca fell.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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The MOST probable or likely theory for the NAZCA LINES were:

• Mountain or Sky gods

• Underground aquifers, or water sources

• Constellations

• None of the above

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In what present-day country did the first South American civilization emerge?

• Argentina

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Peru

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What civilization represents the title of this diagram?

• Inca

• Mayan

• Egyptian

• Persian

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Which civilization used high-altitude agriculture?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Native Americans

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Which American civilization had a road system?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Mayan

• Cherokee

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Which mountains influenced the lifestyle of the Incas?

• Himalaya Mountains

• Pyrenees Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

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In which country is Machu Picchu located?

• Brazil

• Peru

• Chile

• Argentina

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Which empire built Machu Picchu?

• The Roman Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Inca Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

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Which of these civilizations would you have wanted to live in based on what we have learned today?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

• Nazca