Aztec, Inca, Maya Test

What type of environment did the Maya live in?

• rain forest
• desert
• grassland
• arctic

What agricultural adaptation did the Maya use to grow food?

• terrace farming 
• chinampas
• slash-and-burn
• flood irrigation

What kind of leadership did the Maya have?

• one king for each city
• one king over the whole Maya empire
• an elected president
• a council of 5 leaders who shared power

How did most Maya men spend their days?

• weaving
• leading religious rituals
• selling goods
• farming

What kind of calendar did the Maya use?

• They had months and days exactly like our system.
• They used inter-locking wheels with days and glyphs on them.
• They used sundials to track the movement of the sun and moon.
• They built the first watches

Which of these was NOT a reason for the fall of the Maya?

• famine
• disease
• environmental disaster
• Spanish invaders

Which Mayan social class collected taxes?

• slaves
• nobles
• the king
• farmers

What kind of environment did the Aztec settle in?

• rain forest
• marshy lake
• high mountains
• desert

What kind of environment did the Inca live in?

• high mountains
• desert
• marshy lake
• rain forest

What kind of agriculture did the Aztecs use to adapt to their environment?

• chinampas
• slash-and-burn
• terrace farming
• flood irrigation