Mesoamerica (Maya and Aztec quiz)

The Maya lived in: 

• an arid valley
• the mountians
• the rainforest
• the plains 

What do the Aztec and Mayan religions have in common: 

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• humanism

How did the Aztecs that lived in Tenochtitlan farm?

• slash and burn
• high altitude agriculture 
• with plows
• on chinampas

What peninsula did the Maya live on?

• Balkan
• Mexican
• Tenochtitlan
• Yucatan

The Aztecs lived in: 

•  rainforest
•  mountains
•  coastal area
• an arid valley

How did the Mayans govern their society?

• they had an emperor
• they had a direct democracy
• they had an oligarchy
• they had city-states with kings

Which answer shows a way that the Maya adapted to their environment?

• building a city on a lake
• learning how to farm in the water 
• slash and burn agriculture
• giving out loans with low interest

Aztec or Maya: city- state of Chichen Itza

• Aztec
• Maya

Aztec, Maya, or both: Relied on agriculture 

• Aztec
• Maya
• both

Aztec,Maya, or both : ruled by an emperor

• Aztec
• Maya
• both