The Americas

Mayan civilization developed in _________.

• a river valley
• grasslands
• a tropical rain forest
• a desert

The most important Mayan crop was ___________.

• beans
• corn
• squash
• pumpkins

Which of the following items associated with the Spanish probably caused the deaths of the most Native Americans?

• horses
• diseases
• solid steel weapons
• weapons using gunpowder

The capital of the Inca Empire was known as _____.

• Cuzco
• Moche
• Chaco Canyon
• Tenochtitlan

The most important building in the Mayan city was _________.

• a temple-topped pyramid
• a ball court
• a marketplace
• a castle

Which of civilization came first?

• The Inca
• The Inuit
• The Olmec
• The Aztec

What was the most important crop of the Inca people?

• corn
• potatoes
• beans
• squash

The quipu was a knotted string used by the Inca empire as a form of communication, designed to convey what?

• time
• numbers and dates
• a map of the empire
• addition

What do the Anasazi and Mayan people have in common?

• They both hated the Iroquois Confederation
• The both built huge pyramids for which to worship
• The both created elaborate systems of mathematics
• The both declined for mysterious and unknown reasons

The Mound Builder culture was located in present day _____________________.

• United States
• Mexica
• Peru
• Canada