Latin America - Ancient Civilizations REVIEW

What did the first humans cross between Russia and Alaska?

• Drakes Passage 
• Strait of Magellan 
• Landbridge
• Angel Falls 

Who was the first civilization in the Americas?

• The Chavin  
• The Olmecs
• Tiahuanaco 
• Teotihuacan

What Pre-Columbian Civilization existed in Guatemala and moved into the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico?

• The Olmecs 
• The Aztecs 
• The Maya
• The Incas 

What Pre-Columbian Civilization existed in the Andean Mts. of Peru, South America?

• The Olmecs 
• The Aztecs 
• The Maya
• The Incas 

What Pre-Columbian Civilization existed in Mexico?

• The Olmecs 
• The Aztecs 
• The Incas

What people group influenced the Maya and Aztec way of life?

• The Toltecs 
• The Olmecs 
• Tiahuanaco
• The Chavin 

What was the greatest Mayan city?

• Tikal 
• Tenochtitlan 
• Cuzco  
• Machu Picchu

What were the Mayas the only Pre-Columbian people to create a true system of?

• Mathematics 
• Astronomy 
• Writing 
• Aerodynamics 

What type of farming method did the Maya use?

• Chinampas 
• Terrace 
• Pulque 
• Slash and Burn 

What could the Maya social structure be compared to?

• Ladder 
• Pyramid 
• Scale 
• Table