Aztec, Inca and Maya Oh My!

Which civilization created a base 20 math system?

• Inca
• Maya
• Mississippian
• Aztec

The maya civilization disappeared mysteriously. Archaeologists had many theories on what happened. One theory was that some weather phenomenon caused Maya people to revolt? What was this weather phenomenon?

• Floods
• Tornados
• Drought
• Hurricanes

What was the name of the largest city/capital of the Mayan Empire?

• Cuzco
• Tikal
• Tenochtitlan
• Cahokia

Which civilization used chinampas to grow food and had many canals within their largest cities?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya
• Mississippian

What was the main form of written language some of the early civilizations used in order to communicate?

• Sanskrit
• Hieroglyphs
• Numbers
• Letters

This term generally refers to Southern Mexico and Central America in the Ancient times.

• Mesoamerica
• North America
• South America
• Europe

This ancient civilization was located in present day southern Mexico and central America.

• Aztec
• Inca
• Mississippian
• Mayan

The capital of the Aztec society was named?

• Tikal
• Tenochtitlan
• Cuzco
• Cahokia

How did the Inca grow their food? What farming technique did they use to grow crops?

• Chinampas
• Terrace
• Slash/Burn
• No Till

What is the Mayan symbol for Zero?

• Dot
• Line
• Shell
• Claw