C16 Americas

How did the early Mayans begin?

• Terraced mountains
• Nomads in Andes
• Built chinampas
• farmer then into city-states

Which of the following characterizes Mayan architecture?

• Causeways and Chinampas
• Terraces and Masonry
• Stone Pyramids and Temples

Which civilization was not conquered by Spanish?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

civilization was located in Peru

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya

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

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

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

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

What caused most of the Aztec deaths during the Spanish invasion?

• Spanish guns
• Spanish iron weapons
• smallpox

Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?

• Hernan Cortes
• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Pizarro
• Moctezuma

Where were the Incas located?

• North America, Smokies
• Meso America, Volcán Tajumulco
• South America , Andes
• Rome, Alps

Mayans believed in many gods.  This is called:

• Monothesim
• Animism
• Polytheism