Early Americas

Which of the following developments did the Inca’s not have a hand in?

• anesthesia
• suspended bridges
• surgery on the skull
• free public education

What did the Inca's want from the people they conquered?

• money 
• gold
• labor 
• land

What did the Inca's want from the people they conquered?

• money 
• gold
• labor 
• land

Which is the following true to Incan society?

• They created a sophisticated writing system.
• They invented a way to farm the mountains.
• There are extensive records detailing Incan life.
• They moved around so much that we don't know much about them.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Archaeologists agree on exactly when the first migrants came to the Americas.
• The first humans arrived in the America’s a thousand years ago.
• There is evidence of humans arriving in the America’s as far back as 100,000 years ago.
• Most people believe that people crossed over to the America’s during the Ice Age due to the land bridge.  

The word usurped is a synonym for what word?

• overthrow
• dreamed
• collapsed
• created

What religious practice did the Inca, Aztec, and Maya have in common? 

• reading books about the gods
• offering sacrifices to the gods
• worshipping only one god
• going to the temple on Sundays

What made it possible for people to start settling in one place, leading to the creation of civilizations and cities?  

• having enough large game to hunt
• they learned to be expert hunters and gatherers
• people learned to farm
• they lived near rivers

How did the Aztecs solve their problem of needing more food for their growing population?

• they traded more with their neighbors to get the extra food they needed
• they stole from their neighbors to get the extra food they needed
• they invented an irrigation system so they could farm more
• they created floating gardens that they anchored to the lake bed  

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Mayan civilization?

• It was the smallest civilization in Mexico
• It was the earliest of the 3 civilizations we studies in the America’s
• It was located on the Yucatan peninsula
• They did not build cities; they built large religious centers