Ancient Americas

What could be found in Mesoamerica?

• rain forests
• volcanoes
• mountains
• All (rain forests, volcanoes, mountains)

Why did they Maya destory forests?

• to have more land for settlements
• to use wood for houses
• to sell lumber to the Incas
• to clear and fertilize land

What caused the end of the Aztec Empire?

• Disease killed most of the population
• Spanish soldiers captured their capital city
• Loss of crops led to starvation
• The Incas invaded their land

Which people had the best land to grow crops?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs
• Mexicans

Which part of Mexico would you visit if you wanted to see the Mayan ruins?

• Yucatan Peninsula
• Tenochtitlan
• Lake Texcoco
• Peru

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Aztec ruins?

• Peru
• Chile
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Incan ruins?

• Mexico
• Peru
• Russia
• Uganda

The city of Tenochtitlan was located atop what geographical feature (similar to chinampas)?

• mountain
• volcano
• lake
• desert

Why would the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?

• to scare neighboring tribes
• to punish people who had fought against the Aztecs
• to appease their gods
• to prevent explosive population growth

The Incas and Aztecs lived about the same time.

• True
• False