The Americas Practice Quiz 2022

What was quipu used for?

• religious ceremonies

• weaponry

• clothing/jewelry

• record keeping

What do the Aztec, Mayan and Inca have in common: 

• They all had a hieroglyphic writing system.

• They all depended on terraced farming.

• They all consisted of several completely independent city-states.

• They were all polytheistic and practiced human sacrifice.

Why are the Olmec important?

• They influenced the Maya and Aztecs as the oldest Mesoamerican civilization

• They were the last people to settle Mesoamerica and left mysteriously

• They settled between two rivers and created a fertile crescent

• The Inca learned how to build pyramids from them

What is true of Pacal the Great, Moctezuma and Huayna Capac?

• They all attempted to separate religion from political rule

• They all expanded their territories through warfare

• They all fell to Spanish conquistadors

• They all wrote new constitutions for their countries

Which people were known for the giant head carvings? 

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca
• Olmec

Who had the greatest amount of political power in the Inca Empire?

• The governor of each quarter

• The emperor who also claimed power from god

• leaders of labor divisions

• royal nobility near city of Cuzco

How did the Incas farm in their region?

• They found valley locations

• They cut flat terraces into the mountain

• Chinampas or floating gardens

• Irrigated the land because it was dry

Because the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built on a lake, farmers had to build floating gardens called...

• terracing
• codex
• calpollis
• chinampas

How many leaders did the Aztecs have?

• One king for each city
• one emperor

• an elected president
• a council of 5 leaders who shared power

The Maya government was composed of

• independent city-states
• military government
• one ruler/king
• unified city-states