Formative Assessment 7.7.1/7.3

What was the big difference between the Americas and Afro Eurasia?

• The absence of great rivers
• The absence of mountain ranges
• The absence of agriculture
• The absence of salt water

The capital of the Inca Empire was

• Cahokia
• Teotihuacan
• Cuzco
• Tollan

Where is the home of the Maya?

• Yucatan
• Machu Picchu
• Southwest
• Andes

Great city built by the Inca

• Machu Picchu
• Chichen Itza
• Pueblo Bonita
• Cahokia

Why were human sacrifices made?

• Too many people lived in the city
• A punishment for not following the rules
• To please the gods
• Animls were considered sacred so humans were used

Which two tribes were from Mesoamerica?

• Inca and Aztec
• Ute and Mayan
• Fox and Inca
• Mayan and Aztec

When we say “the Andean Civilization,” which civilization are we referring to?

• The Aztecs because they founded their capital based on the legend of an eagle and a serpent
• The Mayans because the their kings preferred the Andes brand of chocolate
• The Incas because they lived in the Andes Mountain Range
• None of these answers are correct

The civilizations of Meso and Andean America were polytheistic. What does polytheistic mean?

• It means the belief in one God
• It means the belief in no gods
• It means the belief in many gods
• It means that the Aztec king was considered a god

Which of these are true statements about the Aztec Emperor?

• He claimed that he was divine
• He was the ruler of a city-state
• He ruled the Yucatan peninsula
• He was a king

What allowed the Inca to keep their vast Empire unified?

• The building of storage depots
• A road system that spanned over 24,000 miles
• Machu Picchu
• High altitude agriculture