Mesoamerica

The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...

• Marsh
• River
• Ocean
• Lake

What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

How were the Aztecs able to farm?

• built stone walls within the mountains to create a flat surface
• alternated crops to keep the soil fertilized
• used land outside of the island to grow crops
• used floating gardens called chinampas that were anchored to trees

Floating gardens built by the Aztecs

• chinampas
• mita
• masonry
• terraced farming

leader of the Spanish invasion of Aztec land

• Cortes
• Pizarro
• Moctezuma
• Pachacuti

Why were human sacrifices made?

• too many people loved in the city
• a punishment for not following the rules
• to please the gods
• animals were considered sacred so humans were used

How did Tenochtitlan overcome its geographic challenges for agriculture?

• It constructed floating gardens.
• It utilized slash and burn techniques.
• It cut terraces into mountainsides.
• it developed better horticulture.

Which of these is NOT a Mayan achievement?

• Hieroglyphics 
• Terrace farming
• Base-20 number system
• 365 day calendar

The Aztecs were a _________ society, meaning they worshipped more than one God

• Monotheistic
• Ditheistic
• Polytheistic
• Bitheistic

Who used terrace farming?

• Inca
• Aztec
• Mayan