Latin America Review

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

___________________ were built by the Aztec which means "floating garden."

• chinampas
• Quipa
• hieroglyphs
• stone work

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

Astronomers used observations of the stars to determine

• the best time for planting crops

• the best time for harvesting crops

• when to have religious celebrations

• all of the above

Where did the Inca live?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

• Central Mexico

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

• Tenochtitlan

• Texcoco

• Copan

• Cusco

Francisco Pizarro

• was a conquistador from Spain. He invaded the Inca.

• Had only 180 men, but superior supplies compared to the Inca

• conquered the territory of the fallen Inca Empire

• all of the above