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

Aztec emperor

• Moctezuma
• Pachacutti
• Cortes
• Mayan

the aztecs built these raised roads across water or wet ground

• causeways
• chinampas
• terraced farming
• mita

Floating gardens built by the Aztecs

• chinampas
• mita
• masonry
• terraced farming

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

What was key to the Aztecs rise to power?

• trade
• land
• war
• gold

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

• Monotheistic
• Ditheistic
• Polytheistic
• Bitheistic

The Maya were well known for their -

• knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

• many conquests and warlike culture.

• part in the Atlantic slave trade.

• inability to keep written records.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Where were the Maya located?

• A

• B

• C