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

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

Which of the following did the Maya not grow?

• Banana

• Maize

• beans

• squash

The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...

• War-Leader

• Descendant of the gods

• Weak-Man

• Priest

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

Why did the Mayans have two separate calendars?

• 1 was for religious evetns and the other was for farming

• 1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class

• 1 was for the day and the other was for the night

• The different kings could not agree on just one calendar

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

• rivers

• qanats

• roads

• canals