Inca, Aztec, Maya

The Mayans were able to have a year-round water source from...

• rain

• rivers

• oceans

• sinkholes and swamps

Which of the following made the location of Mayan civilization seem like a poor location at first glance?

• desert

• dense rainforest

• being located on an island

• being located on a peninsula

Mayan civilization consisted of which of the following?

• one large city-state

• several large kingdoms

• a group of city-states

• none of the above

Royal women often married into families from other Mayan city-states. Which of the following best explain why?

• in increased trade and helped mix cultures

• it created political alliances and helped mi cutures

• in helped mix cultures

• it increased trade and created political alliances

Which of the following best describes the structure of the Mayan class system, starting with the most important class?

• Nobles, Priests, Merchants, Traders

• Kings, Nobles and Priests, Craftsman and Merchants, Farmers and Slaves

• Slaves, Nobles, Kings, Priests

• Kings, Priests, Hunters and Slaves, Craftsman and Merchants

There were several theories that possible explain the decline or fall of the Mayan Empire. Which of the following best describes the theories?

• Drought, Disease, and lack of police force

• Government officials became corrupt, drought, and disease

• over-farming, attack from enemies, disease, and corruption

• drought, peasant rebellion, attack from enemies, and over-farming

Which of the following describes the location where the Aztecs settled?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• a swampy island called Lake Texacoco

• a rainforest full of wild animals

• a desert called Lake Texacoco

The Aztec Sun God, Quetzelcoatl, told the Aztecs that they would know where they were supposed to settle when they saw...

• An eagle scream and spread it's wings and eat the serpent

• a pricly pear cactus

• a swampy island

• an area where the serpent slithers on the cactus

Which of the following describes the way that the Aztecs farmed?

• terrace farming

• floating gardens

• irrigation systems

• they did not farm

Which of the following best describes the kings of the Aztec Empire?

• Appointed by a council and expected to prove themselves by leading troops into battle

• Elected by the vote of citizens and expected to prove themselves by leading troops into battle

• Inherited the throne by birthright and expected to prove themselves by leading troops into batlle

• Appointed by a council and expected to prove themselves by being a fair and tolerant ruler