Indigenous Cultures of the Americas

Where did the Aztec Empire develop?

• Central Mexico

• South America

• Yucatan Peninsula

• North America

How did the Aztec adapt to their environment and make it conducive for agriculture?

• They created chinampas, or floating islands, to bring fertile farmland to the lake that they lived on.

• They used the slash-and-burn method of farming.

• They Aztec used terrace farming to grow crops on mountainsides.

• None of these.

Which descriptions matches the Aztec Empire.

• An empire that was built around fear and warfare. They used human sacrifice regularly to please their gods. Warriors are the most respected in society.

• An empire built in the Andes Mountains where roads and bridges connected the empire. Politics played a major role in expanding the empire.

• Mostly a mysterious empire. All we know is that the large stone heads could represent kings or deities.

• None of these.

What religion did the Aztec practice?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Animism

• Christianity

What happened to the Aztec Empire?

• Spanish conquistadors invaded and took control bringing deadly disease that wiped out the population.

• Natural disasters forced the Aztec to abandon their home.

• The Aztec Empire is still a dominant force in central Mexico today.

• None of these.

Which of following represents the homeland of the Inca Empire?

• The highlands of Central Mexico

• The Andes Mountains in South America.

• The Rocky Mountains of North America.

• The Yucatan Peninsula.

How did the Incas adapt to their environment and make it conducive for growing crops?

• They used chinampas, or artificial islands, to grow crops in the middle of a lake.

• They made terraces in the side of mountains to create flat land to grow crops on.

• They used the slash-and-burn method of farming.

• They did not need to adapt because the land was already conducive for farming.

The Inca record keeping device was a series of strings that were different colors and lengths with knots tied in them. What was the name of this record keeping device?

• Quipu

• Courier

• Quechua

• Nahuatl

Which of the following is a significant Inca achievement?

• Roads and Bridges

• The Number 0

• Guns

• The astrolabe

What happened to the Inca Empire?

• Civil War weakened the empire allowing the Spanish to easily conquer the territory. Populations were decimated by foreign disease.

• Famine forced the Inca to migrate to foreign lands where they could not reestablish their power.

• Nobody knows what happened to the Inca. All we have are ruins to study.

• The Inca still live their indigenous lifestyle and refuse to accept new ideas or technology.