New World: Aztec, Maya and Inca

Central America is also known as?

• Guatamala

• Mesoamerica

• Mexico

• Panama

Central American tribes grew ________________and beans.

• rice

• oats

• potatoes

• corn

T or F, the Maya were monotheistic?

• True

• False

Mayan achievements include: (multiple answers)

• astronomy (study of the stars)

• concept of zero

• creating a new variety of rice

• mathematics

Most of the Mayan cities were on the ______ Peninsula

• Iberian

• Isthmus of Panama

• Yucatan

• Floridian

South America is surrounded by which two oceans? 2 correct

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

Where did the Aztec found their empire? 2 answer

• Valley of Mexico

• on the Yucatan Peninsula

• On Lake Teotihuacan

• On an island in Lake Texcoco

What were the floating garden created by the Aztec called?

• chasquis

• quipus

• chinampas

• codex

How did the Aztec gain wealth? 2 answers

• taxed tribute

• controlling trade

• receiving tribute from conquered tribes

• kept the Gods happy with sacrifices

To the Aztec, what was "precious water"?

• blood

• hot chocolate

• water from Lake Texcoco

• water from the priests