Mesoamerican Civilization

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

• pray

• attend ceremonies

• human sacrifices

• give the emperor food

What helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec the most?

• Horses

• Guns

• Disease

• Their intelligence

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Beyonce

• Hernan Cortes

• Pedro de Valdivia

• Speedy Gonzales

__________________ is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers from Spain.

• Sailors

• Penal colonies

• Conquistadors

• Monarchs

How was such a small army of Spanish conquistadors able to conquer such large Aztec and Inca empire?

• Spaniards were armed with guns, armor, horses and diseases that helped wipe out the indigenous population

• The Aztec and Inca people joined the Spaniards so they wouldn't get killed or enslaved

• Spaniards poisoned the Aztec and Inca

• The many gods the Aztec and Inca had, put a curse on them but blessed the Spanish

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro were explorers from which European nation?

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal

• France

What two groups had two calendars, one for tracking religion and one for farming?

• Maya and Aztec

• Olmec and Toltec

• Hopi and Zuni

• Tlingit and Chinook

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?

• Population outgrew area to farm 

• Warfare from outside

• Severe drought

• All of the above

What type of government did the Mayan Empire have?

• democracy

• communism

•  leaders over Independent city-states

• dictatorship