Maya, Aztec, Inca Quiz

The Maya

• had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

• spoke Nahuatl

• spoke Quechua

• built chinampas on Lake Texcoco

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America mainly Peru

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

• True

• False

Compared to the Aztec and the Inca, the Maya civilization rose and fell

• first

• second

• third

• all of the above

what is the capital of the aztec empire?

• tonomitlandia
• bogota
• Madrid
• Tenochtitlan

What did the Aztecs do to apease their gods?

• burning neighborning houses
• trying to kill the leader
• human sacrifice
• naming your child after their god

The main crop grown by the Mayans was:

• Potatoes
• Maize
• Cotton
• Jade

Who lived in the Andes Mountains?

• Aztecs
• Incas
• Mayans
• Tu

Who worshiped the sun god?

• Only the Mayans
• Only the Incas
• Only the Aztecs
• Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs

This civilization used quipus, which are colored, knotted strings used to record information.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca