Maya, Aztec, Incas Pre-Assessment

Who lived in the Andes Mountains?

• Aztecs
• Incas
• Mayans
• Tu

The Inca civilization was located near and greatly influenced by which physical feature?

• Andes Mountains
• Gulf of Mexico
• Yucatan Peninsula
• Amazon River

The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

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

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization created a calendar based on stars and planets?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization ruled the longest for 4,000 years?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Choose 3 answers that ALL 3 civilizations had in common.

• Religious ceremonies involving sacrifices

• Had a system of writing

• Lived in North America

• Existed for about 200 years

• Had priests, rulers, and pyramids

Lived in small villages in southern Mexico. Developed the first system of writing and studied the stars. They created an accurate calendar that is still usable today.

• Aztecs

• Mayas

• Incas

• Powhatan