Mesoamerica & African Trade Empires

*terrace farming
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca

* Chinampas
*conquered by Spanish
*365 day calendar
*stone temples without cement
*writing

• Mayan
• Aztec
• Inca

• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD

• Aztec
• Mayan
• Inca

What religious ideas did the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas all share in common?

• Christianity
• Monotheism
• Polytheism
• Protestantism 

Which geographic factor had the most influence on the development of the Inca society?

• monsoons
• deserts
• mountains
• rain forests

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Machu Picchu

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortez

• Francisco Pizarro

Who conquered the Inca?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernan Cortez
• the Aztecs
• the Mayans

Which of these is NOT a Mayan achievement?

• Hieroglyphics 
• Terrace farming
• Base-20 number system
• 365 day calendar

Which of these is the Aztec capital?

• Co'pan

• Tenochtitlan

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Machu Picchu

What aspects of Sub-Saharan culture were influenced by Arab traders? 

• agriculture and technology
• cities and transportation 
• sculpture and dance
• language and religion