Civilizations of the Americas

It is believed that the first people who arrived in the Americas came from

• China to Central America.

• Siberia across a land bridge to Alaska.

• Europe to the coast of Eastern Canada.

• Africa across a land bridge to South America.

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

• Sub Sahara

• Mesoamerica

• Sahel

• Peru

Which civilization was the first civilization in Mesoamerica?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Mayans

What was the capital city of the Aztec Civilization?

• Mexico City

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Mexica

This civilization built observatories, used glyphs, had math symbols, and created a calendar based on their knowledge of the planets and stars.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

What civilization was located in the Andes Mountains?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

• Mexicas

Unlike the Mayans, in Aztec civilization

• one single emperor ruling over a large empire and bureaucracy.

• people tended to avoid sacrifices as a part of their religious practice.

• was centered further south in modern Panama, Colombia and Peru.

• trade was more limited because the empire was inland.

This civilization had a city known as Machu Picchu.

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Inca from South America conquered land up north

• Spanish Conquistador, Hernan Cortes

• Spanish Conquistador, Francisco Pizarro

• The Portuguese, enslaving their people

Which of the following civilizations was NOT centered in Mesoamerica?

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya