Mesoamerican Civilizations

Which of these choices was the earliest Mesoamerican civilization?

• Inca
• Maya
• Aztec

The Mayan government was made up of independent _______________.

• city states
• armies
• countries
• men

The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...

• Desert

• River

• Forrest

• Lake

What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

the aztecs built these raised roads across water or wet ground

• causeways
• chinampas
• terraced farming
• mita

Floating gardens built by the Aztecs

• chinampas
• mita
• masonry
• terraced farming

Why were human sacrifices made?

• too many people loved in the city
• a punishment for not following the rules
• to please the gods
• animals were considered sacred so humans were used

The Mayans were among the first people with a symbol for which number?

• 0

• 5

• 10

• 100

Which of the following did the Mesoamerican civilizations have in common?

• They all were located in South America

• They were all led by an emperor

• They were all polytheistic

• They all used terrace farming

Which civilization had the most advanced government structure?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec