Life in the Americas

What is an area where the soil has collapsed into a hollow or depression due to underground water?

• Quipu

• Sinkhole

• Isthmus

• Plateau

Which of the follow BEST describes the meaning of Quipu?

• A system in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

• A tool with a system of knots used for mathematics and communication.

• To rise in rebellion or fight against those in power

• The branch of science which deals with celestial objects and space

What is a city-state?

• A person that is the offspring from a particular ancestor.

• The branch of science which deals with celestial objects and space

• A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.

• An extended period of little to no rainfall

Maya and Aztec leaders claimed to be descendants of the gods. Which of the following options best defines the word descendent?

• A name given to the leaders of the Aztec and Maya

• A person that is put in charge because of their bloodline

• A person that is the offspring from a particular ancestor.

• To be the parent of a particular person

Which of the following civilizations created a constitution? (a plan of government)

• Inuit

• Great Plains Tribes

• The Olmec

• Iroquois Confederacy

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the ruler Pachacuti?

• He was king of the Aztec and expanded the Aztec empire to all of modern day Mexico

• As ruler of the Maya he helped advancement in the science of Astronomy

• As king of the Inca he helped the Inca empire grow and become very powerful in South America

• As the king of the Olmec he built the amazing stone heads that can still be seen today

What was the capital city of the Incas?

• Teotihuacan

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Mississippi

Tenochtitlan is the capital city of what American civilization?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

True or False: Montezuma I is known for being the most powerful AZTEC ruler.

• True

• False

What were Chinampas in the Aztec empire?

• A system of knots that the Aztec used to communicate

• Floating gardens that surrounded the Aztec capital city

• The name given to the slaves of the Aztec

• The main food of the Aztec also known as Maize