Mesoamerica Quiz

Who led Mayan City-states?

• The Nobles

• The farmers

• The god-kings

• The priests

Choose the correct response, Which one of these accomplishments did the Mayans achieve?

• Worked on astronomy by charting the night sky

• Created accurate calendars that were 365 days long for 1 yr

• Advances in mathematics that contained the number 0

• All of the above

Where the Maya civilization was located

• Central America

• Southeast Asia

• the central part of south America

• the west coast of North America

The capital city of the Aztec Empire, which had a large square, pyramid temples and palaces

• Tenochtitlan

• Tlatelolco

• Teohihuacan

• Azcapotzalco

What the Aztec built in order to carry fresh water into the city

• aquaduct

• underground pipes

• water tower

• water reservoir

The Spanish conquistador that invaded and overthrew the Aztec empire

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Diego Maradona

• Hugo Chavez

Ruler of Tenochtitlan that was killed during the Spanish conquest of Mexico

• Acamapichtli

• Axayacatl

• Itzcoatl

• Moctezuma II

Name given to the Emperor of the Inca Empire

• Villac Umu

• Ayllu

• Sapa Inca

• Kuraka

Called the quipu, in what way did the Inca keep records

• tying knots in strings

• making clay tablets

• carvings on rocks

• writing on paper

Inca city located high on a mountain ridge

• Pisac

• Machu Picchu

• Quenko

• Cuzco