American civilisation

Both the Aztec and the Maya were located in:

• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia

What two civilizations had a capital city?

• Inca and Maya
• Inca and Aztec
• Maya and Aztec
• Cahokian and Inca

The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
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• A
• B
• C

The Inca and the Aztec:

• were the only polytheistic Early American civilizations.
• had writing systems.
• utilized mita.
• had unified empires under a single ruler.

How did Tenochtitlan overcome its geographic challenges for agriculture?

• It constructed chinampas.
• It utilized slash and burn techniques.
• It cut terraces into mountainsides.
• it developed better horticulture.

How did the Inca overcome their geographic challenges?

• It constructed mita in the Andes Mts.
• It constructed roads and used terrace farming.
• it developed terrace farming on the Yucatan Peninsula.
• It constructed chinampas on a lake.

The Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?

• Mexica food
• floating gardens
• pyramids

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to Mexico, Central America, and the Northern part of South America.

• Sub Sahara
• Mesoamerica
• Sahel
• Caribbeano Centralio