mesoamerica

The Mayan-

• Built stepped terraces help the Incas create farmland, and the clever construction of each terrace gave crops the best chance of survival.

• believed their sacrifice was necessary to keep the universe on motion.

• built huge cities in the jungle with large palaces, temples, and pyramids.

• practiced basic agriculture using the "slash-and-burn" technique

One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-

• Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence

• Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs

• The Spanish Calvary outnumbered the Aztec warriors

• Spanish military possessed superior military technology and diseases

Which is true about the pre-columbian Inca civilization?

• cooperation and planning in agriculture

• the religious influence on architecture

• the use of superior military technology for defense

• the role of government during a natural disaster

There was an abundance of new plants discovered in the Americas (including beans, squash, chili peppers, sunflowers, chenopods, peanuts, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, manioc, avocado, pineapple, and cacao),but the most important were ---

• potato and maize

• corn

• wheat and maize

• corn and maize

A study of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca agricultural systems would show that these civilizations...

• relied on mechanized agricultural techniques

• carried on extensive trade in crops with each other

• relied on a single-crop economy

• adapted to their environments with creative farming techniques

The Aztec calendar and the Maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas...

• traded extensively with Africa

• made advances in mathematics and science

• declined because of invasion and disease

• converted to Islam

This structure indicate that ancient pre-Columbian civilizations...

• incorporated early Roman architectural design

• were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism

• were based on European societies

• had the engineering skill to build complex structures

This image depicts the Aztec belief that-

• All of the answers are beliefs of the Aztecs

• They believed the sacrifice was necessary to keep the universe in motion

• The Aztecs believed that the Sun God needed human blood to continue his daily journeys across the sky

• Captured warriors from other tribes were sacrificed as well as Aztecs who volunteered for this honor

Which civilization used this type of agriculture?

• Mayan

• Aztec

• Incan

• Pueblo

What type of farming did the Mayans use?

• terraced farming

• slash and burn farming

• chimapas or floating gardens

• circular crop formations