Native Americans - Maya, Aztec, Incas

The Inca Empire began what present day continent?

• North America

• South America

• Mexico

• Africa

When the conquistadors arrived, the _____ emperor cautiously welcomed them?

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

Most Maya belonged to the ______ class.

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

The Incas were known for their expert _________, or stonework.

• masonry

• causeways

• chinampas

The Aztec Emperor believed that Hernan Cortes was a ______.

• conquistador

• friend

• god

What did the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa, do to insult the Spanish so much to give them a reason to attack the Inca people?

• Throwing a religious book to the ground.

• Not giving his wealth to the Spanish

• Not throwing them a big enough party.

The Aztecs built their capital on a(n) _____ in central Mexico.

• mountain

• river

• lake

The Inca leader who was captured by the Spanish was?

• Cuzco

• Hernan Cortes

• Atahualpa

• Moctezuma

The leader of the Spanish invasion of the Inca lands.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Quechua

• chinampas

The last Aztec emperor was who?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Cuzco

• Moctezuma II

• Atahualpa