Mesoamerica Unit Review

Which civilization was located on the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Olmecs

• Toltecs

• Incas

• Mayan

The record books of the Mayans were called?

• Journals

• Codex

• Manuscripts

• Declarations

What number did the Mayans create a symbol for?

• Twenty

• Two Hundred

• One Thousand

• Zero

What did the Mayans create that we still use today?

• Cooking stones

• Barbecue Pits

• a 365 day Calendar

• Shovels and rakes

Where did the Mayans go when their civilization collapsed?

• Mexico City

• Bolivia, South America

• They were taken back to Spain with the Conquistadors

• No one knows

What kind of farming did the Mayas do?

• Contour farming

• Plain field farming

• Terrace farming

• Hydroponic farming

Possible causes of the collapse of the Mayan empire.

• Drought, famine, warfare, invaders

• Famine, warfare, pestilence, crime

• Irrigation, warfare, famine, invaders

• Drought, warfare, sickness, invaders

What did the Aztec create to overcome farming difficulties with the terrain?

• Step Farming

• Irrigation

• Slash and Burn

• Chinampas

Aztec made human sacrifices to

• get rain

• make the gods happy

• get better crops

• make the rulers happy

The Spanish Conquistador who learned of the Aztec and their riches

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortez

• Hernando de Soto