Mesoamerica

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

This diagram shows the Incas had a farming system that...

• grew crops only for overseas trade

• left much of the land unfarmed

• provided crops for different groups in society

• set aside fifty percent of the crops for those who farmed the fields

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

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

• rivers

• qanats

• roads

• canals

The Aztecs created floating gardens for farming called -

• olmecs

• chinampas

• Zapotecs

• Yucatans

What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?

• They established large empires.

• They were conquered by the French.

• They believed in polytheism

• They traded with China and India.

The Maya were well known for their -

• knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

• many conquests and warlike culture.

• part in the Atlantic slave trade.

• inability to keep written records.

This type of agriculture was practiced by the Incas.

• slash and burn

• chinampas

• 3-field rotation

• terrace farming