6th Grade Ch. 11

Similarities between the Mayas and the Aztecs would include that

• both groups used hieroglyphics.

• both groups advanced astronomy.

• both groups practiced trade.

Geographic features in Mesoamerica impacted the development of civilization in that

• bodies of water, mountains, rainforests, and coastal plains provided resources for Mesoamericans to thrive through fishing and agriculture.

• obsidian, onyx, jade, gold, and silver were available to be crafted for personal use or trade.

• the deserts promoted the development of a cavalry.

A description of the area where the Olmecs settled includes that

• they settled in the lowlands.

• they settled in an area that is part of modern-day Guatemala.

• they settled along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Facts about the Olmecs include that

• they developed both water and drainage systems.

• they built their houses out of wood, clay, and palm leaves.

• they carved gigantic heads from stone, jade, and basalt.

Label A

• Tenochtitlán

• Gulf of Mexico

• Valley of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

Label B

• Tenochtitlán

• Gulf of Mexico

• Valley of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

Label C

• Tenochtitlán

• Gulf of Mexico

• Valley of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

Label D

• Tenochtitlán

• Gulf of Mexico

• Valley of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

A list of Mayan social classes in descending order below the king would be

• priests and nobles, peasants, slaves.

• peasants, priests and nobles, slaves.

• slaves, peasants, priests and nobles.

Details of Diego de Landa’s methods for converting Mayas to Roman Catholicism include that

• his methods were unjust.

• he tortured the Mayas when they refused to convert.

• he did not treat the Mayas as though they were made in the image of God.