Mesoamerica

What group of people did the giant stone heads belong to?

• Mexica

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

Which civilization is considered the "Mother Culture" of early Central America?

• the Olmec

• the Inca

• the Maya

• the Aztec

Tenochtitlan was ________.

• a city built by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City

• an Incan city built on a 9,000-foot mountain

• the city where the first Olmec stone heads were discovered

• a Mayan city with more than 3,000 structures

Which of the following is a false statement?

• The ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu was destroyed by the Spanish

• The Incan city of Machu Picchu was built on a 9,000-foot mountain top.

• The Incan kingdom contained over 20,000 miles of roads.

• The Incas built aqueducts.

The Incan civilization developed

• along a narrow desert bordering the Pacific Ocean.

• in the jungles of the Amazon rainforest.

• in the Andes mountains of South America.

• on islands off the coast of South America.

How did the geography of the Andes affect the Incas?

• It was so cold that the Incas could not grow crops.

• The steep hills forced the Incas to build terraces to farm.

• The large mountain forests provided most of their needs.

• The Incas had to rely almost totally on fishing for their food supply.

The first civilizations in the Americas were in Mesoamerica. What does "meso" mean?

• north

• south

• middle

• mountain

The Olmecs lived in what is now ____________.

• Mexico

• South America

• Egypt

• Canada

What often happened to the captain of the losing team in the mesoamerican ballgame?

• He was fined.

• He was killed.

• He was no longer allowed to be captain.

• He was put in jail.

Why were the Aztecs hated by surrounding tribes?

• They stole from others.

• They sacrificed people from other tribes.

• They had different gods.

• They always won the ballgames.