Africa and Mesoamerica

Mansa Musa introduced Mali to what religion?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Ancestor worship

Where was the great Aztec city of Tenochititlán located?

• on a swampy lake island

• in the desert

• in the mountains

• on the coastline

Both the Maya and the Aztec had two __, one for tracking religion and one for farming.

• Sundials

• Seasons

• Calendars

• Clocks

The Inca leader Pachacuti __.

• developed a written language.

• built a huge ancient empire.

• headed a disorganized empire.

• died as a young man.

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

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

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

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

From which kingdom is Mansa Musa?

• Nubia

• Great Zimbabwe

• Ghana

• Mali