Ancient Civilizations - Mayas and Aztecs

1. Which option best defines "sedentary people"?

• People who settle permanently in a specific place.

• People who move constantly from one place to another.

• People who have a hierarchical social structure.

• People who make their own living off-trade.

Regarding the American settlement, which sentence is correct?

• Thousands of years ago, human beings arrived in the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Human beings have lived in the Americas from the beginning of their existence.

• The most accepted theory states that human beings arrived on the continent from Greenland.

• The main theories state that human beings arrived in the Americas from Asia across the Bering Strait; from Polynesia across the Pacific Ocean; and from Oceania across Antarctica.

What is the name of the agricultural technique that consisted of cutting down and burning the trees in an area in order to use it as arable land?

• Chinampa

• Slash-and-burn

• Terraces

• Sustainable farming

Look at the picture and answer.

How can be classified Maya's religion?

• Hieroglyphic

• Polytheist

• Monotheist

• Free

Look at the picture and answer.

What type of farming (economic activity) does the image show?

• Slash-and-burn

• Terraces

• Chinampa

• Vertical farming