Civilizations of the Americas

The Aztec, Maya and Inca all had a social structure.

• True

• False

Which agricultural technique helped the Mayan farm in the forests?

• terraces

• slash-n-burn

• raised beds

Which mountain range covered most of the Inca empire?

• Peten Rainforest

• Andes Mountains

• Sierra Madres

Which of the following people in the Mayan civilization would be most likely to farm?

• ruler

• merchant

• priest

• peasant

What was one benefit of settling on an island in Lake Texcoco for the Aztecs

• It was easy to defend

• It had a deep harbor

• It was surrounded by forest

• It was made of volcanic rock

Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan need the technologies listed below?

aqueduct

dike

causeways

canals

• because they lived by the seasons

• because they lived on an island

• because they wanted to get around easily

• because they were the center of the empire

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

• Sub Sahara

• Mesoamerica

• Sahel

• Peru

What was the capital city of the Aztec Civilization?

• Mexico City

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

• Mexica

This civilization built observatories, used glyphs, had math symbols, and created a calendar based on their knowledge of the planets and stars.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

What civilization was located in the Andes Mountains?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

• Mexicas