Quiz 1.1

The________________ were fierce warriors whose superior military ability was key to their success.

• Aztec
• Olmec
• Maya
• Inca

The_______________________ began as a small tribe in the Andes Mountains of South America.

• Aztec
• Olmec
• Maya
• Inca

 Large amounts of water froze into huge, moving sheets of ice called 

• icebergs
• glaciers
• Antarctica
• ice sleds

Many scientists believe that the first people arrived in North America during the last 

• Ice Age
• millenium
• Crusades
• Friday dance party

Who were the first people in the Americas?

• Mayans

• Mesopotamians

• Olmecs

• Cherokees

Where did the Olmec live?

• Ohio

• Nebraska

• Alaska

• Mexico

Where did the Maya live?

• Central Mexico

• Andes Mountains of South America

• The Rainforests of Guatemala & Mexico

• Along the Gulf of Mexico

What was a major city of the Aztec?

• Cusco

• Tikal

• Tenochtitlan

Which civilization accomplished these:

-Their largest city had 5 pyramids

-Were skilled astronomers

-Made a 365-day calendar

-Made a type of writing called hieroglyphics

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

Which civilization accomplished these:

-They were the largest civilization in the Americas with 9 million people

-They built 10,000 miles of stone-paved roads

-They cut terraces into the slopes of the mountains for farming

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec