Rise of the Empires: Maya, Incas, Aztecs

Who were successful at growing corn, developed a writing system, calendar, number zero, and specialized in many areas?

• Maya

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Olmecs

What is the period before the appearance of European control on the American continents?

• Pre-European era

• Pre-Columbian Era

• Columbian Era

Where did the Maya settle?

• Lake Texcoco

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Peru

How did the Chinampas help the Aztecs?

• They helped produce more water.

• They gave them more farmland.

Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god of what?

• peace

• fame

• war

• sun

Who conquered the Aztecs and Incas?

• Francisco Pizarro

• French

• Hernan Cortes

• Spanish

Where did the Aztecs settle?

• Lake Texcoco

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Peru

What city did the Aztecs build?

• Texcoco

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Peru

What was the advantage that the Incas had for building their empire on the Andes Mountains?

• They could hide from their enemies.

• They could see their enemies coming from a distance.

Which empire developed roads?

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztecs

• Olmecs