Aztecs, Incas, Mayans

The Aztec's large capital city was called:

• Tenochtitlán

• Huitzilopochtli

• Hispanola

• Cherokee

Early American civilizations practiced_________ to honor their gods.

• Science

• Architecture

• Trade

• Sacrifice

Spanish soldiers sent to the Americas were called:

• conquistadores

• explorers

• columbians

• navigators

Who conquered the Aztecs in 1521?

• Vasco

• Christopher Columbis

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

The Incan empire was located in:

• Peru

• Spain

• Mexico

• Guatemala

Which Mesoamerican society lived on the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Aztec

• Incas

• Mayans

• Spanish

What was the purpose of building terraces?

• to use as meeting places

• for future generations

• to convert usable land into farmland

• to create land for the wealthy

Chinampas...

• provided Mayan kings a place to go in times of trouble

• were an innovative agricultural technique used by the Aztecs

• failed as a Mayan method of fighting off outside invaders.

• served as an Incan method of keeping unwritten records

Which statement best explains the demise of the Mayan empire?

• likely related to a decrease in food supply

• Mayan emperor was kidnapped and executed by conquistdores

• Cortes invaded the Mayan empire and enslaved them

• A series of outside invasions combined with weak leadership

Machu Picchu is an example of...

• a huge pyramid built by the Mayans

• a large floating garden in Mexico

• a massively built fort of the Inca

• an elaborately built Aztec city