10th Grade Early American Civilizations

How did humans reach the American continents?

• Bering Strait Land Bridge

• Canoes from Asia to Alaska

• Flew over to the Americas

• Humans have always been in the Americas

North and South America are apart of the ________ Hemisphere.

• Western

• Eastern

Like the ancient Egyptians, Indigenous Americans built

• Sculptors

• Pyramids

• Statues

• None of the above

When learning about early American peoples, why should one be cautious of Spanish writings.

• Shouldn't be careful, they are right.

• Spanish never talked to natives.

• Spanish may be biased

• Spanish were not smart.

Mayans, like the ancient Romans, built _____ to carry water.

• Windmills

• pipes

• rivers

• aqueducts

Why might the Mayan civilization declined?

• Drought

• Warfare

• Strain on land

• All of the above

The Incas were unique because their empire was built in the

• Himalayan Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountain

• Alps Mountains

Incas became a powerful empire by

• Securing territories from tribes

• Securing alliances from tribes

• Killing everyone

• They had the high ground

What was the capital of the Aztecs?

• Mexico City

• Brasilia

• Texoco

• Tenochtitlan

The capital of the Aztecs was built on an island in the middle of Lake

• Texcoco

• Tlacopan

• Tenochtitlan

• None of the Above