Unit 8 Quiz Review

Which civilization was located by the arid desert valley in Central Mexico?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization was located by the Andes mountains of South America?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization was located by the Rainforests in Central America & Mexico?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

This civilization could easily defend itself because it was built on a mountaintop?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Zimbabwe

• Mali

This civilization was located by the Niger River?

• Maya

• Axum

• Inca

• Zimbabwe

• Mali

Which civilization has the following achievements?

Extensive roads, superb engineering, vast administrative empire; quipu – knotted strings for counting and record keeping; terrace farming and extensive irrigation

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization has the following achievements?

Written language of glyphs or symbols; concept of zero; accurate calendar; astronomy; team sports; use of rubber. Base 20 number system.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization has the following achievements?

Built the city of Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texcoco; built a great empire in a short period of time by cultivating a “culture of war”; temples and pyramids; chinapas – floating gardens;

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which of the following civilization had economical success because of the trans-Saharan trade?

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

• Western African Kingdoms

Which of the following civilization had economical success because of the two major rivers and its proximity to the Indian Ocean?

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

• Western African Kingdoms