Pre-Columbian American Civilizations

Which term is not related to the Aztec?

• chinampas

• human sacrifice

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

Which is not one of the three sisters?

• beans

• buttercups

• squash

• corn

Which culture can NOT be found in Mesoamerica?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

Why did the Maya sacrifice humans?

• As punishments for crimes.

• If there was a severe lack of rain water.

• To worship the devil.

• In order to ferilize their crops.

Which of the following is an accomplishment of the Maya? (Pick all that are true.)

• Accurately predicted eclipses of the sun and moon.

• Built floating farmland that was highly productive.

• Discovered the number 0 independently of other cultures.

• Developed a hieroglyphic writing system.

Which culture built the capital city of Tenochtitlan?

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca

• Mississippian

Tenochtitlan was built ________.

• on top of a mountain.

• inside a volcano.

• in the middle of a lake.

• over large dirt mounds.

Which civilization built an empire that stretched across mountains?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Mississipian

• Olmec

Which culture was a "mother culture" of Mesoamerica?

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca

• Mississippian

Which culture built dirt mounds in the shape of animals and geometric shapes?

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca

• Mississippian