Chapter 16 Quiz Review

The ______ cities were not united under one strong, central ruler. They were really city - states.

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Even though they had no written language, which group kept records with corded knots called quipus?

• Olmecs

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

____________ had a limited amount of land to farm, so they built chinampas.

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which of the following groups had an accurate 365 day calendar, were skilled mathematicians, and were the first to use zero.

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas traded with Europe long before Columbus arrived in the New World.

• True

• False

A feature of this economy was that there were no merchants or markets. Instead, government officials would distribute goods collected through the mita (or labor tax).

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

To please their gods, this group regularly made human sacrifices.

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

A strong central government helped hold Mayan civilization together.

• True

• False

The Incas spoke quecha.

• True

• False

The Inca Empire was located in South America

• True

• False