Latin American Civilizations (6 Weeks)

What was the name of the Aztec capital city?

• Tenochtitlan
• Cuzco
• Mexico City
• Haiti

The Aztec offered _________ sacrifices to please their gods.

• Strange
• Animal
• Fun
• Human

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________

• causeways.
• chinampas. (floating gardens)
• irrigation canals.
• terraces.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

• blue

• red

• gray

• green

The Aztec calendar and the Maya use of zero both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas...

• traded extensively with Africa

• made advances in mathematics and science

• declined because of invasion and disease

• converted to Islam

What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

What two groups had two calendars, one for tracking religion and one for farming?

• Maya and Aztec
• Olmec and Toltec
• Hopi and Zuni
• Tlingit and Chinook

What was quipu used for?

• Fishing
• Climbing
• Running
• Counting

Glassy stone formed by lava; Used to make tools.

• Granite

• Basalt

• Marble

• Obsidian

Olmec carved these using stone tools

• Colossal Stone Heads

• Colossal Wooden Heads

• Canoes

• Aquaducts