Latin American Ancient Civilizations '23

The ancient civilizations in Latin America were:

• Maya, Inca, Spanish

• Maya, Aztec, Inca

• Mexican, Haitian, Brazilian

• Aztec, Spanish, Mexican

Where was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan located?

• On what today is Mexico City

• Halfway between the Mayan and Incan capitals

• In northern Brazil, on the banks of the Amazon River

• On the eastern coast of Mexico

Aztec farmers grew maize and beans on:

• Quipu

• Terraced fields

• Coastal deserts

• Chinampas

The Inca ruins set in the Andes Mountains in Peru is called:

• Tenochtitlan

• Chichen Itza

• Tikal

• Machu Picchu

This European explorer conquered the Aztec Empire with a small army of Conquistadors?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortez

• Francisco Pizarro

This European explorer conquered the Inca:

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortez

• Francisco Pizarro

The Inca farmers used what type of farming technique?

• Terraced fields

• Chinampas

• Quipu

• Coastal deserts

Mesoamerica is what region of the Americas?

• North America

• Central America

• South America

• Caribbean

What is the 'mother' civilization that influenced many other cultures?

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

What ancient civilization preceded the Aztecs?

• Olmec

• Inca

• Toltec

• Maya