Mesoamerica

Who lived in the Andes Mountains in South America?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

What civilization adapted to their environment by terracing the hillsides for farming and stability

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

What civilization adapted to their environment by filling in swampy land and building causeways to help them get across the wet ground?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

Aztec Social Political Hierarchy from top to bottom

• Emperor, farmers, nobility

• Emperor, priests, women, slaves

• Emperor, nobility, merchants, priests

True or False; Like the United States the Aztecs had a democratic society where all people had equal rights

• True

• False

What was a common trait among the Aztecs, Inca, and Maya?

• They all lived in Mexico

• They were polytheistic

• The lived in Centeral America

Referencing the map, where is the Inca empire?

• A

• B

• C

Referencing the map, where is the Aztec empire?

• A

• B

• C

What influenced the MesoAmerican civilizations to end?

• Colonization

• Disease

• Colonization and Disease

What are the commonalities of the MesoAmericancivilizations?

• Farming, social structures, worshipped many gods

• Created temples, prayed to many gods, trading economies

• died due to disease, warfare, and limited resources