Mesoamerica

Which of the following is an example of Maya architecture ?

• shinto shrine
• step pyramid
• castle
• ziggurat

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

• blue

• gray

• red

• green

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Central Mexico

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

What were chinampas?

• the name for Aztec city-states

• people who lived in Tenochtitlan

• farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

• walls of skulls at temples

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

• Lake Texcoco

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Templo

• Lake Cusco

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Chinapa

• Templo Mayor

• Tenochtitlan

Which of the following did the Inca use to help them with their crops?

• Irrigation techniques

• Iron tools

• Beasts of burden

• All of the above

• None of the above

Why caused the fall of the Aztec civilization

• Famine

• Drought

• Conquistadors

• Crop failure

Mesoamerica is a historical region in....

• North America and Mexico

• Mexico and Central America

• Central America and South America

• South America

Why are the Olmec important?

• They influenced the Maya and Aztecs
• They were the last people to settle Mesoamerica
• They settled between two rivers
• The Inca learned from them