Americas and Africa Review

Compare American civilizations politically.

• The Maya had an emperor, while the Aztec had city-states.

• The Inca had city-states, while the Aztec had a theocracy.

• The Aztec had an empire, while the Maya had city-states.

• The Inca had a theocracy, while the Maya had an emperor.

How did Chinampas affect Aztec environment?

• depletion of the rainforest

• increase in air pollution

• depletion of natural minerals

• increase in farmable land

How did terraces affect Inca environment?

• They created more farmable land.

• They increased soil erosion.

• They promoted international trade.

• They provided protection from enemies.

What do Aztecs and Inca have in common?

• Established monotheistic religion

• Expanded empires through conquest

• Had a city-state government

• Used animals for transportation

Which of the following is an important Mayan mathematical achievement?

• included a symbol for zero

• highest number was 1,000,000

• used fractions and decimals

• Numbers were based on a system of 30

According to their religion, the Maya believed that

• kings and priests could communicate with the gods.

• their kings should be worshipped as living gods.

• priests and nobles should not mix together.

• human sacrifice was forbidden by the gods.

Which of the following was a major achievement of Incan engineering?

• chinampas connected by causeways

• a vast system of roads and bridges

• stone temples in the tropical forest

• a capital city built over a lake

Which African kingdom did Mansa Musa lead?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Nigeria

Why did trade in West Africa require both donkeys and camels?

• Merchants traveled through different religions that believed different animals were holy

• Merchants traveled through different geographies that required alternative modes of transportation

• Merchants couldn't use the horse because they were all slaughtered for horsey burgers.

• Merchants needed donkeys for the desert and camels for the savanna.

What two resources were the most important to West Africa’s economic success?

• Salt

• Gold

• Coca~Cola

• Bronze