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Topic 3 Middle America Study Guide (My World Geography)

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Geography

6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Maya pyramids were topped by

observatories.

temples.

giant stone heads.

tombs.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A farming method that used cutting and burning plants on a plot of land. The ash was then used to fertilize the soil.

hunting and gathering

Corns, beans, and squash

Slash-and-burn agriculture

irrigation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A colorful tropical bird, whose feathers were used in Mayan trading.

quetzal

parrot

warbler

robin

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which civilization developed the farming in Mesoamerica?

The Olmec

The Zapotec

The Maya

The Aztec

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Olmec farmers move their farms from time to time?

As their families grew, people needed larger farms.

Maya invaders took over their farmlands.

Heavy rains flooded their fields and forced them to find new land.

The soil would wear out and could no longer support farming.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the text:

"The Aztecs settled in the Valley of Mexico - where Mexico City now is - in the 1300s. they build their capital, Tenochtitlan, on an island in the middle of a lake. With 150,000 people, the city was the largest ever build by American Indians. It was, in fact, one of the largest cities in the world at that time. It had advanced engineering and a complex economy."

Based on this passage and on what you think Spanish explorers thought when they first saw Tenochtitlan?

They might have thought the city was rich and worth conquering.

They might have thought the city was too large to attack successfully.

They might have thought the city was not worth invading.

They might have thought the city's location made it too dangerous to attack.

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statements describe features of Aztec society and governments? Choose the TWO correct answers.

The Aztec king formed and alliance with other kings.

Some people were born into slavery and had no rights.

Priests made all decisions, especially relating to war.

Most people were commoners.

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