Week 22: Mesoamerica Pop Quiz

What caused the end of the Aztec Empire?

• Disease killed most of the population

• Spanish soldiers captured their capital city

• Loss of crops led to starvation

• The Incas invaded their land

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Inca ruins?

• Mexico

• Peru

• Costa Rica

• Brazil

Which country would you visit if you wanted to see the Aztec ruins?

• Peru
• Chile
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Which part of Mexico would you visit if you wanted to see the Mayan ruins?

• Yucatan Peninsula
• Tenochtitlan
• Lake Texcoco
• Peru

Which civilization was warlike?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

Which civilization lived in the Valley of Mexico?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

Which civilization created two calendars?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs

Which civilization was polytheistic?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs
• All the above

Which civilization had island gardens called chinampas?

• Mayas
• Incas
• Aztecs
• All the above

Lived in small villages in southern Mexico. Developed the first system of writing and studied the stars. They created an accurate calendar that is still usable today.

• Aztecs

• Mayas

• Incas

• Powhatan