Module 7 - Americas

What is the significance of the item depicted?

• It was the first crop brought to the Americas by Spain.
• It caused Native cultures to flourish.
• Europeans found that it was unpopular back home.
• It was not used much in the Americas.

Why were human sacrifices made?

• too many people loved in the city
• a punishment for not following the rules
• to please the gods
• animals were considered sacred so humans were used

*terrace farming
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca

* Chinampas
*conquered by Spanish
*365 day calendar
*stone temples without cement
*writing

• Mayan
• Aztec
• Inca

How did Tenochtitlan overcome its geographic challenges for agriculture?

• It constructed floating gardens.
• It utilized slash and burn techniques.
• It cut terraces into mountainsides.
• it developed better horticulture.

The Aztecs were a _________ society, meaning they worshipped more than one God

• Monotheistic
• Ditheistic
• Polytheistic
• Bitheistic

Which of the following is a term for a form of payment to a group that has conquered you or rules over you?  It could be a forced payment to pirates also.

• Coercion 
• Bribe
• Tribute
• Dowery

Which of the following civilizations lived in the Andes Mountains of South America?

• Incas
• Aztecs
• Mayans
• Olmecs

They constructed "floating gardens" and temples for their elite warriors.  They built Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

• Aztecs
• Mayans
• Toltecs
• Olmecs

These  were Spanish conquerors of the "new world".
They brought horses, firearms, and diseases in large caravel ships.

• Payasos
• Tributaries
• Banditos 
• Conquistadors