Review Mesoamerica

The Inca civilization was located in

• North America

• Central America

• South America

• East America

A bureaucracy is

• a system of state officials

• when a leader has absolute power

• the process of sacrificing a human for a religious ritual

• a type of crop grown in the Andes Mountains

What is the Popol Vuh?

• A large head statue from Olmec civilization

• Symbolic pictures that were used as a writing system

• The Mayan Numeric System

• The famous book about the Maya creation story

Which civilization is located in the yellow section of this map below?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Zapotec

• Olmec

Why are maize, squash, and beans known as the three sisters?

• They look similar when they are being planted

• They all come from the same seeds

• They benefit from being planted together

• The three early civilizations in Mesoamerica all grew them

What did the Maya people believe about their king?

• When the crops failed, he should be sacrificed to the gods

• He must obey the instructions of the priests

• He was a great warrior

• He was descended from the gods

What was Mesoamerica's first civilization?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

• Zapotec

Why is the Olmec culture often thought of as the mother civilization of Mesoamerica?

• Later civilizations were influenced by Olmec art and religious practices

• The Olmec taught the Zapotec and Maya people how to farm

• People from other cultures, such as the Zapotec and Maya, studied in Olmec cities

• All later cultures used the Olmec's written language

Why might the Maya make a sacrifice to the maize god?

• for a good harvest

• for a long life

• to have many children

• to honor their king

How did farmers who used slash-and-burn agriculture to fertilize their land?

• They used seaweed from coastal areas

• They grew plants, such as maize and beans, and then chopped them up for fertilizer

• They used the ash left from burning the plants and trees on the land

• They used the manure from the animals they raised