7 thGrade Social Studies Indigenous Civilization Study Guide

Why did the Inca empire grow so well?

• They had a good economy

• They had good food

• They were wealthy

• They were just cool like that

What social class had Emperor

Tecutli

Pipiltin

Pochteca

Macehualtin

Slaves

• Aztects

• Mayan

• Inca

• Mexican

During Aztec religious ceremonies what

happened to most of the prisoners?

• They were saved

• They were sacrificed

• They were sold

• They would run away

Looking at the map on the left, why were Inca roads so important

to the empire?

• They needed to make it hard for people to break in

• The Inca roads were important for trade and because the empire is so big they need it to move easy

• They wanted to look wealthy

What is the definition of “halach uinic”

• the name of the leader

• the name for the poor people

• the name of the social class

• the city they lived in

What civilization occupied the Yucatan Peninsula region of Central/South America?

• Inca

• Mayans

• Plains

• Western

What geographical feature kept the Inca protected from other South American groups and from invaders?

• The forest

• The desert

• The mountains

• The lake

Which Central American civilization used these types of floating

growing spaces for food production?

• Plains

• Inca

• Myans

• Aztects

What statement can be made about the Iroquois Confederacy from the passage above?

• It led to peace

• It was bad

• It messed up the goverment

• It led to war

What were the cultural differences between the men and women of most Native American tribes?

• The men and woman would not hunt they would farm

• The men and woman both went hunting and the kids would clean

• woman would stay at home and cook and clean why the men would go and hunt.

• The men would stay home and cook and clean and the woman would go hunt