Mesoamerica CH 7

Why did the Maya seek captives in war?

• to work the land

• to use as household servants

• to later offer their lives to Gods

• to marry Maya people

What is adobe?

• sun-dried mud bricks

• the Maya word for sun

• dry farmland

• clay sculptures

According to SOME scientists, how did ancient people cross from Asia to North America?

• on the backs of Wooly Mammoths

• using a Viking ship

• using a land bridge

• across a large glacier

Where was Tenochtitlan located?

• in the desert

• on a swampy land

• on the coastline

• in the mountains

Hunter-gatherers

• moved constantly in search of food

• built large cities with paved streets

• used canals to irrigate their gardens

• hunted and cultivated crops

Quechua

• the language of the Mayans

• The language of the Incas

• The language of the Aztecs

• The language of the Navajo

The Americas are made up of

• North America, Europe, South America, Africa

• North America, Central America, Caribbean, Asia

• North America and South America

  only

• None of these

The lowest mountain range out of the three below

• Andes

• Appalachians

• Rockies

What helped early Americans form more complex societies?

• strong government

• selling obsidian

• growing and trading crops

• trading jade

A grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains

• Montezuma l

• Isthmus

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu