The Americas Study Guide

Which of the following is not a Mayan Achievement?

• Numeral Zero

• A Complex Calendar

• Most advanced writing system in Mesoamerica

• Gunpowder

What is Tenochtitlan called today?

• Puebla

• Cancun

• Tijuana

• Mexico City

What is Slash-And-Burn Agriculture?

• Terrace farming.

• Cutting your way through a jungle.

• The cutting down and burning of trees for fertilizer.

• A man-made floating island used for farming.

Under which civilization did Ancient Mesoamerican reach a height of astronomical knowledge?

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

What is Mesoamerica?

• Northern Mexico and South America.

• Southern Mexico and Central-America.

• Central-America and South America.

• All of South America.

What poison did the Aztec use on their blow-guns?

• Snake Venom

• Frog Secretions

• Spider Venom

• None of these

Why did the Maya civilization collapse.

• A series of volcanic eruptions covered their cities.

• The Spanish conquered them by pretending they were Gods.

• There are many theories but no one knows for sure.

• The spread of Smallpox and Influenza.

Which country lead to the decline of the Aztec, Maya and Inca?

• The Spanish

• The British

• The French

• The Chinese

How were the Inca able to farm in the Andes Mountains?

• They farmed on terraces carved into the mountainside.

• By creating man-made islands.

• Cutting down and burning trees for fertilizer.

• All of the above.

What is a quipu?

• Inca history and record keeping device

• Maya history and record keeping language

• Aztec history and record keeping language

• Olmec history and record keeping device