5/11 Warm up

The Incas built step-like areas called ​ (a)   .

• terraces
• steps
• valleys
• crops

What social structure is the Mayan society like (we have studied this in other units!)

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Feudal

• Tyranny

Montezuma I ruled the ​

(a)  

• Aztecs
• Inuits
• Mayans
• Incas

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

• Asia

• Mexico

• Panama

• Cuba

Chinampas are...

• Artificial Islands
• Natural Islands
• Crops
• Artificial Waterways

What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?

• They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

• They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.

• the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices

• They were always under attack from their neighbors.

Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?

• Atahualpa
• Cortes
• Pizarro
• Montezuma II

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco de Gama

The Aztec capital city was called . . .

• Cuzco
• Tenotchtitlan
• Chichen Itza
• Machu Picchu

The Aztec were best known as

• farmers

• warriors

• nomads

• magicians