Chapter 6 review

The mound builders lived in the Great Plains region.

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• False

The Iroquois built longhouses from elm bark that grew in the Desert West.

• True

• False

The Incas had an extensive system of roads that linked cities all over the empire.

• True

• False

Slash-and-burn agriculture was used by the Maya to clear forest land for farming.

• True

• False

Cahokia was the largest city in North America until Philadelphia surpassed it in the year 1800.

• True

• False

The Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlán on a swampy island in Lake Texcoco because they saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake there.

• True

• False

Mesoamerica is a region that includes southern Mexico and northern Central America.

• True

• False

The Zapotec, Toltec, and Maya all built cities.

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• False

The Incas restricted farmers, artisans, and servants from owning more goods than they needed.

• True

• False

At its height, the Aztecs ruled hundreds of other city-states and about 5 million people were part of the empire.

• True

• False