Unit 1 The Early Americas

Who lived in the Andes Mountains in South America?

• Aztec
• Mayans
• Incas

What civilization adapted to their environment by slashing and burning the jungle for farming

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya
• All of the above

What civilization adapted to their environment by terracing the hillsides for farming and stability

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya

What civilization adapted to their environment by filling in swampy land and building causeways to help them get across the wet ground.

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya

Aztec Social Political Hierarchy from top to bottom

• Emperor, farmers, nobility
• Emperor, priests, women, slaves
• Emperor, nobility, merchants, priests

True or False; Like the United States the Aztecs had a democratic society where all people had equal rights

• True
• False

What civilization is shown on the picture?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya

What was a common trait among the Aztec, Inca, and Maya?

• They were all polytheistic (believed in different gods)
• They all lived in Mexico

Who was conquered by the Spanish

• Aztec
• Inca
• All of the above

The Mayans were located at what letter on the map? (Reference the above)

• A
• B
• C
• D