Unit 2 Review: Mesoamerica

Which of the following did the Maya develop?

• a system of numbers

• a system of writing

• telescopes

• an accurate calendar

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• storehouses for food

• pyramids

• ball courts

• observatories to study the stars

Match the civilization to the location:

Tenochtitlan in present day Mexico

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

Match the civilization to the location:

in and around the Yucatan Peninsula

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

Match the civilization to the location:

Pacific coast of South America

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

What were the Aztec best known as?

• kindly rulers

• fierce warriors

• talented musicians

• great road builders

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Moctezuma II was the Aztec ruler in 1519.

Is the statement true or false?

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The _____________Mountains ran through the middle of the Inca Empire

• Atlas

• Smoky Mountains

• Andes

• Rockies

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Who was the Sapa Inca?

• sole ruler of the Inca Empire

• Inca high priest in charge of sacrifices

• Inca God of the Sun

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The Inca used ________________ to record information.

• cave walls

• marks on stone

• hieroglyphs

• calendar

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A