Unit 2 Assessment

1. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations are called pre-Columbian civilizations because:

• They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
• They developed after Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
• They developed before South America's republic of Columbia in 1885.
• They developed after South America's Republic of Columbia in 1885.

2. Look at the above image. Choose a word that best describes the location of the blank that is labeled #2.

• Aztec
• Mixtec
• Huastec
• Inca
• Maya

3. Look at the above image. Choose a word that best describes the location of the blank that is labeled #3.

• Maya
• Aztec
• Mixtec
• Huastec
• Inca

4. Look at the above image. Choose a word that best describes the location of the blank that is labeled #4.

• Inca
• Aztec
• Mixtec
• Huastec
• Maya

5. According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they found the perfect place to settle when they saw:

• a large lake with several small islands
• a hawk circling over a lake
• aqueducts and causeways
• an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake

6. The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:

• swamplands and underwater wells
• multiple gods and religious ceremonies
• llamas and toucans
• metal tools and pulleys

7. Mesoamerica was home to:

• the Inca and Aztec
• the Inca and the Maya
• the Maya and the Aztec

8. A sudden, widespread illness is call a(n) _________________ .

• isthmus
• epidemic
• marsh
• quinoa

9. Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:

• sacred temples
• a number system
• precious gemstones
• a writing system

10. ______________, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.

• Moctezuma
• Cuzco
• Pakal
• Amazon
• Tenochtitlan