The Americas

Floating gardens built by the Aztecs

• chinampas
• mita
• masonry
• terraced farming

A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.

• ziggurat
• terrace farming
• codex
• conquistador

What was the capital of the Aztec empire?

• Tonomitlandia

• Bogota

• Madrid

• Tenochtitlan

What is the complex system of writing using pictures that the Mayan's used?

• Hieroglyphics

• Alphabet

• Chinampas

• Calligraphy

Which was the first major civilization to appear in the Americas?

• Olmecs
• Aztecs
• Incas
• Maya

Around 1200 C.E. (A.D.), the Incas first settled their capital city, which they called

• Yupanqui

• Chancas.

• Pachacuti.

• Cuzco.

Who held the top position in the Inca class?

• Nobles
• The emperor, or Sapa Inca
• The oldest person
• Priest

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 

• Chinampas
• Irrigation
• Aqueducts
• Terrace Farming

Native American village were called these:

• Chinampas

• Pueblos

• Earthworks

• Tributes

These were taxes that were collected:

• Chinampas

• Pueblos

• Earthworks

• Tributes