Ancient Civilizations

Where did the Maya settle?

• high in the Himalaya Mountains

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Mesopotamia

• Andes Mountains of modern day Peru

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

• numbers

• 
  letters

• glyphs

• quipus

Why were human sacrifices part of Ancient Americans religion?

• to please the gods and make sure the crops grow and the sun rises

• a punishment for not following the rules

• as part of their study of science and medicine

• to help build the temples and pyramids

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

• Yucatan Peninsula

• South America, mostly Peru

• Panama and Central America

• Central Mexico in the Valley of Mexico

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

• Texcoco

• Tenochtitlan

• Templo Mayor

• Cuzco

The capital city of the Incan Empire was ____

• Cuzco

• Lima

• Tikal

• Machu Picchu

Who led the Spanish to conquer the Incas?

• Cortez

• Atahualpa

• Pizarro

• Montezuma

Which Incan city was the setting for the movie Max is Missing?

• Tenochtitlan

• Chichen Itza

• Machu Picchu

• Lima

Which continent was the Mayan Civilization located on?

• North America

• South America

• Central America

• Mexico

Where was the Inca Empire located?

• On the Yucatan Peninsula in Eastern Mexico

• In the Valley of Mexico in Central America

• On the Western Coast of South America in the Andes Mountains

• On the Eastern coast of the Appalachian Mountains