Civilizations of Middle America Quiz

Where did some of the earliest civilizations in the Americas develop that became large civilizations?

• Mesoamerica in Mexico and Central America

• Europe

• North America

• South America

What might have been one of the biggest geographic influences on Mesoamerican civilizations?

• The Andes Mountains

• The Sahara Desert

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Bering Strait

What influenced the cultural life and spiritual beliefs of the Maya?

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

• Greek mythology

• Roman architecture

• Olmec religion

Which calendar of the Maya is closest to the one we use today?

• Tzolk'in

• Haab

• Long Count

• Gregorian

Where did the Aztecs migrate into, which lies in the high plateau of central Mexico?

• Valley of the Moon

• Valley of the Sun

• Valley of Mexico

• Valley of Kings

What language did all the tribes of the Aztecs speak?

• Mayan

• Nahuatl

• Inca

• Aztec

What determined social status in Aztec society?

• Wealth

• Birth

• Religion

• Education

What was one of the largest cities in the world at the height of the Aztec empire?

• Machu Picchu

• Tenochtitlán

• Teotihuacan

• Cusco

What were the Aztec chinampas used for?

• Hunting

• Farming

• Trading

• Mining

It is believed that the first people who arrived in the Americas came from

• China to Central America.

• Siberia across a land bridge to Alaska.

• Europe to the coast of Eastern Canada.

• Africa across a land bridge to South America.