Africa and Mesoamerican Unit Test

Which of the following describes Mayan religion?

• Monotheistic

• Atheist

• Polytheistic

• They didn’t have a religion

Tenochtitlan was the major city of the -

• Mayans

• Navajos

• Inca

• Aztecs

The term "Pok-a-Tok" refers to a

• Ball game played by the Mayans and others

• Traditional Aztec mud house

• Mayan tool used for farming

• Mayan school

The Aztecs unified neighboring into an empire.

• Colonies

• Chinampas

• City-States

• Islands

What best explains the demise of the Aztecs?

• The Spanish Moors conquered them.

• Hernán Cortés took Montezuma II hostage and attacked the city.

• A plague caused famine and drought.

• The Inca conquered the land and persecuted the Aztecs.

Most notable about the Incan city of Machu Picchu is that it was

• Still in use in the 1900’s.

• About the size of modern-day New York City.

• Built high up in the mountains.

• The site of the Incan Olympics.

Of these, which was the oldest established culture in present-day Mexico?

• The Maya

• The Inca

• The Aztecs

• The Olmecs

El Castillo was a temple within the city of Chichén Itzá created by the -

• Maya

• Toltecs

• Aztecs

• Olmecs

At its peak, Mayan civilization included -

• Democracy

• City-states

• Equal political rights

• International trade

Most Mayans made their living as -

• Hunters and gatherers

• Teachers

• Warriors

• Farmers