6th Grade Module 4 Test

The development of farming led to what major innovation in order to provide water to increase crop production? 

• irrigation

• domestication

• inquiry

• agriculture

Which group was responsible for the destruction of many Mayan texts?

• the French

• the Spanish

• the English

• the Dutch

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire? 

• Istanbul

• Alexandria

• Tenochtitlan

• Prague

What does it mean to adapt to an environment or area? 

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  To develop a new system of writing

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  To breed animals so they become better at farming

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  To change the environment by building canals

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  To change your behavior in order to be successful in your environment

What geographical feature made transportation throughout the Inca Empire difficult? 

• mountains

• deltas

• tundra

• beaches

What are Mayan books called?

• bibliotheca

• codices

• pile

• library

What is a canal?

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  A bridge between two continents

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  A new style of agriculture

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  A human made waterway that connects two bodies of water

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  A way to create electricity

Modern day countries in Mesoamerica, or "Middle America" include which of the following:

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  The United States, Canada, Mexico

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  Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran

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  Korea, Japan, Thailand

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  Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador

What were the name of Spanish conquerors in Mexico and Peru?

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  Conquistadors

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  Aztecs

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  Cowboys

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  Olmecs

The Spanish began taking over the Americas and their Empires during what time period? 

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  the 1200s

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  the 1500s

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  the 1700s

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  the 2000s