WH Unit 9 Empires of the Americas

What is the earliest known civilization in the Valley of Mexico?

• Olmec civilization
• Mayan civilization
• Inca civilization
• Aztec civilization

What were the Olmec most known for?

• Carving giant stone heads and influence on later Mesoamerican cultures

• Inventing the wheel and writing the first known alphabet
• Building the Great Wall of China and creating the first democracy
• Discovering electricity and inventing the printing press

What was the primary trade good of Teoihuacan?

• Obsidian
• Spices
• Gold
• Silk

What civilization believed in sacrificing the blood of their kings ensured the success of their crops?

• Egyptians
• Incas
• Mayans
• Aztecs

What civilization was located in the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Inca civilization
• Maya civilization
• Aztec civilization
• Olmec civilization

Which early civilization in the Americas closely resembled the city-states of Greece?

• Aztec civilization
• Inca civilization
• Maya civilization
• Olmec civilization

What book tells the Mayan creation myth?

• The Iliad
• Popol Vuh
• The Odyssey
• The Epic of Gilgamesh

What civilization recorded their history in a series of Codex?

• Mayan civilization
• Egyptian civilization
• Aztec civilization
• Incan civilization

The Mayan civilization was mostly found on which geographic feature?

• Sahara Desert
• Amazon Rainforest
• Yucatan Peninsula

• Andes Mountains

How did the Mayans organize themselves politically?

• Through a system of democratic elections
• Through a centralized monarchy with a single ruler
• Through a system of city-states, each ruled by a king who was considered a divine leader.
• Through a system of tribal councils with equal representation