Civilization of the Americas Unit Test

Why did the Maya seek captives in war?

• the marry Maya people

• to sacrifice their lives to the gods

• to use as household servants

• to work the land

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

• Sub Sahara

• Mesoamerica

• Sahel

• Peru

In the case of religion, a similarity between the Inca, Aztec, and Maya was:

• animism
• human sacrifice
• theocracy
• polytheism

The first Native Americans traveled across this to get to America.

• Land Bridge

• Land Tide

• Big Lake

• Open Bridge

The igloo was the shelter used in what region?

• Arctic

• Plains

• Northwest

• Subarctic

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

• The artifacts left by ancient people

• The interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment

• A way of life shared by members of a society

• A firsthand account

What allowed people to eventually be able to settle in communities?

• They hunted small animals and collected nuts and berries.

• They followed large animals as they migrated throughout North America.

• They realized how to farm, growing plants from seeds.

Which group of early people were the first civilization in the Americas?

• Olmec

• Anasazi

• Mound Builders

• Inuit

This civilization developed in Mexico and built their capital, Tenochtitlan, on a swapy island in a lake.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• ALL

Which civilization settled in the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca