Maya, Aztec, Inca Review

Which civilization was very religious?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• All of Them

When did the Maya begin?

• 2600 BCE

• 2600 CE

• 2600 ABC

• 2700 BCE

What sort of writing system did the Maya have?

• hieroglyphs

• Quipu

• They didn't have a writing system.

• hiloglyphs

Where were the Inca located?

• South America

• present-day Mexico

• Mesoamerica

• North America

Which mountain range was the Inca empire almost completely located in?

• Andes Mountains

• Himalaya Mountains

• St. Helens Mountains

• South America Mountains

True or False? The Maya were located in South America

• False

• True

Answer explanation

The were located in Mexico. Near the Yucatan Peninsula.

True or False? The Maya used the slash and burn method of farming where trees were cut down and burned.

• False

• True

True or False? The Maya civilization was made up of hundreds of cities and they didn't have a central ruler.

• False

• True

True or False? The Inca had a complex central government and were ruled by an emperor called the Sapa Inca.

• False

• True

What did the Inca do to be able to grow crops on the side of mountains?

• They carved terraces into the sides of mountains to create flat land for farming.

• They used dynamite to flatten the sides of the mountain to create flat land for farming.

• They discovered how to grow crops upside down instead of using the ground.

• They built floating gardens called chinampas to grow crops on the surface of lakes.