Mesoamerica Review 2024

Which Mesoamerican group lived on the Yucatan Peninsula?

• The Maya

• The Aztec

• The Native Americans

Which group's capital city is now Mexico City today?

• The Olmec

• The Aztec

• The Maya

Which is an important agricultural technique used by the Maya?

• Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

• Crop rotation

• They built indoor gardens

Which was the primary food of the Maya?

• maize

• beans

• potatoes

Historians believe that the Maya civilization may have collapsed because:

• they couldn't grow enough food to feed their growing population.

• of warfare between the groups.

• all answers could be true.

What is one major way the Maya used their sacred calendar?

• to determine when to sleep.

• to determine when to educate children.

• to determine when to plant crops

Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlán build chinampas?

• to keep invaders away

• to enlarge their land area

• to get a fresh water supply

The Olmec were the first people in Mesoamerica to learn ...

• how to use wheels on carts

• how to make metal tools

• farm (agriculture)

Which civilization lived in the same region as the Olmec and learned from their culture?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Native Americans

What group is most likely missing from the Aztec social pyramid shown here?

• Priests

• Merchants

• Peasants/ Farmers