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The people of this region live in the highlands where the temperatures are cooler. 

• South America

• Central America

• North America

• the Caribbean

Why were the Aztecs able to control the Valley of Mexico?

• They made peace with all their neighbors.

• They were the first people to live in the Valley of Mexico.

• They had a powerful army and strong defenses.

• They built the biggest farms in the region.

The Aztecs being able to control the Valley of Mexico kept Lake Texcoco and _______ from being invaded.

• the mountains

• their capital city, Tenochtitlan

• the rivers

• the desert

Since Lake Texcoco is primarily saltwater, what did the Aztecs have to build to supply freshwater for the people and their crops on the island city of Tenochtitlan?

• aqueducts (or canals)

• windmills

• large tanks

• wells

What group was at the top of the social class structure in Middle America?

• Creoles

• Mestizos

• Native American Indians

• Peninsulares

The Agricultural Revolution meant that people could stop “following the food” because they could ___________.

• grow their own crops

• build faster tools

• find more food in the wild

•  catch bigger fish

Which two groups came between the peninsulares and the mulattoes in the social class structure of Middle America?

Choose TWO answers!

• Mestizos

• Enslaved Africans

• Creoles

• Conquistadors

With the arrival of the Spanish in the Caribbean, many men and women were enslaved and died due to _____ and/or _____.

• drought, lack of shelter

• cold weather, lack of food

• starvation, being overworked

• storms, wild animals

What structures did Mayans have in the center of their cities?

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• houses, schools

• farms, markets

• walls, bridge

• pyramids, palaces

Which social class was below the emperor but above merchants in the Aztec social hierarchy? 

• Farmers

• Slaves

• Nobles

• Soldiers