ELA E-Learning Day Assignment

Our understanding of the history of humans living and working together begins in ______ more than a million years ago.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the pre-Columbian civilizations studied thus far?

• Maya

• Inca

• Iroquois

• Aztec

Answer explanation

According to page 3 of this unit's reader, the three pre-Columbian civilizations were the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca.

Mesoamerica lies north of the Equator in an area called the what?

• South America

• tropics

• Yucatan Peninsula

• rainforests

Answer explanation

On page 4 of the Unit Two reader, the text says that Mesoamerica lies north of the Equator in an area called the tropics.

Rainforests were covered by ______ vegetation that supported animals as varied as jaguars, snakes, bats, monkeys, toucans, and quetzal birds.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which of the following countries in Central America WAS NOT part of the original Mesoamerica?

• Belize

• Honduras

• Asia

• Guatemala

Answer explanation

Page 4 of the Unit Two reader: The present Central American countries of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica are all part of Mesoamerica. Asia is a continent, not a country.

Which of the following civilizations began high in the Andes Mountains of present-day Peru?

• Ottoman Empire

• The Inca

• The Maya

• Iroquois Confederacy

Answer explanation

Page 5 of the Unit Two reader: The Inca civilization began high in the Andes Mountains of present-day Peru.

TRUE or FALSE: Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro, two early Spanish explorers, were brothers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Page 7 of the Unit Two reader: Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro were distant cousins and early Spanish explorers.

Désiré Charnay was a French archaeologist who visited the jungles of Central America in the 1800s. He wrote that he and his comrades "live in ____, we are covered in ____, we breathe in ____."

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which of the following WAS NOT a class of Mayan society?

• Lords and Priests

• Nobles

• Craftsmen

• Settlers

Answer explanation

Page 9 of the Unit Two reader: Maya society was divided into classes with lords in the highest class. Well-educated priests were also among the noble, or highest classes. Craftsmen lived in smaller homes.

Settlers were not a class of people.

What is the name of the game pictured here that the Mayan people played?

• Basketball

• Pok-a-Tok

• Bonampak

• Quetzal

Answer explanation

Page 14 of the Unit Two reader: The Maya played a ball game called pok-a-tok that had religious significance.