Amplify Early American Civilization

Where were the Maya and Aztec civilizations located?

• Mesoamerica

• South America

• Central America

Which is an example of how the Maya met challenges of their diverse landscape?

• The Maya used quetzal feathers to decorate headdresses.

• The rain and mud of the rainforest presented many challenges.

• In lowland areas, the Maya created raised-earth platforms and canals to redirect and reuse the water.

• In dry areas, the Maya built aqueducts to bring water from other regions.

What is true about Maya developments and achievements?

• The Maya civilization declined due to many wars.

• The Maya developed a number system and a written language.

• The Maya developed their own currency in the form of money.

• The Maya created Tenochtitlan, a well-planned city with aqueducts and causeways.

Why did the Maya civilization decline or crumble?

• The change was gradual and probably resulted from a combination of things.

• A lack of rainfall led to serious drought conditions.

• The Maya chopped down trees, destroying the ecological balance of the region.

• War amongst city-states and an epidemic led to a significant decrease in the Maya population.

Which is a characteristic of a myth?

• They help explain the facts about how and why things happen.

• They are songs that people sing.

• They are passed from one generation to the next.

• They record the history of a group of people.

According to the creation myth, the Creators and Makers attempted to make people out of three different materials. Which material did they use to successfully create people?

• clay

• stone

• corn

• wood

What were the Maya, Aztec, and Inca called pre-Columbian civilizations?

• They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.

• They developed after Christopher Columbus's first voyage.

• They developed before South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.

• They developed after South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.

The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:

• swamplands and underwater wells

• multiple gods and religious ceremonies

• llamas and toucans

• metal tools and pulleys

Mesoamerica was home to:

• the Inca and the Aztec

• the Inca and the Maya

• the Maya and the Aztec

A sudden, widespread illness is call a (n)________.

• isthmus

• epidemic

• marsh

• quinoa