Unit 1 Test

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

• Sub Sahara

• Mesoamerica

• Sahel

• Peru

This civilization developed in Mexico and built their capital, Tenochtitlan, on a swapy island in a lake.

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• ALL

This civilization built observatories, used glyphs, had math symbols, scheduled holidays, and created a calendar based on their knowledge of the planets and stars.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• ALL

This civilization had a city known as Machu Picchu.

• Maya
• Inca
• Aztec
• ALL

a natural well formed from a sinkhole

• cenote

• caption

• crater

• spring

Which civilization settled in the Yucatan Peninsula?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization settled in the Andes Mountains of South America?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Which civilization settled in Central Mexico?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

The Olmecs were the first civilization in MesoAmerica. They were known as the

• Best farmers

• Mother Culture

• Priest

• Great Astronomers

What are the Middle Ages?

• Golden Age of Islam

• 1,000 year period after the fall of Rome

• 500 year period before the present

• The last 2,000 years