Unit 3 Activity Page 9.6 Practice Spelling Words

For their family vacation, the Jones family wanted to visit a sunny and warm destination, so they picked a _______________ location near the Equator.

• tropical

• arctic

• desert

• polar

Over time, the Aztec civilization grew into a magnificent _______________ with cities under one supreme leader.

• empire

• village

• tribe

• colony

Growing naturally in Mexico, cacao was _______________ to the area ruled by the Aztec Empire. It was used by the people to pay tribute to the emperor.

• indigenous

• foreign

• imported

• alien

Each Maya city-state had a _______________ at its center. These buildings for religious worship occupied the top level of pyramids and were reserved for rulers and priests.

• temple

• marketplace

• palace

• barracks

Due to our area’s quick rise in _______________, more houses and apartment buildings have been built so all of the people have a place to live.

• population

• temperature

• traffic

• pollution

From what it says in his journal, you might conclude that Désiré Charnay was not prepared for how humid and muddy the jungles of the Yucatán _______________ really would be.

• rainforest

• desert

• mountains

• savannah

A desert’s climate is dry while a _______________ has a wet climate.

• rainforest

• savanna

• tundra

• steppe

_______________ ruins mark the landscape where the Aztec Empire once existed.

• Pyramids

• Castles

• Temples

• Fortresses

Religion, government, and social classes are components of a ___________________.

• civilization

• ecosystem

• galaxy

• machine

A stela was a Maya stone ___________________ that was mainly constructed to glorify a king.

• monument

• tool

• artifact

• weapon