Early Civilizations Quiz

What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?

• more donations

• Some Maya studied agriculture

• They began to farm more and more

• job specialization

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways the Aztecs got more land for farming?

• They created floating gardens

• They bought land from their neighbors

• They carved terraces into hillsides

• They developed irrigation systems

What is a CIVILIZATION?

• A building with 3 or more sides

• A culture with an organized system of religion, government, and learning

• A payment demanded by rulers

• Holding people against their will

What is a pyramid?

• A building with 3 or more sides

• A culture with an organized system of religion, government, and learning

• A payment demanded by rulers

• Holding people against their will

What does SURPLUS mean?

• More (food) than you really need

• A group of lands or people ruled by one leader

• To develop skills in one type of job

• A tax payment demanded by rulers

An EMPIRE is ...

• More (food) than you really need

• A group of lands or people ruled by one leader

• To develop skills in one type of job

• A tax payment demanded by rulers

What is a TRIBUTE?

• A payment demanded by rulers

• A building with 3 or more sides

• A culture with an organized system of religion

• To develop skills in one type of job

What is slavery?

• Holding people against their will and taking away their freedom

• A group of lands or people ruled by one leader

• A building with 3 or more sides

• More (food) than you really need

What is the role of GOVERNMENT in a civilization?

• The institutions that make laws for an area

• People arranged in ranks or classes

• The use of scientific knowledge

• Belief systems and rituals

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

What is the role of TECHNOLOGY in a civilization?

• The institutions that make laws for an area

• People arranged in ranks or classes

• The use of scientific knowledge and innovative methods to solve problems

• Belief systems and rituals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3