Las Primeras Civilizaciones

Which civilization was located around Lake Texcoco?

• the Aztec civilization

• the Mayan civilization

• the Inca civilization

• the Chumash civilization

The area of​ (a)   is located between North and South America. Civilizations were the ​ (b)   which was located in Peru. Another civilization was the ​ (c)   which were located in the swampy lakes of Mexico. The oldest Mesoamerican civilization was known as the ​ (d)   and they lived near the Gulf of Mexico.

• Mesoamerica

• Inca

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Zapotec

• Tenochtitlan

• Mesopotamia

• Isthmus

• Machu Picchu

The __________were located in Central Mexico, their capital city was Tenochtitlan and human sacrifice was a huge part of their religious beliefs.

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztecs

Aztecs used _________ to get fresh drink water into Tenochtitlan.

• aqueducts

• chasqui

• causeways

• codex

Tenochtitlan was ________.

• a city built by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City

• an Incan city built on a 9,000-foot mountain

• the city where the first Olmec stone heads were discovered

• a Mayan city with more than 3,000 structures

Which civilization is known for building the pyramids of Giza?

• A) Mesopotamian

• B) Egyptian

• C) Indus Valley

• D) Chinese

The Code of Hammurabi is associated with which ancient civilization?

• A) Egyptian

• B) Babylonian

• C) Greek

• D) Roman

Which river was central to the development of the ancient Egyptian civilization?

• A) Tigris

• B) Euphrates

• C) Nile

• D) Amazon

The ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro was part of which civilization?

• A) Mesopotamian

• B) Indus Valley

• C) Egyptian

• D) Chinese

Which civilization is credited with the invention of writing known as cuneiform?

• A) Egyptian

• B) Sumerian

• C) Greek

• D) Roman