Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztec, Inca

What was the Maya writing system called?

• Hieroglyphics script

• Quipu

• Aztec glyphs
• Mayan script

What major achievement did the Maya develop in mathematics?

• The concept of negative numbers.
• A decimal numeral system.
• The concept of zero.

• The invention of the abacus.

The Maya civilization was primarily located in which modern-day regions?

• Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile
• Canada, United States, Mexico, Cuba
• Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador
• France, Spain, Italy, Portugal

What was the purpose of Maya pyramids?

• As marketplaces for trade
• To serve as residential buildings
• Storage of food

• Religious and astronomical purposes

How did the Maya track time and predict celestial events?

• By consulting their rulers and priests

• Using stone tablets

• Using advanced calendar system

• Through oral traditions

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

• Tenochtitlan II
• Cuzco

• Chichen Itza
• Tenochtitlan

The Aztecs built artificial islands called chinampas to:

• grow crops on lakebeds

• bury their dead

• build homes for the elites

• use as military bases

What was the main form of currency used by the Aztecs?

• Shells
• Silver bars
• Gold coins
• Cacao beans

Which of the following was a key feature of Aztec religion?

• Polytheism and human sacrifice
• Focus on astrology and astronomy
• Worship of ancestors only
• Monotheism and animal sacrifice

How did the Aztecs expand their empire?

• Military conquest, alliances, and tribute systems.

• Through peaceful trade agreements
• By establishing a democratic government
• Via cultural exchanges with neighboring tribes