Civilization of the Americas Quiz

What does the term 'abandoned' mean?

• to leave something behind

• a large plaza in a city center

• large amount

• related to or coming from a god or gods

What is a 'ceremonial center'?

• to leave something behind

• a large plaza in a city center, surrounded by temples and palaces, where religious rituals and other public ceremonies took place

• large amount

• related to or coming from a god or gods

What does 'considerable' mean?

• to leave something behind

• a large plaza in a city center

• large amount

• related to or coming from a god or gods

What does 'divine' refer to?

• to leave something behind

• a large plaza in a city center

• large amount

• related to or coming from a god or gods

What is 'hieroglyphic' writing?

• writing that uses pictures as symbols

• the people of an important Mesoamerican civilization

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony

Who were the Maya?

• writing that uses pictures as symbols

• the people of an important Mesoamerican civilization that lasted from about 2000 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E.

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony

What is 'Mesoamerica'?

• writing that uses pictures as symbols

• the people of an important Mesoamerican civilization

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony

What is a 'ritual'?

• writing that uses pictures as symbols

• the people of an important Mesoamerican civilization

• the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

• a set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony

What is a 'sacrifice'?

• a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods

• a farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops

• a social structure in the shape of a pyramid

• to support or provide nourishment for

What is 'slash-and-burn agriculture'?

• a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods

• a farming technique in which vegetation is cut away and burned to clear land for growing crops

• a social structure in the shape of a pyramid

• to support or provide nourishment for