Mesoamerica

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco?

• Tenochtitlan

• Chichen Itza

• Machu Picchu

• Cuzco

What were the Mayan floating gardens called?

• Chinampas

• Terraces

• Polders

• Aqueducts

Which civilization was concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras?

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

Which powerful post-classic state in Central Mexico influenced much of Mesoamerica?

• Toltecs

• Zapotecs

• Mixtecs

• Tarascans

Which civilization is also known as Mexica and created a powerful empire in Central Mexico?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

• Olmecs

Which civilization was located on the north coast of Peru?

• Moche

• Nazca

• Chavin

• Wari

What was the name of the capital city and empire centered on the region near Lake Titicaca in modern Bolivia?

• Tiwanaku

• Cuzco

• Tikal

• Tula

Which Andean civilization was culturally linked to Tiwanaku?

• Wari

• Chimu

• Moche

• Nazca

Which powerful civilization, also called the Kingdom of Chimor, developed on the northern coast of Peru?

• Chimú

• Inca

• Nazca

• Moche

Who was the Aztec god of war and of the sun?

• Huitzilopochtli

• Quetzalcoatl

• Tlaloc

• Tezcatlipoca