Maya/Aztec/Inca

Where was the Maya civilization located?

• Brazil

• Argentina

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Nebraska

What structure might you see in the ruins of a Maya city?

• ball courts

• canals

• bridges

• causeways

The Maya developed a telescope.

• True
• False

What were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• storehouses for food

• pyramids

• observatories for stars

• ball courts

Where was was the Aztec capital?

• Cuzco (in Peru)

• a Caribbean island

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Tenochtitlan (in Mexico)

Before building their empire, the Aztec were

• sailors

• scientists

• wanderers (nomadic)

• farmers

The Aztec were best known as

• fierce warriors

• great road builders

• kind rulers

• musicians

The Aztec and Maya both had independent city states and no emperors

• True
• False

Who was the Aztec ruler in 1519?

• Hernan Cortes

• Moctezuma

• Atahualpa

• Pizarro

The Aztec government was

• city states that had their own rulers

• tribes with no rulers

• a democracy where people voted

• an empire with a single ruler