Mexico: God, gold and glory (part 1)

Ice Age hunters first arrived in North America by:

• crossing a land bridge from Asia

• sailing directly from Europe

• traveling by boat from Africa

• flying in primitive aircraft

Early hunters pursued which kinds of animals?

• Large mammals such as deer and bison

• Domesticated dogs and cats

• Reptiles like snakes and lizards

• Marine animals like dolphins and whales

The Valley of Mexico was a good place for early civilizations to develop because:

• it had fertile land and abundant water sources.

• it was isolated from all other regions.

• it had a harsh desert climate.

• it was frequently flooded by the ocean.

The main crops cultivated by early Mexican civilizations were:

• Corn, beans, and chiles

• Wheat, barley, and oats

• Rice, potatoes, and tomatoes

• Bananas, coffee, and sugarcane

The first great empire of ancient Mexico was known as:

• Aztec Empire

• Maya Empire

• Olmec Empire

• Teotihuacan Empire

The city of Teotihuacán was located...

• near Lake Texcoco

• the Yucatán peninsula

• Veracruz

• Greece

The two massive pyramids in Teotihuacán were:

• Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon

• Pyramid of Giza and Pyramid of the Sun

• Pyramid of the Moon and Pyramid of Khufu

• Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of Chichen Itza

The Maya practiced religious rituals by:

• performing ceremonies that included offerings, sacrifices, and prayers

• avoiding any form of religious ceremonies

• only reading sacred texts without any rituals

• worshipping only in private without public ceremonies

The Maya understood which mathematical concept before Europeans?

• The concept of zero

• The Pythagorean theorem

• Calculus

• Negative numbers

Early American civilizations did not develop the wheel because:

• they lacked large draft animals to pull wheeled vehicles.

• they did not know about the concept of the wheel.

• their terrain was too flat for wheels to be useful.

• they preferred to use boats for all transportation.