LAH 1.5 Comparing Mesoamerican Civilizations ASSESSMENT

Which crop was the staple food for all four civilizations?

• Wheat

• Maize

• Potatoes

• Rice

What farming method did the Aztec develop to grow crops on water?

• Terraces

• Slash-and-burn

• Chinampas

• Irrigation canals

Which civilization built colossal stone heads?

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec

The Inca emperor was called the:

• Tlatoani

• Pharaoh

• Sapa Inca

• High Priest

What writing system did the Maya develop?

• Quipu

• Hieroglyphs

• Alphabet

• Pictographs

Which civilization lived in the Andes Mountains?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

Which statement best explains a similarity in farming among these civilizations?

• All used the same farming method.

• All relied on maize as a staple crop.

• None traded food with other groups.

• Only the Aztec farmed successfully.

Why were the Aztec and Inca considered more centralized than the Maya?

• They built larger cities.

• They were ruled by single powerful emperors.

• They used quipu for recordkeeping.

• They had more farmland.

Which best explains how geography influenced the Inca?

• They built pyramids to honor the gods.

• They used terraces to farm in the mountains.

• They created chinampas to farm on lakes.

• They relied only on trade for food.

How did the Olmec influence later civilizations?

• Through their military conquests

• By inventing gunpowder and steel weapons

• With their art and early political/religious systems

• By creating the largest empire in the Americas