WH/WGI Common Assessment #9 Review Quiz

How did the Aztecs create their pyramids?

• using their knowledge of math

• using magic

• using advanced machines

• they didn't have pyramids

The Maya and Inca both relied on trade of ​ (a)   .

• agricultural products
• metals
• clothing
• pottery

Which early Central or South American civilization adopted their own writing system?

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Incas

The Incas used​ (a)   to help them travel around their mountainous terrain.

• pack animals
• wagons
• escalators
• stone steps

What destroyed the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

• arrival of the Europeans

• wars between groups

• environmental disasters

• migration of peoples to North America

What 2 fields of study were understood by the Mayan people?

• astronomy

• mathematics

• geography

• medicine

Which early Central or South American civilization developed terrace farming?

• Aztecs

• Incans

• Mayans

Which early Central or South American civilization developed a number system that includes zero?

• Aztecs

• Incans

• Mayans

Which figures were the top of the social structures in both Mayan and Aztec civilizations?

• priests

• warriors

• mothers

• ancestors

Terrace farming created more​ (a)   for the Incans.

• farmable land
• trade
• protection
• living space