Which of the following farming methods helped the Inca farm the hillsides?
A.
slash-and-burn
B.
crop rotation
C.
irrigation canals
D.
dam construction
Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.
The building and use of observatories allowed the Maya to develop
Which of the following statements describes the Mayan writing system?
A.
The Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures.
B.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.
C.
The Mayan writing system, and all evidence of it, was destroyed by the Spanish.
D.
The Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today.
What was the purpose of the complex calendars developed by the Incas?
A.
to determine government events
B.
to record the king’s achievements
C.
to determine when to plant crops
D.
to establish four distinct seasons
How were the religion and the government of the Maya connected?
Which of the following statements best describes the Mississippians?
A.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.
B.
The Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival.
C.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest.
D.
The Mississippians were a nomadic tribe that lived in the Great Plains.
How did the Aztecs apply their engineering skills to the challenges of living on an island?
What methods did the Incas use to unify their large empire?
Look at the diagram about Incan civilization.
A cause-and-effect diagram about the Incan civilization is shown. The cause side includes well-organized society, system of roads, powerful army. The effect side shows a question mark.
Which statement identifies a major effect of the causes shown in the diagram?
A.
conquest of Central America
B.
unification of the empire
C.
rise of first Andean cultures
D.
devastating civil wars
Which of the following best summarizes how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya?
A.
The Maya had to adapt to living in high elevations with thin oxygen.
B.
The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.
C.
The Maya had to build causeways and canals to adapt to living on an island.
D.
The Maya had to expand their territory to find suitable farm land.
Which of the following is an example of Aztec art?
A.
huge, carved stone heads
B.
intricate, carved hieroglyphs
C.
elaborate feather headdresses
D.
richly colored textiles
How were Incan commoners grouped within their social class?
A.
by gender and age
B.
by family rank
C.
by wealth and status
D.
by religious worship
Which of the following statements best describes Mayan cities?
A.
They were built on islands in lakes.
B.
They grew up mainly in the highlands.
C.
They had relatively few buildings.
D.
They had pyramids and palaces in their centers.
How did the environment influence the cultures of the Northwest and Southwest?
What material did the people of the North American Southwest tribes use to build their homes?
A.
bison hide
B.
thatched straw
C.
young trees
D.
dried mud
What archaeological evidence taught scholars about the culture of the Mississippians?
A.
housing complexes built into the side of cliffs
B.
kayaks designed to hunt animals over long distances
C.
large earthen mounds built for religious purposes
D.
totem poles decorated with animal symbols
Look at the map.
A map shows the climate regions of Mesoamerica. The central and southern coastal regions show warm tropical lowlands. The majority of the interior shows cool tropical highlands. The northern regions show extra-tropical drylands. The Olmec and Aztec civilizations are outlined. The Olmec civilization is a tiny portion of land along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The Aztec civilization is a large area that stretches across central Mesoamerica from the Pacific coast to the Gulf of Mexico.
Which conclusion is best supported by this map?
A.
The Aztec empire conquered the Olmec civilization.
B.
The Olmec civilization depended on slash-and-burn agriculture.
C.
The Aztec empire expanded across a variety of landforms.
D.
Food production was easier for the Aztecs than it was for the Olmecs.
According to their religion, the Maya believed that
Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice?
A.
to punish people who broke the law
B.
to keep their chief god strong
C.
to determine who would be the next emperor
D.
to punish their enemies who also engaged in human sacrifice
What was the mita system?
A.
a practice of paying taxes through labor
B.
a method of record keeping
C.
a network of royal messengers
D.
a rigid social hierarchy
The majority of Aztecs belonged to what social class?
A.
nobles
B.
commoners
C.
slaves
D.
priests
Drag and drop the words to the boxes. Words will be used more than once.
Subarctic CulturesArctic Cultures
Characteristic Cultures
hunted whales
hunted moose and elk
dug homes into the ground
lived in igloos
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