The Americas

What does the term "Mesoamerica" mean?

• Middle Passage
• Middle America, between North and South America
• Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
• Messy America

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the Maya and the Aztec?

• The both originated in Mesoamerica
• They both practiced sacrifice
• The both used pictures to record information
• They both were conquered by the Spanish

"Polytheistic" means

• the belief in human sacrifice

• the belief in many gods

• the belief in the importance of war

• the belief in the sun god

Most likely, what was the cause of the collapse of the Maya?

• Widespread warfare
• Political Turmoil
• Smallpox
• Overfarming and malnutrition

Specifically, according to historians, why did the Maya collapse?

• Smallpox
• Overfarming
• Historians DO NOT know for sure what happened to the Maya

• Anemia

Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztecs, is located a what present day city?

• Mexico City
• Guadalajara
• Cancun
• Michoacán

What is the most important god of the Maya, Aztecs, and Inca?

• Rain

• Corn

• Sun

• Gold

Why did the Aztecs need to spill blood?

• The felt that they needed to punish their enemies
• The believed the sun needed it in order to rise
• They liked the way it tasted
• They needed to control the population

Why would Aztec commoners be likely to support war?

• Commoners could gain higher status if they fought well in battle
• Commoners would rather die in battle than live as a commoner
• Commoners loved protecting their leaders
• Commoners enjoyed war

What is the term used to describe the Emperor of the Incas?

• Pachacuti
• Quipu
• Sapa Inca
• Texcoco