Native American Cultures Test

The Inca, Maya, and Aztec economies were mainly based on...

• trade
• agriculture
• servitude
• mining

Where is Mesoamerica?

• in South America
• in North America
• in Central America and Mexico
• in Canada

Which civilization is located in the Valley of Mexico and has the capital of Tenochtitlan built in the middle of lake?

• Aztec
• Maya
• Inca
• Peublo

Which civilization is located in the Andes Mountains of Peru and was conquered by the Spanish?

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca
• Hopewell

Which civilization was conquered by Cortez?

• Maya
• Inca
• Aztec
• Mississippian

The religions of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec people could be described as...

• paganistic
• monotheistic
• polytheistic
• anamistic

What eventually happened to the Mayans to make their civilization decline?

• We know is was disease.
• It is a mystery.
• We know they were conquered.
• We know it was a food shortage.

What was a major engineering accomplishment of the Maya civilization?

• step pyramids
• aqueducts
• tunnels
• bridges

Which of these agricultural techniques was NOT used by the Inca, Maya, and Aztec?

• slash and burn
• floating gardens
• terrace farming
• greenhouses

The Inca, Maya, and Aztec social structures were...

• Hierarchical
• Nonhierarchical