Early American Civilizations - Honors

What types of administrative units did the Mayans have?

• Provinces
• Colonies
• City-States
• Territories

Why did these civilizations develop such unique cultures from other parts of the world?

• They chose not to trade or go to war with others
• They were geographically isolated
• They defeated all who tried to invade

Even though the great Mayan cities were empty when the Spanish arrived, the legacy of their people is strong

• True
• False

All three of these societies had a structure with the most powerful at the top, and the least powerful at the bottom.  What is this structure called

• Hierarchy
• Egalitarian
• Globalization
• Sovereignty

How was the Incan government similar to modern ones?

• Split into districts with local administrators
• They elected representatives
• Having a written constitution

What two things must come first before civilizations form?

• Hierarchy & Literacy
• Religion & Government
• Settlements & Isolation
• Domestication & Agriculture

Which of these civilizations had written languages?

• Aztec
• Inca
• Inca & Aztec
• Aztec & Maya

Which city of the Aztec alliance dominated the others?

• Texcoco
• Tenochtitlán
• Tlacopan

What did the Inca do to help communication and keep control of their large empire?

• Using signal towers
• Road system
• Canals
• Riding horses

The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization

• Civilization
• Hierarchy
• Conquistador
• Domestication