7.2 The Americas

Maya ______________ were connected by culture, political ties, and trade.

• calendars

• city-states

• Eastern Woodlands

• quipus

• tepees

The peoples of the Great Plains lived in cone-shaped tents called ____________.

• calendars

• city-states

• Eastern Woodlands

• quipus

• tepees

Because it was covered by dense forests, the land east of the Mississippi River was known as the _______________.

• calendars

• city-states

• Eastern Woodlands

• quipus

• tepees

The Inca used _________________ for both mathematics and record keeping.

• calendars

• city-states

• Eastern Woodlands

• quipus

• tepees

Both the Maya and the Aztec had two _______________, one for tracking religion and one for farming.

• calendars

• city-states

• Eastern Woodlands

• quipus

• tepees

The Maya

• had no major cities.

• invented the wheel.

• lived in South America.

• used the concept of zero.

Inuit means

• "igloo builders."

• "in the North."

• "mighty hunters."

• "the people."

Which of the following is an example of a Native American group that lived on the west coast of North America?

• Apache

• Cherokee

• Inuit

• Tlingit

The Inca leader Pachacuti

• developed a written language.

• built a huge ancient empire.

• headed a disorganized empire.

• died as a young man.