Ancient Americas

How did the first humans get to the Americas?

• Beringia

• Boats

• they swam

• they rode horses

What is the region in which farming first developed in the Americas?

• Upper America

• Lower America

• Mesoamerica

• South America

Which Mesoamerican civilization disappeared with no trace, leaving behind giant stone heads?

• The Moche

• The Olmec

• The Maya

• The Aztecs

What did the Mayans believe about sinkholes?

• That they were bottomless pits

• that they were portals to Xibalba

• that the water inside of them was poison

• that the water inside of them was magical

From where did the Moche get freshwater for their crops?

• The Himalayan Mountains

• The Amazon River

• The Nile River

• The Andes Mountains

For what ritual were Mayan pyramids used?

• stargazing

• human sacrifice

• they were used as tombs

• they were used to store gold

What era was the world in, when the first Americans crossed the land bridge?

• The Ice Age

• The Agrarian Revolution

• The Age of Exploration

• The Age of Imperialism

What animal did the Moche domesticate that is still common livestock in Peru?

• The jaguar

• The pig

• The parrot

• The llama

What was the significance of the ball game that the Mayans played?

• it celebrated the heroic twins battling demons in the underworld

• it celebrated those who had already passed on

• it was a warm up exercise for warriors

• it was played to honor the king

The Mayans lived in...

• a feudal society

• city states

• nomadic tribes

• one large kingdom