Sub-Saharan Africa and Mesoamerican Civilizations

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

• 1

• - 1

• 0

• Infinity

Which physical region did the Maya civilization inhabit?

• The Amazon Basin
• The Andes Mountains
• The Atacama Desert
• The Yucatan Peninsula

What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?

• Tenochan
• Tenochtitlan

• Miamoi
• Mexico city

Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________

• causeways.
• chinampas. (floating gardens)
• irrigation canals.
• terraces.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

• blue

• red

• gray

• green

 Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."

• Quipu

• Aqueducts

• Hieroglyphics

• Ropes

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

• blue

• red

• gray

• green

The capital of the Inca Empire was?

• Lima

• Tarapoto

• Cuzco

• Arequipa

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

• houses

• observatories to study the stars

• pyramids

• ball courts