MESO AMERICA Practice EXAM

What does the prefix ¨MESO¨ mean?

• Upper

• Lower

• Middle

• Mestizo

Meso-America is the region that is now _________ and Central America.

• Venezuela

• Mexico

• Argentina

• El Salvador

The earliest known civilization in Meso-America

• Olmec

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

A culture that is known as a beginning of cultural traits is known as a :

• Cultural Diffusion

• Assimilation

• Cultural hearth

• Confederation

Which of the following was NOT true of Olmec society?

• Known for Huge stone head sculptures

• Lived along the Andes Mountains coastal region

• Pyramid shaped temples

• Led by priests and kings

Meso-American culture that lived in modern-day southern Mexico and Central America

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Inca

Which of the following crops was NOT grown by the Maya?

• Corn

• Squash

• Beans

• Potato

Which of the following was NOT an contribution of the Maya?

• Created a 365 day calendar by watching the stars

• Used math and were the first people to use the zero.

• Developed glyph writing using symbols that stood for words

• Kept records by using Quipus, or knotted cords used as counting tools

The Maya developed in what is now called the ___________ Peninsula.

• Balkan

• Scandinavian

• Iberian

• Yucatan

Mayan ruins include huge pyramids and observatories used by

• Kings

• Priests

• Astronomers

• All of the following