Life in the Americas Study Guide

Match the people with their section in the Mayan society.

• King

• Bottom Section
• Serfs and Enslaved people

• Third Section
• Farmers, Artisans, and Hunters

• Top Section
• Nobles and Priests

• Second Section

Women had a small role in Mayan society.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Women played a significant role. In one city-state, at least two women ruled as

queens. Royal Maya women married into the royal families of other Maya city-

states. This led to increased trade.

Who was Pascal II

• A king who claimed to be descended from the Sun God

• A conqueror of the Americas

• The greatest Maya king who ruled the city-state of Palenque during the

  600s C.E.

The Incas built step-like areas called ​ (a)   .

• terraces
• steps
• valleys
• crops

The first ruler of the Inca Empire was ​ ​ (a)  

• Pachacuti
• Montezuma
• Pacal
• Cuzco

​ (a)   society in created the concept of 0.

• Maya
• Aztec
• Inca
• Inuit

The Aztec city of ​ ​ (a)   was the largest city in Mesoamerica.​​ ​

• Tenochtitlán
• Quechua
• Machu Pichu
• Mexico City

Incas settled in ​the valley of the ​ (a)   .

• Andes
• Alps
• Appalachians
• Sierras

What social structure is the Mayan society like (we have studied this in other units!)

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Feudal

• Tyranny

The Inca developed a method for doing ​ (a)   .

• mathematics
• science
• astrology
• medicine