Mesoamerica Civilization Quizizz

What crops were included in the highlands of MesoAmerica?

• wheat, barley, and rye
• rice, soybeans, and peanuts
• potatoes, carrots, and onions
• maize, beans, and squash

What did the birth of Olmec Civilization lead to ?

• Development of the first major civilization in Mesoamerica
• Rise of the Aztec Empire
• Collapse of the Mayan civilization
• Invention of the wheel

Which of the following was not an achievement of the Mayan Civilization?

• The wheel
• Advanced mathematics
• A system of writing
• A reliable calendar

What did the Mayan Astronomers use their observations for?

• Navigating the seas and the determine the best time for trading.

• When to expand their land through military conquest.

• Creating art and further advance Mayan culture.

• To calculate the best times for planting and harvesting. Plan religious ceremonies

List the order of social classes in the Mayan society from most powerful to least powerful.

• Emperor, Priest and Warriors, Merchants and Craftspeople, Farmers and Slaves.

• King, Nobles, Warriors, slaves

• Nobles, Emperor, traders, farmers

What were the symbolic pictures in the Mayan writing system called?

• Symbolism

• Glyphs

• Text

• Codex

Why were chinampas important to the Aztec people?

• Chinampas provided artificial fields for farming in the swamp lands.

• Chinampas provided the Aztecs with religious knowledge

• They allowed the Aztecs to travel far distances.

• They provided housing for the Aztec Civilization.

Why were sacrifices a part of Aztec religious beliefs?

• To honor the emperor.

• To honor their ancestors and maintain the balance of the universe.
• To demonstrate their power and dominance over other civilizations.
• To please their gods and have a bountiful harvest.

Which of the following did not help the Spanish conqueror the Aztecs and Incas?

• Greater number of soldiers

• European Diseases

• Superior Weapons

• Many problems in the empire.

How can the geography of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, be described?

• A forest in the Yucatan Peninsula.

• In the Andes Mountains

• On top of Volcanic mountains

• A swampy land in the middle of a lake