Americas and Age of Exploration study guide

How were New World empires such as the Inca and Aztec affected by contact with Europeans?

• Tribal treaties were broken & territory was lost.

• Disease weakened the natives to resist European conquest

• Military alliances successfully resisted European conquest.

What is the collective term for the civilizations of Central and South American before the European discovery of the Americas?

• South America

• Latin America

• Mesoamerica

What civilization flourished between 250 & 900 CE in the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala?

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

What was the agriculture technique used by Mayans to deal with their heavily forested environment?

• slash and burn

• tenant farming

• dry farming

What civilization flourished from 1250 to 1521 in Northern Mexico?

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

Which is the oldest?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

• Maya

What was the agricultural innovation used by the Aztecs to grow crops in Lake Texcoco?

• draft animals

• chinampas

• Slash and burn

What caused Aztec civilization to fall in 1521?

• Inca Invasion

• Maya Invasion

• Spanish Invasion

What South American empire flourished in the Andes Mountains from the 1200's to 1532?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

What was the term used for a set of knotted strings used by the Incas to keep records?

• codex

• quipu

• Cuzco