U.S. History (A) Topic 1 Great Civilizations

______ was the largest city in the Western Hemisphere when Spaniard Hernán Cortés arrived in 1519.

• Tenochtitlán

• Xochimilco

• Aztlán

• Mexico City

Mayans lived in what are the present-day countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and ______.

• Costa Rica

• Panama

• Guatemala

• Nicaragua

The ______ had no system of writing but communicated and kept records using a system of colored strings and knots.

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

The ______ developed a system of trade throughout Mesoamerica.

• Olmec

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

Scholars believe that the city of ______ was used for Inca religious ceremonial purposes and housed the priesthood.

• Mexico City

• Machu Picchu

• Tenochtitlán

• Xochimilco

Mesoamerica is the geographic area stretching from north of ______ up to the desert of central ______.

• a. Panama; Mexico

• b. Costa Rica; Mexico

• c. Panama; the United States

• d. Colombia; Mexico

The ______ were successful farmers which resulted in the development of special trades and skills other than farming, including building and architecture.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec