Amplify Early American Civilization
Authored by Reinaldo Garcia
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where were the Maya and Aztec civilizations located?
Mesoamerica
South America
Central America
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is an example of how the Maya met challenges of their diverse landscape?
The Maya used quetzal feathers to decorate headdresses.
The rain and mud of the rainforest presented many challenges.
In lowland areas, the Maya created raised-earth platforms and canals to redirect and reuse the water.
In dry areas, the Maya built aqueducts to bring water from other regions.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is true about Maya developments and achievements?
The Maya civilization declined due to many wars.
The Maya developed a number system and a written language.
The Maya developed their own currency in the form of money.
The Maya created Tenochtitlan, a well-planned city with aqueducts and causeways.
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CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Maya civilization decline or crumble?
The change was gradual and probably resulted from a combination of things.
A lack of rainfall led to serious drought conditions.
The Maya chopped down trees, destroying the ecological balance of the region.
War amongst city-states and an epidemic led to a significant decrease in the Maya population.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is a characteristic of a myth?
They help explain the facts about how and why things happen.
They are songs that people sing.
They are passed from one generation to the next.
They record the history of a group of people.
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the creation myth, the Creators and Makers attempted to make people out of three different materials. Which material did they use to successfully create people?
clay
stone
corn
wood
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CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the Maya, Aztec, and Inca called pre-Columbian civilizations?
They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
They developed after Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
They developed before South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.
They developed after South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.
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CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RL.4.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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