Olmec Civilization Quiz

Based on your knowledge of Olmec civilization, this stone carving best shows which of the following?

• Olmec trade was widespread since traders moved big stone carvings like this one across a large area.

• The Olmec could organize large public labor projects.

• Olmec sculptors carved these large statues as representations of Olmec gods.

Which statement correctly describes the Maya city-states?

• They formed an empire before and during the Classic Period.

• They were united politically to a greater extent than the Aztec and Inca cities.

• They maintained regular contact through a system of economic exchange.

What importance might this feature have played in the Nazca culture?

• It may have been a route used by runners to relay messages.

• It may have been used as a means of irrigating the surrounding land.

• It may have conveyed some form of spiritual meaning.

For which purpose did the Ancestral Puebloans use structures such as this one?

• events such as combats and races

• public executions of thieves and murderers

• religious ceremonies and political meetings

Which Native American group built complex irrigation systems and canals to provide water for their fields?

• Hohokam

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Mississippians

The Inuit adapted to their environment by

• building homes with wood to create permanent villages.

• building dome-shaped homes made from snow and ice.

• making homes out of stone on the sides of cliffs.

Which statement best compares the environments of the Inca and Aztec?

• The Inca lived in tropical forests while the Aztec lived in high mountains.

• The Inca lived in the desert while the Aztec lived in thick forests.

• The Inca lived in the mountains while the Aztec lived in a valley on a high plateau.

One of the purposes of this Maya monument was to represent

• scribes.

• animals.

• gods.

Which statement describes a characteristic of Moche farmers?

• They developed methods for fertilizing the soil and used canals to irrigate the land.

• They burned down forests and then cleared the land in order to plant on it.

• They built raised fields along river banks to lift crops up above the annual floodwaters.

What did the Inca typically use for counting and record-keeping?

• potlatch

• quipu

• adobe