Mesoamerica - Pop Quiz

Where were the Aztecs lcoated?

• Mexico

• Peru

• Rome

• Greece

Fill in the blank: While classical civilizations were developing in the Mediterranean & Asia, advanced societies were developing in isolation in the ________.

• Americas.

• Antarctica.

• Australia.

• Africa.

During the Ice Age, prehistoric nomads migrated across the land bridge between which two continents?

• A) Europe & Africa

• B) Asia & America

The people known as the Olmec were the first American civilization in an area known as ________.

• Mesoamerica

• Andes

• Amazon Basin

• Great Plains

What was the structure of the Mayan government?

• Unified empire

• Individual city-states ruled by king-gods

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Who were considered the second class in the Mayan society?

• Warriors

• Merchants, artisans

• Nobles, priests

• Peasants

Who conquered the Aztecs?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Africa

• Mongols

Fill in the blank: In the Mayan society, _______ were responsible for protection and warfare.

• Warriors

• Farmers

• Priests

• Merchants

What did the Mayans offer to please the gods?

• Human sacrifices

• Gold and jewels

• Crops and food

• Songs and dances

Fill in the blank: Around 800 A.D., the Mayans mysteriously declined perhaps due to ______ among Mayan city-states and over-farming.

• warfare

• disease

• natural disasters

• foreign invasion