Unit 7 Vocabulary EXAM

The Aztec civilization is known for:

• their advanced agricultural techniques and chinampas

• their maritime navigation skills

• their early development of democracy

• their industrial revolution

A century in the Aztec calendar is:

• 52 years

• 100 years

• 365 days

• 20 years

The Deep Space Network is:

• a network of satellites orbiting Earth

• a network of ground-based antennas that support interplanetary spacecraft missions

• a network of telescopes for observing deep space objects

• a network of communication satellites for global internet coverage

Dynasties are:

• a form of government where power is passed down through family lines

• a type of economic system

• a style of architecture

• a genre of music

What does geocentric mean?

• Relating to the Earth as the center

• Relating to the Sun as the center

• Relating to the Moon as the center

• Relating to the stars as the center

Heliocentric means:

• Earth is at the center of the universe

• The sun is at the center of the universe

• The moon is at the center of the universe

• Mars is at the center of the universe

Henges are:

• ancient earthworks consisting of a circular banked enclosure with an internal ditch

• modern architectural structures

• types of ancient pottery

• prehistoric cave paintings

The Mayan civilization is known for:

• advanced writing system and architecture

• industrial revolution

• Renaissance art

• modern democracy

Who were the pharaohs?

• Rulers of ancient Egypt

• Warriors of ancient Greece

• Philosophers of ancient China

• Kings of medieval Europe

The space race was a competition between which two countries?

• United States and Soviet Union

• United States and China

• Soviet Union and China

• United States and Japan