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What innovation enabled the Maya to adapt to their tropical environment and build a great civilization? |
The construction of raised fields along rivers |
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In what ways did the Olmec most clearly influence both the Maya and Aztecs? |
Construction of pyramid-shaped temples and inclusion of ball courts in ceremonial centers |
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According to your knowledge of Aztec society, a member of which of the following classes most likely recorded the text? |
Priests |
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Which culture first developed an understanding of the concept of zero? |
Maya |
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What benefit did conquest most likely offer the Aztecs? |
Gaining access to more resources |
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Which of the following methods helped the Maya support their growing population? |
Burning down forests to clear land for planted crops |
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Which group of people shared the characteristics described in this text? "The Olmec also invented a calendar, and they carved hieroglyphic writing into stone." |
The Maya |
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What is the main difference between the Aztec and Maya regarding the governing of their societies? |
The Maya lived in individual city-states, while the Aztec were unified under one leader. |
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For which of the following did the Maya use their stone palaces? |
Location for government events and homes for royal families |
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Which of the following best describes an advantage of cooperation between Maya cities? |
Trade allowed access to needed resources |
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Which of the following is an accurate statement? |
The Incan emperor conquered neighboring peoples and enlisted them in his army. |
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What evidence do historians use to show that the Maya had advanced knowledge of astronomy? |
The Maya developed a 365-day solar calendar. |
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What was one way that Aztec civilization differed from the Mayan civilization? |
Farming on chinampas |
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What clues does the city of Tenochtitlan give about the achievements of Aztec? |
The canals and temples in the city show advanced engineering skills |
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How do scholars think the Inca used the quiqu? |
As a record-keeping systems to keep track of economic information |
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What was the purpose of Maya tzolkin? |
To calculate the timing of religious events |
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What major mathematical idea did the Aztecs develop? |
A numbering system based on 20 |
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How did the worship of the god Inti help unify the Inca empire? |
Inti’s female attendants were selected from each region of the Inca |
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Which language did the Inca speak? |
Quechua |
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Which Moche idea did the Inca use to communicate within their empire? |
Systems of relay runners to carry messages |
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What was the initial purpose of the Iroquois League of the Northeast? |
To prevent war amongst tribes in the Iroquois cultural group |
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How did the potlatch help the societies of the Northwest? |
In the potlatch ceremony, wealth was redistributed, creating balance within the tribes. |
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In what is today the southwestern United States, which successful farming strategy did early Native American groups use? |
Complex irrigation systems |
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Which statement best compares the parts men and women played in Iroquois League councils? |
Council members were men, but each clan’s "clan mother" could name or remove them from the council. |
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Which of the following is one of the ways that climate and environment affected the development of civilization in North America? |
Populations in the Northwest used their bountiful natural resources for food and trade. |
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How did the Sapa Inca strengthen his rule? |
By imposing one language and religion across the empire |
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In what area of medicine did the Incas make the most notable advances? |
Surgical preparation |
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How did empire-building benefit farm production? |
By providing more labor resources |
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What practice among the Moche did the Inca adapt to unify their empire? |
Construction of roads |
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In what capacity could Incan women serve? |
As attendants to the sun god |
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What geographic feature limited the eastward expansion of the Inca empire? |
Andes Mountains |
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Which early culture ruler the area that would later contain the Inca capital? |
Huari |
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Which best describes the Sapa Inca? |
An elaborate network of roads helped him to rule an empire. |
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What was significant about the roads described here? |
They allowed armies and news to move rapidly throughout the empire |
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Which is an examples of how cooperation within the empire enabled the Inca to better control resources? |
All Inca people worked and share supplies from storehouses when needed |
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Which aspect of early Chavin culture do archaeologists think influenced the later peoples of Peru? |
Arts and religion |
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What accurately describe the role of the Inca "Chosen Women"? |
Made the garments worn by the Sapa Inca and the Coya and devoted years to the study of Inca religion |
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What civilization’s influence could be found in both the Maya and Aztec civilizations? |
Olmec |
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What evidence supports the idea that both the Maya and Aztec civilizations were influenced by an older civilization? |
Ball courts and calendars |
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This tall stone Mayan sculpture of a king is known as a |
Stela |
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Which statement correctly describes a characteristic of Moche farmers? |
They developd methods for fertilizing the soil and used canals to irrigate the land |
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Which statement tells another similarity between the civilizations discussed in the text? |
Each society had a clearly defined hierarchy with rulers and nobles at the top |
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Which civilizations was responsible for building the structures describes in this text? |
Adena |
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Which North American civilizations adapted to their environments in part by farming? |
Iroquois and Puebloan |
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What archaeological evidence suggests the existence of trade among North America civilizations? |
Presence of shell artifacts far from the sea |
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Which statements best compares the roles of men and women in Iroquois society? |
Both men and women participated in food production, but they focused on different types of production |
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In what key way did geographic factors impact the development of different culture groups in North America? |
Food production |
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