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This group's capital city, Tenochtitlan, was along the border of Lake Texcoco
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
This group's location is the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula:
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
This group lives in the Andes Mountains on the western coast of South America in modern day Peru:
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Mayan priests used these for ceremonies to honor gods and leaders:
pyramids
chinampas
Quipus
disco balls
A tax that was paid to the Aztecs by conquered people in the form of food, gold or slavery
Glyph
Tribute
Calendar
Sacrifice
Maize or corn was an important crop to which group? It was so important it was a major part of their creation myth.
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
The Aztec and Mayans both used this method of writing:
Cursive
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
These people created a large network of roadways and bridges to connect their empire:
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Horses and Wheeled Carts were important for construction to the Aztec people:
True
False
Astronomy practiced by the Mayans and Aztecs led to the development of accurate:
Medicines
Zodiac Signs
Calendars
Pyramids
This civilization had the largest empire:
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Human Sacrificing was mainly used by the Mayas, Aztec, and Incas to:
Make priests become gods
Scare the gods away
Please the gods
Intimidate enemies
The Maya left their cities because:
Spanish conquistadors invaded them
A drought led to a food shortage
No one knows for sure
They were conquered by neighboring tribes
The Incan people's spoken language was:
Spanish
Quechua
Portuguese
Latin
People who had the job of being official writers for the civilizations were called:
Scribes
Surgeons
Astronomers
Priests
This group, know for large stone head carvings, was called the "Mother Culture".
Olmec
Inca
Aztec
Maya
Soldiers from Spain who conquered the Inca and Aztec Empires:
Troopers
Cavalry
Conquistadors
Officers
Name of the region where the Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs lived:
Mesoamerica
Middle East
West Side
South America
A deadly disease brought to the Ancient Civilizations by the Europeans:
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Malaria
Influenza
Which present day city is located on top of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan?
Cuzco
Tikal
Mexico City
Peru
Montezuma was the last leader for what group of people?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Atahualpa was the last leader of which group of people?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
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