Chapter 9 Review

.When the Europeans arrived in the A.D. 1500s, how many people did the Aztec rule? A.5,000,000 B. 6,000,000 C.500,000 D. 600,000

A. 5,000,000

What was the first planned city of the Americas, it meant "Place of the Gods". A. Tenochtitlan B. Teotihuacan C.Machu Picchu D. Peten

A. Tenochtitlan

Who built the empire in South America? A.Inca B.Moche C.Aztec D.Olmec

A.Inca

What civilization developed in the dry coastal desert of what is now Peru? A. Moche B. Maya C. Aztec D.Teotihuacan

A.Moche

.The Moche designed and built canals that carried water from a river in the______ to their desert homeland. A. Tenochtitlan B. Andes Mountains C. Peten D.Yucatan Peninsula

B. Andes Mountains

When seas fell, what is the dry area of exposed land between Asia and Alaska? A. Yucatan Peninsula B. Beringia C.Mesoamerica D.Machu Picchu

B.Beringia

The Inca built the biggest empire in the Ancient Americas. It centered around the capital of _____? A. Tenochtitlan B. Cuzco C. Machu Picchu D. Beringia

B.Cuzco

.What animals served as pack animal for the Moche? A. Horse B. Llamas C. Camel D. Dog

B.Llamas

The Toltec rulers tightly controlled trade. They held a monopoly to the trade of____? A. Hematite B. Obsidian C. Gold D. Silver

B.Obsidian

As the Maya left their cities, a people called the Toltec, built a city called ____? A.Beringia B.Tula C.Monopoly D. Quipu

B.Tula

.What did the Inca do to please the gods?

Build large works of stone

Who was Mesoamerica's first civilization? A.Maya B.Inca C.Olmec D. Moche

C. Olmec

What was one of the groups who invaded and captured Tula in 1200 A.D.? A. Maya B. Inca C. Aztec D. Olmec

C.Aztec

Which civilization's homeland lay in the Andes Mountain ranges of present-day Peru? A. Aztec B. Maya C. Inca D. Olmec

C.Inca

What did the Aztecs use to record religion and history?

Codices

The Moche did not have a written language, their culture was documented by ____? A. Petroglyphs B.Hiroglyphs C.Pictographs D. All of the Above

D. All of the above

What took the Americans several years to master in farming? A. Pumpkins B. Squash C. Beans D. Corn

D. Corn

.True or False, after Tabascas, people did not surrender.

False

True or False, In 1502 Pizarro arrived in the in the Americas at the age of 37.

False

True or False, The Spaniards financed a trip with Hernan Cortez.

False

True or False, the Inca managed to stop the spread of Small Pox.

False

The Maya would try to please the gods by_____.

Human Sacrifice

What was the purpose of Machu Picchu?

I retreat for Incan kings

Yucatan Peninsula

In the Yucatan Peninsula rainforests, the Maya built a civilization.

Who ruled in A.D. 682?

Jasaw Chan K'awiil

Who was at the top of the Aztecs?

Kings

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu was a retreat for Incan kings

Mesoamerica

Mesoamerica is a region that includes lands stretching from the valley of Mexico to Costa Rica in Central America.

Who was named after the god Pachamama?

Pachacuti

_____ learned about astronomy and developed a 365 day calendar.

Priests

.What was at the core of Mayan life?

Religion

_____ and _____ gave the Maya a year round source of water.

Swamps and Sinkholes

.The gods told the Aztecs to build what city?

Tenochtitlan

What became the largest city in Mesoamerica?

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was an Aztec city. It means "place of the prickly pear cactus".

.The Aztec believed that Lake_____ was the right home for them.

Texcoco

Inca

The Inca built the first empire in the south America. Their homeland lay in the Andes mountain ranges.

Maya

The Maya built another civilization in the steamy rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Moche

The Moche civilization developed along the west coast of South America

Olmec

The Olmec were Mesoamerica's first civilization. They built a far-reaching trading empire.

The Maya had settled in one of the wort spots on earth. They picked the_____.

The Peten

The Peten

The Peten was the place the Maya had settled in. Peten meaning "flat region" in Mayan.

Toltec

The Toltec built a city called Tula where Mexico city is today.

What structure was 154 feet tall?

Tikal

.True or False, The Inca tried to ignore Pizarro, but he would not leave.

True

.True or False, in 1513 Vasco Nunez De Balboa led a band of soldiers Across the jungle covered mountains.

True

True or False, Hernan Cortez's invasion began in April 1519.

True

True or False, In 1492 the Aztec appeared unbeatable?

True

True or False, When Columbus returned, his soldiers claimed the island and enslaved the Taino.

True

True or False, in 1532 Pizarro decided on a plan so bold that not even Cortez may have risked it.

True