Chapter 10

Question 1

What crop did Mesoamericans cultivate as both a food source and as storage containers?

Answer 1

Squash

Question 2

What invention during the Mesoamerica period served storage needs tremendously?

Answer 2

Pottery

Question 3

Which group was the earliest civilization in Mesoamerica?

Answer 3

Olmec

Question 4

What was the most notable accomplishment of the Olmec?

Answer 4

Monumental stone sculptures

Question 5

Which of the following is not a reason why the Olmec falls short of the definition to be an
“empire”?

Answer 5

Did not have organized leadership.

Question 6

Which group settled near the Yucatán Peninsula?

Answer 6

Maya

Question 7

Which civilization had an advanced numerical annotation system of dots and bars and used
zero?

Answer 7

Maya

Question 8

What area was the most “agriculturally desirable” zone in Mesoamerica?

Answer 8

Valley of Mexico

Question 9

Which civilization introduced the cult of Quetzalcóatl?

Answer 9

Toltec

Question 10

Tenochtitlán was the capital city of which civilization?

Answer 10

Aztec

Question 11

Which civilization used a network of floating gardens called chinampas to support their large
population?

Answer 11

Aztec

Question 12

Which civilization worshiped Inti (Apu-punchau), the Sun god?

Answer 12

Inca

Question 13

Cuzco was the capital city of which civilization?

Answer 13

Inca