Civilizations of the Americas

Question 1

Why was the Declaration of Independence important? Choose two answers.

It set up the U.S. government.

It explained the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality.

It announced that the American colonies were separate from Great Britain.

It gave Americans the right to vote for leaders.

Answer 1

It explained the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality.

It announced that the American colonies were separate from Great Britain.

Question 2

What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights?

A. The Bill of Rights outlines rights explained in the Declaration of Independence.

B. The Bill of Rights expands on the reasons for revolution stated in the Declaration of Independence.

C. The Bill of Rights creates a strong government in place of the Declaration of Independence.

D. The Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedoms described in the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 2

D. The Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedoms described in the Declaration of Independence.

Question 3

Which ideas from the Declaration of Independence support women’s suffrage?

A. “We hold these Truths to be self-evident”

B. “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”

C. “deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed”

D. “Governments are instituted among Men”

Answer 3

C. “deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed”

Question 4

Fill in the blank.

The first Mesoamerican civilizations began ______________.

when nomadic hunters settled in the Valley of Mexico.

OR

once people learned how to farm in the tropical forest.

Answer 4

The first Mesoamerican civilizations began once people learned how to farm in the tropical forest.

Question 5

Why did the Aztecs settle in the Valley of Mexico?

Answer 5

Surrounding volcanoes created fertile soil in the valley

Question 6

What are chinampas?

Answer 6

Artificial islands used for farming

Question 7

Fill in the blank.

Scientists have learned about the Ancestral Pueblo mostly by studying _____.

Answer 7

Scientists have learned about the Ancestral Pueblo mostly by studying housing and artifacts

Question 8

Fill in the blanks.

1. American Indians in the _____ built longhouses.
2. American Indians in the _____ celebrated with a potlatch.

Southeast
Northwest
Eastern Woodlands

Answer 8

1. American Indians in the Eastern Woodlands built longhouses.
2. American Indians in the Northwest celebrated with a potlatch.

Question 9

Why did the Aztecs build aqueducts?

Answer 9

To supply Tenochtitlan with fresh water

Question 10

Why did the Incas use quipus?

Answer 10

To keep records of people and goods

Question 11

The people of the Arctic lived in 1. _____ during the winter, while subarctic peoples 2. _____.

1.
A. HOLES
B. LODGES
C. IGLOOS

2.
A. DUG HOLES
B. BUILD IGLOOS
C. BUILT LODGES

Answer 11

The people of the Arctic lived in IGLOOS during the winter, while subarctic peoples DUG HOLES.

Question 12

The _____ developed the most complex writing system in the Americas.

Answer 12

The Maya developed the most complex writing system in the Americas.

Question 13

Where did the Maya get water?

Answer 13

From sinkholes

Question 14

What concept did the Maya understand before Europeans did?

Answer 14

The number zero

Question 15

Which of the following best explains how the Mayans adapted their environment?

A. The Mayans developed a nomadic lifestyle to hunt for food.

B. The Mayans fertilized their fields so they could be used every ear.

C. They traded with others due to their lack of good land for farming.

D. They specialized in fishing due to the abundance of rivers.

Answer 15

B. The Mayans fertilized their fields so they could be used every year.

Question 16

What did the Maya adopt from the Olmec?

Answer 16

Slash-and-burn agriculture

Question 17

Which is an example of how the physical environment helped the Aztecs establish an empire?

A. Which is an example of how the physical environment helped the Aztecs establish an empire?

B. The active volcanoes kept neighboring peoples from attacking the Aztecs.

C. The capital city of Tenochtitlan was located in the dense rain forest.

D. The Aztecs lived on a flat plain that was perfect for warfare.

Answer 17

A. Which is an example of how the physical environment helped the Aztecs establish an empire?

Question 18

Which of these were among the lowest class in Aztec society?

A. Military leaders

B. Traders and farmers

C. Prisoners of war

D. Nobles and priests

Answer 18

C. Prisoners of war

Question 19

Why did the Aztecs sacrifice prisoners of war to the god Huitzilopochtli?

A. To keep volcanoes from erupting

B. To keep neighboring people from invading

C. To keep slaves from revolting

D. To keep the god from growing weak

Answer 19

D. To keep the god from growing weak

Question 20

How did the Aztecs share their history from generation to generation?

Answer 20

They told stories of the past

Question 21

What was an achievement of the Aztecs?

Answer 21

The use of an aqueduct

Question 22

What is considered the greatest example of Incan engineering?

Answer 22

The road network

Question 23

What was one way the Inca unified their empire?

Answer 23

They forced conquered people to use their language

Question 24

How did the Inca adapt their environment to improve farming?

Answer 24

The Inca cut strips of level land called terraces into hillsides

Question 25

Which of the following statements best describes the Incan social class structure?

A. Most Incans were nobility who owned large tracts of land.

B. Only Incans could be a member of the nobility.

C. Lower ranking nobility held government positions.

D. To be a member of the nobility, you must be related to the king.

Answer 25

C. Lower ranking nobility held government positions

Question 26

Which were reasons the Inca Empire fell?

A. Spanish conquest, natural disaster, disease

B. American conquest, natural disaster, war

C. Disease, civil war, Spanish Conquest

D. Civil war, British conquest, natural disaster

Answer 26

C. Disease, civil war, Spanish Conquest

Question 27

A potlatch can best be described as a _____.

Answer 27

A potlatch can best be described as a SOCIAL CEREMONY.

Question 28

Pair them up

The
1. Arctic Cultures
2. People of the Great Plains
3. Iroquois League
4. The Southeast

lived in
A. Wigwams
B. Houses on stilts
C. Igloos
D. Large round houses made of dirt

Answer 28

1 <————-> C
2 <————-> D
3 <————-> A
4 <————-> B