Transcript 1. What were the key factors in the rise of the Aztec Empire?

1. What were the key factors in the rise of the
Aztec Empire?
 A.
War, Tribute, and Trade
 B.
geographic location, large population, and superior
weapons
 C.
very literate citizens, restricted borders, and tightly
enforced laws
 D.
fertile farmland and access to plenty of drinking water
and gold
2. Which is the best description of Maya society?
 A.
The upper class included farming families and priests and
the lower classes included warriors
 B.
The lower classes provided food and labor and the upper
class led religious ceremonies.
 C.
The lower classes led religious ceremonies and the upper
class controlled the economy.
 D.
The upper class included farming families and priests and
the lower classes included warriors.
3. In the popular Maya ball game, players tried
to
 A.
knock down sticks by rolling a heavy rubber ball.
 B.
get a ball through a stone ring without using their hands
or feet.
 C.
hit a ball with a stick.
 D.
get a ball through a stone ring using hands and feet.
4. Which is the best prediction of what might
have happened if Maya cities had stopped
warring with each other?
 A.
Maya society might have produced less art.
 B.
The Maya might have overthrown their kings.
 C.
Maya civilization might not have collapsed in the 900’s.
 D.
The region where the Maya lived might not have
suffered from a drought.
5. Maya cities in the Classic Age
 A.
included large stone pyramids and temples.
 B.
were important for government but not religion.
 C.
were composed mostly of grass huts.
 D.
had many large buildings but few temples.
6. Other peoples in the region mad alliances with
Cortes because
 A.
they were interested in moving to Spain.
 B.
they wanted to adopt the Catholic religion.
 C.
they did not like the harsh rule of the Aztecs.
 D.
they could gain wealth by selling their horses to the
Spanish.
7. What key roles did many trusted nobles
perform for the Aztec emperors?
 A.
They were tax collectors and judges.
 B.
They fought battles with neighboring peoples.
 C.
They grew crops on floating gardens.
 D.
They controlled trade in the market.
8. A tribute was
 A.
a payment to a more powerful ruler or country.
 B.
the name given to the ruler of the Aztec Empire.
 C.
a rare gem found along the shores of Lake Texcoco.
 D.
part of a river used for irrigation.
9. Which of the following describes Inca
achievements?
 A.
Farmers created floating gardens to grow crops.
 B.
Inca builders learned how to build temples from the
Spanish conquistadors.
 C.
The stonecutting for building was so precise that no
cement was needed.
 D.
Inca scholars developed an elaborate writing system.
10. Why was the Inca road system important?
 A.
The roads formed a ring around Cuzco.
 B.
The roads all led to Machu Picchu.
 C.
The roads connected all parts of the empire.
 D.
The roads were used as part of religious ceremonies.
11. What event took place soon before the Spaniards
arrived and led to the fall of the Inca Empire?
 A.
a civil war
 B.
an outbreak of smallpox
 C.
a devastating earthquake
 D.
a drought that cause a terrible famine
12. The Incas were known for their
expert_____________, or stonework.
 Masonry
 Causeways
13. Maya in the highlands traded obsidian and
__________ for forest goods and cotton from the
lowlands.
 Rubber
 Jade
14. The Aztec emperor believed that Hernan
Cortes was a ___________.
 God
 Conquistador
15. The Aztecs built their capital city on
a(n)___________ in central Mexico.
 Mountain
 Island
16. In the mid-1400’s, a ruler named _________
began to expand the Inca territory.
 Moctezuma
 Pachacuti
17. When the conquistadors arrived, the Aztecs
immediately attacked them.
 False
18. The Inca Empire began in what is now
Mexico.
 False
19. The Aztecs sacrificed thousands of
people a year.
 True
20. The Maya population was evenly divided
between the upper and lower classes.
 False
21. The Maya developed two calendars-one
for farming and one for religious events.
 True
Terms, Places, and People
 causeways
 chinampas
 Francisco
 maize
Pizarro
 Atahualpa
 Hernan
Cortes
 rebel
 Moctezuma
 Conquistadors
 Cuzco
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