Pre-Columbian Civilizations

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1. This civilization used chinampas for growing. Mayas None of these Incas Aztecs

2. Agriculture was a primary economic activity that allowed this civilization to grow. All of these Incas Aztecs Mayas

3. In this civilization, rule was not centralized. Instead, the land was divided into city-states, each with a separate leader. Mayas Incas Aztecs All of these

4. This civilization conquered a large area of over 2,500 miles on the Pacific coast of South America in the Andes Mountains Incas Aztecs Mayas None of these

5. Which of these civilizations built large "pyramid temples", in many ways similar to the great pyramids of the Egyptians? Aztecs Mayas Incas Zapotecs

6. Incan government kept records by a system of knotted strings. What were these called? Quipus Cuzcos Chinampas Quecuas

7. What did the Aztecs believe that it was their duty to feed to the gods? Snakes Corn, squash and beans Blood Water from Lake Texcoco

8. Even though the Mayan civilization does not exist today, millions of people in southern Mexico today speak Mayan languages. True False

9. Which mathematical concept was devised by the Mayas? Determined pi Calculus The number zero Calculated the speed of light

10. Who was the Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire? Francisco Pizarro Hernando de Soto Ponce de Leon Hernando Cortez