1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12. The Incas were known for their expert_____________, or stonework.
Masonry
Causeways

13. 13. Maya in the highlands traded obsidian and __________ for forest goods and cotton from the lowlands.
Rubber
Jade

14. 14. The Aztec emperor believed that Hernan Cortes was a ___________.
God
Conquistador

15. 15. The Aztecs built their capital city on a(n)___________ in central Mexico.
Mountain
Island

16. 16. In the mid-1400’s, a ruler named _________ began to expand the Inca territory.
Moctezuma
Pachacuti

17. 17. When the conquistadors arrived, the Aztecs immediately attacked them.
False

18. 18. The Inca Empire began in what is now Mexico.
False

19. 19. The Aztecs sacrificed thousands of people a year.
True

20. 20. The Maya population was evenly divided between the upper and lower classes.
False

21. 21. The Maya developed two calendars-one for farming and one for religious events.
True

22. Terms, Places, and People
causeways
chinampas
Francisco Pizarro
maize
Atahualpa
Hernan Cortes
rebel
Moctezuma II
Conquistadors
Cuzco