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The Aztec and Inca Empires
Section 2
TRUE/FALSE Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If false
explain why.
______ 1. Aztec society was organized into calpulli, which consisted of families that
shared land, schools, and a temple.
______ 2. Positions of nobility were determined by one’s ability to contribute to
society.
______ 3. The Aztecs believed in various gods, but did not believe that sacrifice was
necessary to please them.
______ 4. The Aztec system of tribute and their large trading network allowed them
to learn skills from people all over the empire.
______ 5. Lacking a writing system, the Aztecs relied solely on oral tradition as a
means for maintaining a history of their culture.
______ 6. The Aztecs had a rich artistic tradition that included architecture,
sculpture, and jewelry-making.
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Section 3
1. Scientific Revolution
2. Francis Bacon
3. René Descartes
4. scientific method
5. hypothesis
6. reason
7. Catholic
8. universe
9. Galileo
10. Inquisition
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Section 2
1. T
2. F, Positions of nobility were inherited.
3. F, They did believe in human sacrifice.
4. T
5. F, The Aztecs had a sophisticated written
The Early Americas
language.
Section 1
1. Andes
2. Olmec
3. larger
4. Asia
5. Mesoamerica
6. Maize
7. beans, squash
8. Olmec
9. Bering Strait
10. Amazon
6. T
Section 3
1. Incas
2. Peru
3. Pachacuti
4. twelve
5. Quechua
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
quipus
mita
llamas
Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro
Section 4
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. b
5. c
Section 2
1. j, terraces
2. f, obsidian
3. d, cities
4. e, kings
5. c, cacao beans
6. g, Olmec
7. k, trade
8. h, Pacal
9. l, warfare
10. m, Yucatan
The Age of Exploration
Section 1
1. shipbuilding
2. Christians
3. caravel
4. triangular
5. Prince Henry the Navigator
6. Christopher Columbus
7. Pedro Cabral
8. Ferdinand Magellan
9. England and France
10. geography
Section 3
1. F, Legends and history were recorded in
2.
3.
4.
5.
causeways
chinampas
conquistadors
disease
Moctezuma II
Hernán Cortés
the Popol Vuh.
F, Priests were upper-class.
F, It was 365 days.
T
F, The Maya did have a writing system.
Section 2
1. F, Columbian Exchange
2. T
3. F, They forced Native Americans to do the
The Aztec and Inca Empires
Section 1
1. northern Mexico
2. tribute
3. Tenochtitlán
4. Mesoamerica
work on plantations.
4. F, Las Casas advocated converting
American Indians to Christianity through
love, gentleness, and kindness.
5. T
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