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1. What type of structures did the Mississippians build?
A
pyramids
B
earth mounds
C
pentagons
2. How was the social standing of the Mississippian culture determined?
A
the female side of the family
B
through battle every generation
C
the men's side of the family
3. Who introduced disease to the Cahokia cities?
A
Asians
B
Europeans
C
Vikings
4. What materials did the Chacos use to build their housing structures?
A
cement
B
stones and clay
C
large trees
5. What was the main form of the Mayan government?
A
City State
B
Theocracy
C
Democracy
6. How did the common Mayan people pay taxes?
A
By filing with their local administrator
B
through a series of promisary notes
C
through crops or labor
7. What were notable Mayan innovations?
A
Rubber
B
The use of Zero
C
All of these
8. Where were the Mayan observatories located?
A
from atop of the forest tree line
B
at the highest mountain peaks
C
atop pyramids
9. What did the Mayan priests use as offerings to the Gods?
A
lambs
B
war captives
C
oxen
10. Where did the Aztecs establish their capital city?
A
San Sabas
B
El Salvador
C
Tenochtitlan