1) In 1537, __________ defeated the last of the Incas. a) Pizarro b) Cortez c) Mrs. Mason d) Your mom  2) Increased ___________ between Maya cities may have led to the civilization's decline. a) romances b) tribute c) smallpox d) warfare 3) The Aztecs built their capital city on an ________ in central Mexico. a) island b) rock c) forest d) mountain 4) The Aztec emperor believed that ________ ______ was a god. a) Joe Biden  b) Hernan Cortes c) Francisco Pizarro d) Christopher Columbus 5) In the mid-1400s, a ruler named ___________ began to expand the Inca territory. a) Pachacuti b) Atahualpa c) Columbus  d) Francisco Pizarro 6) The Incas were known for their expert _________, or stonework. a) temples b) masonry c) floating gardens d) gold figures 7) The Maya cleared parts of the forest to grow corn, or ___________. a) Maize  b) green beans c) potatoes d) peanuts 8) The Spanish explorers and soldiers came to the Americas to _______________________________. a) look for horses b) buy chocolate from the Aztecs c) find gold, explore lands, and spread Christianity. d) clear forests 9) The Spaniards unknowingly brought ______________. a) Smallpox b) modern tools c) numbers d) llamas 10) Native American tribes made alliances with Cortes because they didn't like paying __________ to the Aztecs. a) tribute b) warfare c) spices d) timber 11) The __________ helped in the conquest of the Aztecs because they were large and powerful. a) horses b) llamas c) cattle d) eagles  12) The first Incas lived in the _____________ Mountains. a) Andes b) Rocky c) Appalachian d) Mesoamerican 13) A _____ _______ took place with the Incas before the Spaniards arrived. a) civil war b) American War c) garage sale  d) Up Day Celebration  14) The __________ system connects all parts of the empire. a) road b) canal c) trail d) river 15) Description of Inca buildings include ______________________________. a) storing food, religious purposes, and precise stone-cutting b) buildings made of mud c) large pyramids, religious purposes, and precise stone cutting d) tree forts 16) Forests affected the early Maya because it made ________ hard but provided valuable ___________. a) farming, resources b) trading, water c) writing, lessons d) building, food 17) Maya cities had large stone ___________ and _________. a) pyramids, temples b) roads, homes c) tombs, farms d) bridges, tombs 18) _________ cities battled each other to gain control of ________. a) Maya, land b) Aztec, land c) Incas, land d) Maya, homes 19) The Maya's architecture and grand structures were built without _______ _________. a) modern tools b) modern medicine c) large trees d) strong roads 20) The first Aztecs were ____________ from northern __________. a) farmers, Mexico b) farmers, Peru c) settlers, Mexico d) settlers, Peru 21) The killing of __________________ led to the fall of the ____________ Empire because it left them without a ______________________. a) Atahualpa, Inca, leader b) Cortez, Aztecs, leader c) Atahualpa, Aztecs, leader d) Cortez, Incas, leader 22) The first people in the America's were ____________________. a) hunter-gathers b) farmers c) settlers d) Husker fans 23) _____________ helped with the growth of civilizations in the Americas. a) farming  b) hunting c) trading  d) singing 24) Volcanic activity helped make the soil ________________ in Mesoamerica. a) fertile b) salty c) swampy  d) rocky 25) In order to strengthen their gods, the Aztecs _______________ people. a) sacrificed b) married c) loved  d) invited

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