Journey through Early Americas: Jeopardy Edition

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3. Early Americas Conquist- adores Mayas Aztecs Incas Random $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

4. 1-100 1 - 100 Where is Mesoamerica? a. the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America b. the central United States and the northern part of Mexico c. from present-day Panama to the southern end of the Amazon d. from the southeastern United States and encompassing the islands of the Caribbean $100

5. 1-100A 1 - 100 $ • the southern part of what is now Mexico and • parts of the northern countries • of Central America $100

6. 1-200 What is the most accepted theory as to how the first people arrived in the Americas? a. Sea travelers from islands in the South Pacific sailed to the Americas. b. People walked across a land bridge that crossed the Bering Strait. c. People traveled over frozen seas from northern Europe and then into North America. d. Sea travelers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa. $200

7. 1-200A 1 - 100 $ b. People walked across a land bridge that crossed the Bering Strait. $200

8. 1-300 Which crop helped establish a reliable food source for the early people in Mesoamerica? a. cacao beans c. beans b. maize d. squash $300

9. 1-300A 1 - 100 $ b. maize $300

10. 1-400 In order to increase the amount of land to cultivate, farmers a. filled in large portions of swampland to create new crop fields. b. shaped nearby hillsides into flat terraces on which to plant crops. c. invaded neighboring peoples to take over cropland. d. flattened hills. $400

11. 1-400A 1 - 100 $ • b. shaped nearby hillsides into flat terraces on which to plant crops. $400

12. 1-500 The first people to arrive in the Americas were a. fishers from the west coast of Africa. b. farmers from northern Europe. c. hunter-gatherers. d. herders from Asia. $500

13. 1-500A 1 - 100 $ c. hunter-gatherers. $500

14. 2-100 1 - 100 What caused the collapse of the Maya civilization? a. European countries invaded. b. Diseases wiped out most of the population. c. Historians aren’t sure but think it was a mix of several factors. d. Several large earthquakes destroyed the Maya cities. $100

15. 2-100A 1 - 100 $ c. Historians aren’t sure but think it was a mix of several factors. $100

16. 2-200 What significant mathematical concept did the Maya help develop? a. They developed geometry. b. They were one of the first peoples with a symbol for zero. c. They discovered pi. d. They were the first to work with algebra. $200

17. 2-200A 1 - 100 $ • b. They were one of the first peoples with a symbol for zero. $200

18. 2-300 What is the significance of the Popol Vuh? a. This book is a valuable source of information about the Maya. b. This book details the Spanish expeditions to the Americas. c. This book explains Maya mathematics. d. This book is a collection of all the important Maya songs. $300

19. 2-300A 1 - 100 $ • a. This book is a valuable source of information about the Maya. $300

20. 2-400 A tribute was a. a payment to a more powerful ruler or country. b. a special musical ceremony performed by the citizens of conquered cities. c. the name given to the ruler of the Aztec Empire. d. a rare gem found along the shores of Lake Texcoco. $400

21. 2-400A 1 - 100 $ a. a payment to a more powerful ruler or country. $400

22. 2-500 The period during which the Maya spread to the Yucatán Peninsula is called the a. Great Migration. b. Yucatán Era. c. Classic Age. d. Golden Age. $500

23. 2-500A 1 - 100 $ • c. Classic Age. $500

24. 3-100 1 - 100 • Which of the following is the name for the type of floating gardens the Aztecs built? a. malinchista c.chinampas b. quipus d.causeway $100

25. 3-100A 1 - 100 $ • c. chinampas $100

26. 3-200 What prompted Moctezuma II to welcome Hernán Cortés? a. Moctezuma thought that Cortés was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. b. Moctezuma knew that Cortés had a more powerful army. c. Moctezuma wanted to trick Cortés into believing he was welcome. d. Moctezuma planned to make a secret alliance with Cortés. $200

27. 3-200A 1 - 100 $ • a. Moctezuma thought that Cortés was the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. $200

28. 3-300 A codex a. is the Aztec calendar. b. is the type of temple the Aztecs built. • is the Aztec religion. d. is a book of historical records. $300

29. 3-300A 1 - 100 $ • d. is a book of historical records. $300

30. 3-400 These great towns and pyramids and buildings rising from the water, all made of stone, seemed like an enchanted vision. . . It was all so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen, or dreamed of before. The speaker in the passage above is • describing his first view of a European city. • retelling a dream told to him by Moctezuma II c. describing his first visit to Tenochtitlán. d. explaining how the towns in the empire were organized. $400

31. 3-400A 1 - 100 $ • c.describing his first visit to Tenochtitlán. $400

32. 3-500 An Aztec community of families that shared land, schools, and a temple was called a. a codex. c. a chinampa b. the mita. d. a calpulli. $500

33. 3-500A 1 - 100 $ • d. a calpulli. $500

34. 4-100 1 - 100 Before the Europeans arrived, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán was a a. group of farming villages with about 100,000 people. b. city with limited trade. c. center of the Catholic religion. d. thriving city with about 200,000 residents. $100

35. 4-100A 1 - 100 $ d. thriving city with about 200,000 residents. $100

36. 4-200 Which of the following was not a reason the Spanish explorers and soldiers came to the Americas? a. to explore new lands b. to search for gold c. to spread the Catholic religion d. to gain religious freedom $200

37. 4-200A 1 - 100 $ d. to gain religious freedom $200

38. 4-300 What did the Spaniards unknowingly bring with them that helped them conquer the Aztecs? • small insects that ate the Aztecs’ main crops • deadly diseases, such as smallpox c. stowaway slaves that helped the Spaniards in battle d. horses $300

39. 4-300A 1 - 100 $ • b. deadly diseases, such as smallpox $300

40. 4-400 Who was the Aztec woman who helped Cortés defeat the Aztecs? a.Huitzilopochtli c.Malintzin b.Tlaloc d.Pachacuti $400

41. 4-400A 1 - 100 $ • c.Malintzin $400

42. 4-500 Which of the following groups of people were the lowest class in Aztec society? a. farmers and slaves b. merchants and artisans c. priests and warriors d. slaves and warriors $500

43. 4-500A 1 - 100 $ a. farmers and slaves $500

44. 5-100 1 - 100 Where did the first Incas live? a. in the northern part of what is now Mexico b. along the coastline of eastern South America c. in the rain forests of the Amazon d. in the Andes Mountains $100

45. 5-100A 1 - 100 $ d. in the Andes Mountains $100

46. 5-200 The capital city of the Inca Empire was a. Chimú. c. Cuzco. b. Nazca. d. Machu Pichu. $200

47. 5-200A 1 - 100 $ • c. Cuzco. $200

48. 5-300 Establishing Quechua as the official language of the Inca Empire was important because a. only Inca leaders could speak it, which helped them hold on to their power. b. it was the only way the Incas could keep their religion secret. c. it helped them communicate with the conquistadors. d. it helped unify the empire. $300

49. 5-300A 1 - 100 $ • d. it helped unify the empire. $300

50. 5-400 The Inca labor tax system called the mita required a. all Inca children to become laborers and travel to distant villages. b. Inca citizens to “pay” the government in labor instead of money. c. all citizens to serve in the army. d. each household to determine how best to support the government. $400