Super Quiz: Mesoamerican Civilizations

  1. Which society's capital city was named Tenochtitlan?

  2. Whose arrival marked the end of Mesoamerican expansion?

  3. What sort of sporting arena is a feature of Mesoamerican societies?

  4. How do Mesoamerican pyramids differ from those of Egypt?

  5. What was the significance of 260 days and 365 days?

  6. Name the 2006 Mel Gibson film about Mesoamerican societies.

  7. What was Quetzalcoatl?

  8. A vigesimal numeric system was developed. What does "vigesimal" indicate?

  9. What creation do Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia and China share in common?

ANSWERS:

  1. Aztec

  2. The Spanish

  3. Ball courts

  4. They are step pyramids with temples on top

  5. Number of days in the two major calendars

  6. Apocalypto

  7. A deity (the feathered serpent)

  8. Base 20 (our decimal system is base 10)

  9. Independent development of a writing system

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