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Which civilization used a hieroglyphic writing system?
a) Nazca
b) Iroquois
c) Maya
d) Inca

Which civilization built cities around a central pyramid that included a shrine to the gods?
a) Inca
b) Maya
c) Aztec
d) Moche

Which civilization included city-states that were governed by hereditary rulers?
a) Maya
b) Aztec
c) Anasazi
d) Chavin

Which civilization believed that all of nature was sacred?
a) Inca
b) Olmec
c) Toltec
d) Maya

Which civilization created a sophisticated calendar?
a) Maya
b) Inca
c) Aztec
d) All answers are correct

Which civilization was run by a monarch who had a council of government officials to assist him?
a) Aztec
b) Maya
c) Toltec
d) Inca

Which of the following civilizations was polytheistic?
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Maya
d) All answers are correct

Which civilization was conquered by Spanish explorers?
a) Aztec
b) Maya
c) Inca
d) Aztec and Inca

Which civilization do we have an unclear reason for their decline?
a) Olmec
b) Toltec
c) Maya
d) Inca

Which civilization was built on a lake and series of small islands?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Iroquois
d) Anasazi

Which civilization built their city into the side of a mountain?
a) Olmec
b) Inca
c) Moche
d) Chavin

Which civilization was divided into four quarters to be fun by a governor?
a) Hopewell
b) Inca
c) Olmec
d) Nazca

Which civilization placed an emphasis on war?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) All answers are correct
d) Toltec

Which civilization were impressive engineers and built almost 25,000 miles of roads?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Anasazi

Which civilization was known for their astronomical knowledge
a) All answers are correct
b) Maya
c) Inca
d) Aztec

Which civilization engaged in the practice of human sacrifice?
a) Inca
b) Aztec
c) Maya
d) Aztec and Maya

Which of the following BEST describes how civilizations in North and South America utilized their geography?
a) They were nomadic and consistently moved from place to place
b) They adapted to their geography and developed new techniques to successfully utilize the land they lived on
c) They traded for all necessary goods as the land they lived on was unable to be farmed
d) They were all wiped out by climate change

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