Which of the following best summarizes how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya?

A.
The Maya had to adapt to living in high elevations with thin oxygen.

B.
The Maya had to learn farming techniques to clear the dense rain forest.

C.
The Maya had to build causeways and canals to adapt to living on an island.

D.
The Maya had to expand their territory to find suitable farm land.

How were Incan commoners grouped within their social class?

A.
by gender and age

B.
by family rank

C.
by wealth and status

D.
by religious worship

Which of the following is an example of Aztec art?

A.
huge, carved stone heads

B.
intricate, carved hieroglyphs

C.
elaborate feather headdresses

D.
richly colored textiles

Which of the following statements describes the Mayan writing system?

A.
The Mayan writing system was more advanced than Eurasian cultures.

B.
The Mayan writing system was the most evolved in the Americas.

C.
The Mayan writing system, and all evidence of it, was destroyed by the Spanish.

D.
The Mayan writing system is still widely used in Central America today.

Which of the following statements best describes the Mississippians?

A.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in large communities.

B.
The Mississippians lived in the Northwest and hunted and gathered for survival.

C.
The Mississippians developed a complex culture and lived in the Southwest.

D.
The Mississippians were a nomadic tribe that lived in the Great Plains.

1) The environment characteristics obliged them to start to use practical farming methods, like felling and burning, obtaining fertile lands after clearing the territory.

2- The highest-ranked members of the Incan community like the Inca (maximum social, religious and political entity), privileged their families (in different degrees of consanguinity) over other members, like the nobles of merit, or the provincial nobility.

3- The feathers sets presented in shields, weapons and mainly in headdresses were definitely one of the most representative culture manifestations by the Aztecs, the local wildlife with many races of beautiful birds, allowed them to make amazing accessories based in this resource.

4-the Mayans had a complex and stable writing system, that was maintained more than a Millenium by the same culture, it was more advanced compared to other important cultures, like the Aztecs or Incan.

5- They had tribes expanded in different places of the American territory, with common practices and rituals, that allowed them to be successful until some point, they lived in the southeast of Illinois, Florida and North Carolina mainly.