Latin America History Quiz

What is Latin America?

• A region that includes only South America

• A region that includes only Mexico and Central America

• A region that includes only the Caribbean islands

• A region that includes Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean islands

Which languages are derived from ancient Latin?

• German and Russian

• Chinese and Japanese

• English and French

• Spanish and Portuguese

What is another name for Latin America when referring to the American Indigenous people in Mexico and Central America?

• Incan Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Mayan Empire

• Mesoamerica

Which ancient civilization was the first major civilization in Mexico?

• Olmec

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

What are the Olmec most remembered for?

• Hieroglyphic writing

• Advanced cities

• Gigantic stone heads

• Terrace farming

Which civilization built large cities with populations of over 100,000 people?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

• Inca

What did the Maya develop 1,000 years before the number system we use today?

• Number system

• Concept of 0

• Advanced cities

• Hieroglyphic writing

What was the social status of the noble class in Mayan society?

• Rulers, government officials, military leaders, and large plantation owners

• Serfs and enslaved people

• Commoners who worked in the labor market

• Artisans, merchants, and warriors

What did the Aztecs use as a form of religious sacrifice?

• Human sacrifice

• Animal sacrifice

• Gold and gemstone sacrifice

• Crop sacrifice

Which empire had a socialist system of government?

• Aztec

• Olmec

• Maya

• Inca