Aztec Civilization Quiz

Lived in the Andes Mountains of South America.

• Inca

• Aztec

• Maya

What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?

• Machu Picchu

• Cusco

• Lima

• Quito

The Inca Empire began in the mid-1400s & was located on the ____________coast of South America.

• northern

• eastern

• southern

• western

The Inca had no writing, but created a record system called quipu (knots tied to colored __________).

• cloth

• rope

• silk

• reeds

What was the Inca method of record keeping called?

• Quipu

• Papyrus

• Scrolls

• Tablets

In which time period did the Aztec civilization exist?

• 1200-1521 BC

• 300-900 CE

• 900-1200 CE

• 1200-1521 CE

The huge territory of the Inca covered- desserts, mountains, & _________ forests.

• rain

• tundra

• temperate

• frozen

Which group of people from Northern Mexico created the Aztec Empire?

• Huitzilopochtli

• Tlacateccatl

• Mexica

• Mi’kmaq

What was located at the very center of Tenochtitlán?

• A large residential area

• A daily market

• Huge flat-topped pyramids

• A river

What purpose did the great stone temples on top of the pyramids in Tenochtitlán serve?

• They were used for housing

• They were built to honor the Aztecs' gods

• They were used for trade

• They were educational centers