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The Americas

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term "Mesoamerica" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
2.
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the Maya and the Aztec?
a)
The both originated in Mesoamerica
b)
They both practiced sacrifice
c)
The both used pictures to record information
d)
They both were conquered by the Spanish
3.

"Polytheistic" means

a)

the belief in human sacrifice

b)

the belief in many gods

c)

the belief in the importance of war

d)

the belief in the sun god

4.
Most likely, what was the cause of the collapse of the Maya?
a)
Widespread warfare
b)
Political Turmoil
c)
Smallpox
d)
Overfarming and malnutrition
5.
Specifically, according to historians, why did the Maya collapse?
a)
Smallpox
b)
Overfarming
c)

Historians DO NOT know for sure what happened to the Maya

d)
Anemia
6.
Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztecs, is located a what present day city?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Guadalajara
c)
Cancun
d)

Michoacán

7.

What is the most important god of the Maya, Aztecs, and Inca?

a)

Rain

b)

Corn

c)

Sun

d)

Gold

8.
Why did the Aztecs need to spill blood?
a)
The felt that they needed to punish their enemies
b)
The believed the sun needed it in order to rise
c)
They liked the way it tasted
d)
They needed to control the population
9.
Why would Aztec commoners be likely to support war?
a)
Commoners could gain higher status if they fought well in battle
b)
Commoners would rather die in battle than live as a commoner
c)
Commoners loved protecting their leaders
d)
Commoners enjoyed war
10.
What is the term used to describe the Emperor of the Incas?
a)
Pachacuti
b)
Quipu
c)
Sapa Inca
d)
Texcoco
11.
What is the name of the mountain range where the Incas lived?
a)
Andres Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Alpaca Mountains
d)
Candy Mountains
12.
Incas built...
a)
a massive system of roads and bridges
b)
Huge Pyramids
c)
Ships that could sail to Europe
d)
Cannons
13.
What type of farming is based on growing different crops at different elevations on a mountain?
a)
Temple Farming
b)
Stair Farming
c)
Terraced Farming
d)
Pyramid Farming
14.
What was the invisible weapon of the Spanish?
a)
The Black Death
b)
Cannons
c)
Superior Armor
d)
Smallpox
15.
What is the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Aztec?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Francisco Perez
d)
King Ferdinand
16.
What is the name of the Spaniard who conquered the Inca?
a)
Francisco Perez
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Francisco Pizarro
17.
What was the main thing the conquistadors looking for in the New World?
a)
Fruits and Vegetables
b)
Gold
c)
Spices
d)
New farming techniques
18.
Which of the following is not an advantage for Cortes against the Aztecs?
a)
The Spanish knew the land well
b)
Smallpox
c)
Alliances with other Indians
d)
Better Weapons
19.

If you walk into a Peruvian Restaurant and order Cui, what will you be eating?

a)

Llama

b)

Alpaca

c)

Guinea Pig

d)

Bacon

20.
What is the name of the sacred ballgame started by the Maya but also played by the Aztec?
a)
Tic-Tack-Toe
b)
Pok-A-Tok
c)
Walk-A-Lot
d)
Sock-A-Rock
21.
a)

The Aztec were cruel people who killed other people for fun

b)

The Inca needed to provide animal sacrifice in order to defeat the Mayans

c)

Aztecs needed to provide Human sacrifice in order that the sun rose each day

d)

The Aztec performed open heart surgery in order to save the life of their main god, Huitzilopochtli

22.
a)

A Spanish Conquistador

b)

A Japanese Samurai

c)

An Aztec Priest

d)

A Chinese Merchant

23.
What is Mr. Huntsinger's biggest fear?
a)
The Dark
b)
Sharks
c)
Whales
d)
Murderous Clowns
24.
What was Mr. Huntsinger's fastest mile time?
a)
6 minutes, 12 seconds
b)
6 minutes, 20 seconds
c)
6 minutes, 40 seconds
d)
16 hours, 6 minutes, and 6, seconds
25.

What is the name of the Aztec Emperor at the time of Hernan Cortes?

a)

Sapa Inca

b)

Atahualpa

c)

Montezuma

d)

Huascar

26.
The map shows the home of which civilization?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Huntsingers
27.

The map shows the home of which civilizations?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Renaissance

28.

The Inca came up with a solution to their problem. What was their problem?

a)

The Inca lived on an island in the center of Lake Texcoco

b)

The Inca did NOT have an alphabet, they did NOT have wheels, and they lived HIGH in mountains.

c)

The Inca was constantly being attacked by Mr. Huntsinger, who desired Guinea Pigs to eat!!!

d)

The Inca were constantly being attacked by the Maya.

29.
The picture is an example of...
a)
Aztec Codex
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
An Alphabet
d)
A Mayan Calendar
30.
When the Aztecs saw an eagle sitting on top of a cactus...
a)
They built their capital city, Tenochtitlan
b)
They sacrificed their slaves
c)
They dried up Lake Texcoco
d)
They played Pok-A-Tok

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