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The Americas

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Chichen Itza
c)
Pueblo Bonita
d)
Cahokia
2.
region between central Mexico and Costa Rica
a)
Yucatan
b)
Eastern Woodland
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Mississippi River Valley
3.
built pueblos
a)
Iroquois
b)
Hopi
c)
Anasazi
d)
Inuit
4.
lived along the coasts of the tundra region
a)
Maya
b)
Hopi
c)
Anasazi
d)
Inuit
5.
Where was the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlan located?
a)
on a swampy lake
b)
in the desert
c)
in the mountains
d)
on the coastline
6.
The oldest civilization in the Americas was most likely built by the ____.
a)
Toltec
b)
Inca
c)
Moche
d)
Olmec
7.
The capital of the Inca Empire was _______.
a)
Cahokia
b)
Teotihuacan
c)
Cuzco
d)
Tollan
8.
What group was a mound builder society?
a)
Hohokam
b)
Hopewell
c)
Inca
d)
Iroquois
9.
Incas built...
a)
a massive system of roads and bridges
b)
Huge Pyramids
c)
Ships that could sail to Europe
d)
Cannons
10.
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
11.
Which of the following did not have a written system of writting
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Toltecs
12.
What was the name of the first American Civilization?
a)
The Mayas
b)
The Incas
c)
The Olmecs
d)
The Aztecs
13.
The Anasazi chose to build their homes in a strange location.  They were built 
a)
Under ground, like a hobbit house
b)
in the back of long caves
c)
Carved into the side of mountains
d)
In tops of the Redwood trees
14.
The name of the capital of the Aztec Empire was
a)
Chinampas
b)
Valley of Mexico
c)
Death Valley
d)
Tenochtitlan
15.
(22) Which of the following is the name for the complex system of knotted ropes used by the Inca to keep track food distribution?
a)
tlachtli
b)
quipu
c)
glyphs
d)
stelae
16.
(2) Where was the Maya civilization located?
a)
on the Iberian Peninsula
b)
in modern-day Mexico
c)
on the coast of Florida
d)
on the Yucatán Peninsula
17.
Which empire developed an accurate calendar by observing the sun, stars, and planets?
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Incan
18.
Native Americans living on the Great Plains
a)
were part of the Iroquois League.
b)
set up temporary villages.
c)
hunted for walruses and caribou.
d)
built homes from stone and blocks of earth.
19.
The Nazca lines are unique because they are
a)
Huge
b)
Can really only be seen from the sky in a plane or helicopter
c)
Were made by people who would never get to see them from the air
d)
All of the above
20.
These Native Americans are known as Eskimos or...
a)
The Aztec
b)
The Anasazi
c)
The Inca
d)
The Inuit
21.
What was Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui best known as in Incan History?
a)
Being a skilled warrior and leader
b)
An early Spanish settler
c)
A leader of Rome
d)
Fleeing from Francisco Pizarro
22.
What great Aztec city was built on a swampy island with bridges and floating gardens?
a)
Palenque
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Cuzco
d)
Tollan
23.
In the Southwest, which Native Americans used adobe and stone to build multistoried, apartment-like structures built into the protective cliffs?
a)
Adena
b)
Hopewell
c)
Anasazi (pueblos)
d)
Inuit
24.
What was the Inca method of doing math and record keeping by using a rope of knotted cords of different lengths and colors?
a)
Quipu
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Moche
d)
Olmec
25.

Which civilization was located near the physical feature shown on this map?

a)

Incan

b)

Toltec

c)

Mayan

d)

Aztec

26.

What became the most important food to the early native people of the Americas?

a)

Wheat

b)

Barley

c)

Millet

d)

Corn

27.

What is one way Maya and Aztec priests tried to please their gods?

a)

They offered the gods human sacrifices

b)

They prayed daily at temples

c)

They gave a portion of their wages to the gods

d)

they sacrificed llamas

28.

What was the Mayan system of writing called?

a)

Characters

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Phoenician

29.
What is the name of the land bridge?
a)
Ibn Battuta's Pass
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Polo Strait
d)
Cortez's Pass
30.

Who came first – the Olmec, the Aztec or the Maya?

a)

Olmec

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

d)

All 3

31.

In which lake was Tenochtitlan originally built?

a)

Lake Texan

b)

Lake Taco Sofia

c)

Lake Texaco

d)

Lake Texcoco

32.

What legend foretold the spot where the Aztec would build their capital?

a)

A snake fighting a lizard crawling out of a hole in a cenote

b)

An eagle perched upon a rock eating a worm and feeding its babies

c)

A serpent wrapped around a cactus swallowing a human

d)

An eagle eating a serpent perched upon a prickly pear cactus growing out of a rock

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