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Worksheets3rd quarter review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How has pollution in Mexico City affected the environment?
a)
It has created smog.
b)
It has led to corruption.
c)
It has increased poverty.
d)
It has created congestion.
2.
How has NAFTA benefited Mexico?
a)
manufacturing is on the rise
b)
international unrest is lowereing
c)
population growth
d)
Indians have more rights
3.
One of Mexico City’s most serious challenges today is
a)
too many tourists
b)
not enough tourists
c)
no workers
d)
too much pollution
4.
Which Latin American country has a communist government?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
United States
d)
Haiti
5.
Which two elements helped the Spanish capture the Aztec capital?
a)
Olmec war and Toltec war
b)
Smallpox and Spanish soldiers
c)
Mayan war and Spanish soldiers
d)
Spanish soldiers and Olmec war
6.
What is the official language in most Central American countries?
a)
French
b)
Croele
c)
Spanish
d)
English
7.
Where in Central America do people of African descent most often live?
a)
in the highlands
b)
in the rain forest
c)
in the Caribbean
d)
in mountain valleys
8.
How do the Aztec and Mayan calendar systems compare?
a)
The solar calendars were the same, but the sacred calendars were different
b)
The sacred calendars were the same, but the solar calendars were different.
c)
The calendar systems were similar because the Aztec
d)
The calendar systems were TheAztec based theirs on the Maya system.
9.
Which leader’s demands for human sacrifice angered many of his people?
a)
Pachacuti
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Moctezuma II
d)
Francisco Pizarro
10.
In what part of Mexico are Indian languages and traditional ways of life most common?
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
eastern
d)
western
11.
The development of which natural resource offers Mexico the greatest economic advantages when doing business with other countries?
a)
coal
b)
diamonds
c)
gas
d)
geothermal energy
12.
The Aztec solar calendar
a)
was identical to the religious calendar.
b)
had thirteen months, each with twenty days.
c)
had fewer days than the religious calendar.
d)
included an unlucky five-day period at the end of the year.
13.
What role did trade play in the Aztec civilization?
a)
The Aztecs traded locally.
b)
The Aztecs developed a large trading network.
c)
Trade was limited and controlled by the emperor.
d)
The Aztecs raised money by taxing all of the trade within their empire.
14.
Why was the period from around AD 250 to AD 700 known as the classical period in Mayan civilization?
a)
During this time, the Maya were ruled by the greatest leaders.
b)
It was the short period of time before the civilization declined.
c)
It occurred at the same time as the classical age of ancient Greece.
d)
The Maya built more than forty cities and contributed to math, science, and architecture.
15.
The most complete writing system made by an early culture in the Americas was developed by the
a)
Olmec
b)
Aztec
c)
Maya
d)
Mestizos
16.
The majority of common people in Mesoamerican societies were
a)
farmers
b)
priests
c)
wealthy landowners
d)
Gods
17.
Why did the Olmec develop a calendar?
a)
to predict events in the night sky
b)
to keep track of religious ceremonies
c)
to identify when taxes should be collected
d)
to record the end of one dynasty and the beginning of the next
18.
Why did the Olmec develop a calendar?
a)
to predict events in the night sky
b)
to keep track of religious ceremonies
c)
to identify when taxes should be collected
19.
The Aztec economy was based on
a)
agriculture
b)
gold mining
c)
religious giving
d)
tributes
20.
Which of the following is a major cause of smog in large cities?
a)
automobiles
b)
farming
c)
hydroelectricity
d)
nuclear power
21.
What resource is found in Guatamala?
a)
Gold
b)
Corn
c)
Jade
d)
silver
22.
What Incan amazing feat is being studied by the scholars
a)
the calendar
b)
how they moved such large rocks
c)
what tools they owned
d)
why they used llamas
23.
Early mesoamerica grew
a)
corn and potatoes
b)
potatoes and beans
c)
corn and beans
d)
no good crop
24.
Olmec settled in and around
a)
the Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
the mountains
d)
the plateaus
25.
Olmec settled in and around
a)
the Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
the mountains
d)
the plateaus
26.
The Mexican plateau is found
a)
by Gulf of Mexico
b)
by Pacific Ocean
c)
between mountains
d)
in the south
27.
Why was Panama valuable to the United States?
a)
Natural resources were plentiful in Panama.
b)
The Panama canal was an important trade route.
c)
Panama supplied medicines to the United States.
d)
The United States had a good relationship with Noriega.
28.
Which natural phenomenon contributed to Mexico’s economic problems in the 1980s?
a)
economic problems
b)
earthquake
c)
oil discoveries
d)
invasions
29.
What Mayan system do we still use today?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
a clock based on daylight hours
c)
a calendar based on the solar year
d)
a calendar based on the cycle of religious cycles
30.
Mayan temples are remarkably similar to other buildings around the world. Some scientists suggest that this is due to
a)
contact with Plains Indians.
b)
travel to islands in the Pacific.
c)
an accident of two similar art forms.
d)
migration from Egypt and North America.
31.
Mayan cities were linked through
a)
trade
b)
agriculture
c)
king's council
d)
a central government
32.
The Aztecs believed in about one thousand gods. What kind were most of these gods?
a)
royal
b)
academic
c)
education
d)
agriculture
33.
Mexico’s coastal resorts and Aztec and Maya monuments attract many
a)
immigrants
b)
wealthy landowners
c)
farmers
d)
tourists
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