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WorksheetsEarly American Civilizations
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which civilization used farming as a way to get food?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
ALL did
2.
This civilization developed in the Andes Mountains of Peru, in South America.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL did
3.
This civilization developed in the rainforests of Mexico and the Yucatan Pennisula.
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Maya
d)
ALL did
4.
This civilization developed in Mexico and built their capital on an island in a lake.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL
5.
This civilization had a city known as Machu Picchu.
a)
Maya
b)
Inca
c)
Aztec
d)
ALL
6.
The capital of this civilization was Tenochtitlan.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL
7.
A leader of this civilization was the emperor Montezuma.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL
8.
This civilization had big cities.
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
ALL
9.
This civilization believed in many gods and goddesses.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL did
10.
This civilization built observatories, scheduled holidays, and created a calendar based on their knowledge of the planets and stars.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
ALL
11.
An emperor is someone who rules conquered land.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A legend is a story that is told to teach kids a moral.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Pyramids are a place for farmers to buy and sell goods.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Cortes thought Tenochtitlan was a wondrous place.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Hiram Bingham discovered Tenochtitlan.
a)
False
b)
True
16.
Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Piccu
a)
False
b)
True
17.
Which was NOT a challenge that Hiram Bingham faced while looking for Vitcos?
a)
snakes and pythons
b)
crossing suspension bridges
c)
not knowing if the city was real
d)
the high mountains
18.
This is NOT how Inca runners would pass a message.
a)
tell them
b)
give a quipu
c)
text them
d)
pass in a bag
19.
Terraces are flat lands that Incas made to grow food.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The Spaniards had this type of animal
a)
donkey
b)
horse
c)
llama
d)
monkey
21.
The Inca emperor can order a whole village to move.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Llamas were important to this civilization.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
ALL
23.
What is the distance of roads the Incas built in South America?
a)
200 miles
b)
over 20,000 miles
c)
3000 years ago
d)
1911
24.
This is called a
a)
quipus
b)
taclla
c)
terrace
d)
llama
25.
This is a ________ .
a)
Quipus
b)
Tallca
c)
Terrace
d)
Llama
26.
Sapa Inca is another name for the _____________ .
a)
Incan Emperor
b)
Aztec Emperor
c)
Maya Emperor
d)
Priest
27.
This is the city ______________.
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Vitcos
d)
Cuzco
28.
This is a ____________ .
a)
road
b)
suspension bridge
c)
mountain
d)
trek
29.
Which of these is a trek?
a)
walking to the office
b)
walking to Machu Picchu
c)
walking to the bathroom
d)
walking to Target
30.
This civilization sacrificed people and animals.
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
ALL
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