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Mesoamerica (Maya and Aztec quiz)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Maya lived in: 
a)
an arid valley
b)
the mountians
c)
the rainforest
d)
the plains 
2.
What do the Aztec and Mayan religions have in common: 
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
atheism
d)
humanism
3.
How did the Aztecs that lived in Tenochtitlan farm?
a)
slash and burn
b)
high altitude agriculture 
c)
with plows
d)
on chinampas
4.
What peninsula did the Maya live on?
a)
Balkan
b)
Mexican
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Yucatan
5.
The Aztecs lived in: 
a)
 rainforest
b)
 mountains
c)
 coastal area
d)
an arid valley
6.
How did the Mayans govern their society?
a)
they had an emperor
b)
they had a direct democracy
c)
they had an oligarchy
d)
they had city-states with kings
7.
Which answer shows a way that the Maya adapted to their environment?
a)
building a city on a lake
b)
learning how to farm in the water 
c)
slash and burn agriculture
d)
giving out loans with low interest
8.
Aztec or Maya: city- state of Chichen Itza
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
9.
Aztec, Maya, or both: Relied on agriculture 
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
both
10.
Aztec,Maya, or both : ruled by an emperor
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
both
11.
Aztec, Maya, or both: Polytheistic religion
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
both
12.
Aztec, Maya, or both: In Mesoamerica
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
both
13.
Aztec, Maya, or both: Capital of Tenochtitlan 
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
both
14.

Which of the following lists only contains groups that lived in Mesoamerica

a)

Franks and Incas

b)

Maya, Aztecs

c)

Incas and Mayas

d)

Mayas and Greeks