NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
Worksheets6th Grade Chapter 7
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the longest mountain chain in the world?
a)
andes
b)
rocky mountains
c)
alps
d)
cascade mountains
2.
What is the altiplano?
a)
ice glaciers formed at the peaks of the rocky mountains
b)
foothills of the andes mountains
c)
swampland in mountain valleys
d)
a region of plateaus and plains high in the mountains
3.
Which is NOT a reason why people settled near lake titicaca?
a)
the climate near the lake is moderate
b)
the soil near the lake can support crops
c)
the lake is a good source of transportation
d)
the god of nature was believed to live in a hut near the lake
4.
Which is NOT found in south america?
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
lake texcoco
c)
amazon river
d)
guianna highlands
5.
How is the land of central and southern South America different from the land in the northern part of the continent
a)
it is an area of plains
b)
it is divided by the amazon river
c)
it is an area of highlands
d)
it is divided by the andes
6.
Which is NOT a reason why few early South American peoples created large scale civilizations?
a)
it is hard to unite people separated by dense forests
b)
the landscape of the continent is very rugged
c)
there are very few resources on the continent
d)
people lived great distances apart from one another
7.
Which is NOT true about Chavin art?
a)
it is known for its fantastic images
b)
it included pottery and carvings
c)
jaguars are often depicted
d)
other peoples did not like chavin art
8.
How were the Mochica and the Chavin alike?
a)
they were both accomplished artists
b)
they both worshiped jaguars
c)
they both altered the courses of rivers and streams to irrigate their crops
d)
they both disappeared around 200 b.c.
9.
In which country did both the chavin and mochica live?
a)
mexico
b)
peru
c)
bolivia
d)
chile
10.
what are the chavin and mochica best known for today?
a)
art
b)
crops
c)
cities
d)
religion
11.
Which best describes the mochica city states
a)
dirt mounds and straw huts
b)
sod buildings connected by roads
c)
flat-topped pyramids stone courtyards and plazas
d)
vast networks of caves
12.
what mystery remains unsolved about the chavin and mochica civilizations?
a)
their artifacts can no longer be found
b)
no one knows for sure what happened to them
c)
their art reveals little about their lives
d)
no one knows for sure where they lived
13.
According to their discoveries what do archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was
a)
religious center
b)
trade center
c)
communications center
d)
arts center
14.
Which city was the capital of the incan empire?
a)
los angeles
b)
tenochtitlan
c)
machu picchu
d)
cuzco
15.
which two emperors turned the inca into rulers of the greatest empire in the americas?
a)
Pachacuti and Topa Inca
b)
Manco Capac and Topa Inca
c)
Inca Viracocha and Pachacuti
d)
Manco Capac and Inca Viracocha
16.
Which is NOT a way that the Inca kept their vast empire united?
a)
They had an efficient form of government
b)
they built about 14,000 miles of road
c)
they developed a system of writing
d)
they had officials who supervised the people
17.
why are the Inca remembered as fine stone workers?
a)
they were the first to use cement
b)
they cut stones to fit together so tightly they did not need cement
c)
they only built new building from scratch
d)
they cut stones into standardized shapes
18.
which is NOT an achievement of the Inca?
a)
they built many miles of roads
b)
they dug tunnels through rock
c)
they created islands on a lake
d)
they built sacred rope bridges
Reset
