WorksheetsMesoamerica Review 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
2.
What two groups had two calendars, one for tracking religion and one for farming?
a)
Maya and Aztec
b)
Olmec and Toltec
c)
Hopi and Zuni
d)
Tlingit and Chinook
3.
The Aztec worshipped
a)
An omnipotent being
b)
a large number of gods
c)
ancestors
d)
warrior elites
4.
Which of the following were not possible sacrifice victims in Aztec times?
a)
war captives
b)
people provided as tribute
c)
criminals
d)
children
5.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
6.
What do the Aztec and Mayan religions have in common:
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
atheism
d)
humanism
7.
What peninsula did the Maya live on?
a)
Balkan
b)
Mexican
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Yucatan
8.
Why are the Olmec important?
a)
They influenced the Maya and Aztecs
b)
They were the last people to settle Mesoamerica
c)
They settled between two rivers
d)
The Inca learned from them
9.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
10.
What mountain range did the Incas live on?
a)
Sierra Madres
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Quecha
11.
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Petan
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Francisco Pizarro
12.
Who conquered the Inca?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
the Aztecs
d)
the Mayans
13.
Place the following events in sequence: A) The Olmec flourish; B) The Aztecs establish an empire; C) The Maya dominate Mesoamerica.
a)
C, A, B
b)
A, C, B
c)
B, C, A
d)
C, B, A
14.
The Aztec civilization capital was located in what present day city?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Mexico City
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Machu Pichu
15.
Which early American civilization is represented by the white shaded area?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Spain
16.
Who was able to defeat the early American civilizations by using advanced weaponry and horses?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Conquistadors
c)
Mayans
d)
Incans
17.
Which type of animal was used to help transport goods through the Incan Empire
a)
bulls
b)
horses
c)
llamas
d)
oxen
18.
This Aztec emperor battled Hernan Cortez in the ultimate clash of civilizations. He is mentioned in the "Marine Hymn" for the U.S.M.C.
a)
Quetzalcoatl
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Montezuma
d)
Shaka Zulu
19.
This is the most important and commonly found food crop of the Americas.
a)
Sweet Potatoes
b)
Peppers
c)
Maize
d)
Squash
20.
Who used terrace farming?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
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