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WorksheetsMayan/Aztec
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of villages did the Mayan live in?
a)
Isolated
b)
Grouped
c)
Religious
d)
Lower
2.
What do you call a payment made to a more powerful ruler or country?
a)
tribute
b)
jade
c)
coins
d)
balance
3.
Maize is
a)
a crop that was grown by the Mayans
b)
a place of worship
c)
an area where crops are grown
d)
the name of Mayan leaders
4.
Pyramids and Temples are found in what civilization?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
d)
Sumer
5.
In the Mayan society, who provided food and labor?
a)
Upper class
b)
The kings
c)
The gods
d)
Lower class
6.
Many civilizations have hierarchy or class systems. What is the order of people in the Aztec society?
a)
merchants, warriors, farmers, gods, slaves
b)
slaves, farmers, nobles, priests, kings
c)
nobles, priests, merchants, farmers, slaves
d)
gods, kings, slaves, farmers, merchants
7.
Chinampas were built by the Aztecs because
a)
of the lack of temples
b)
of too much farmland
c)
of the lack of farmland
d)
of too many temples
8.
What did the Mayan writing symbols represent?
a)
jade and obsidan
b)
religion and architecture
c)
cloth and salt
d)
objects and sound
9.
In the Mayan society, what was the primary responsibility of the upper class?
a)
education
b)
religious ceremonies
c)
harvesting food
d)
constructing temples
10.
Increased warfare, a large population, and severe droughts are all theories about...
a)
Mayan gods
b)
creating warriors
c)
Mayan decline
d)
reigious festivals
11.
Why did the Mayans build observatories?
a)
to perform religious ceremonies
b)
to have a place to store food
c)
to use as a place of worship
d)
to use as a place to study the sky
12.
What great city was built on the island of Lake Texacoco?
a)
Palenque
b)
Sumer
c)
Mesopatamia
d)
Tenochtitlan
13.
There were many challenges to having a city on an island. To over come this, Aztecs built causeways. What are causeways?
a)
buildings from which people could study the sky.
b)
raised roads across water or wet ground
c)
bridges that connected to areas of dry land
d)
a tribute made to a king or ruler
14.
The Mayans were known for their creativity and exceptional built temples. What were most buildings decorated, or adored with?
a)
stairs
b)
ropes
c)
paintings
d)
jade
15.
The Mayans worked to please the gods through their daily life. What type of religion were the Mayans?
a)
Christian
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Polytheisic
d)
Budhist
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