Worksheets"Teotihuacan and Zapotec Cultures"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
represent by drawing, paintings, or carving picture
a)
obsidian
b)
depict
c)
adamant
2.
a formal procedure or act in a religious or other observance; solemn ceremony
a)
pilfer
b)
zenith
c)
rite
3.
the highest point
a)
zenith
b)
obsidian
c)
depict
4.
steal in small quantities
a)
pilfer
b)
rite
c)
adamant
5.
hard, dark, glassy rock that is formed when lava cools
a)
pilfer
b)
zenith
c)
obsidian
6.
not giving in readily; firm and unyielding; immovable
a)
rite
b)
adamant
c)
pilfer
7.
The people in Teotihuacan built huge _________.
a)
farms
b)
pyramids
c)
utensils
8.
Zapotecs inhibited in the valleys of _______.
a)
Oaxaca
b)
Quintana Roo
c)
Toluca
9.
Zapotecs created a _______ writing system.
a)
hieroglyphic
b)
calendar
c)
modern
10.
Teotihuacan was built following strict ________ patterns.
a)
social
b)
philosophical
c)
geometrical
11.
Teotihuacan people considered _______ the god of rain.
a)
Tlaloc
b)
Chanoc
c)
Quetzalcoatl
12.
The _______ ruled the Teotihuacan societies.
a)
merchants
b)
priests
c)
farmers
13.
Zapotecs timed and observed the cycles of the _____ and ______ to create a calendar.
a)
sun/moon
b)
people/crops
c)
planets/stars
14.
Zapotecs' political and cultural center was _______.
a)
Chalchihuitle
b)
Monte Alban
c)
Godicha
15.
The Zapotec societies were _____ groups.
a)
sedentary
b)
nomadic
c)
equal
16.
Artisans in Teotihuacan used natural materials like _____, gray or green obsidian, black volcanic crystals, shells and bones.
a)
metal
b)
diamonds
c)
jade
17.
After some time, the Zapotecs were able to intermix with the ______ from the northern part of Oaxaca.
a)
Mixtecs
b)
Huastecos
c)
Cichimecas
18.
The most important buildings in Teotihuacan were the Pyramids of the Sun and the ________.
a)
Star
b)
Moon
c)
Death
19.
The Zapotecs were divided into _______, merchants, warriors, and artisans.
a)
servants
b)
farmers
c)
rulers
20.
Some of the materials that the artisans used, were to make ornamental pieces of knives, ______, necklaces, and figurines.
a)
masks
b)
shoes
c)
dresses
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