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WorksheetsAncient Americas quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Earliest Americans came from
a)
the Vikings
b)
Asia
c)
Columbus
d)
England
2.
The land bridge that connected Asia and North American is called
a)
the Arctic Circle
b)
Nunavut
c)
Four Corners
d)
Beringia
3.
True or False: Humans hunted only small animals like squirrels during the Ice Age.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What did Paleo-Americans follow across Berengia?
a)
The wind
b)
The sun
c)
Animals
d)
The glaciers
5.
True or False: Migration is the movement by people and/or animals from one region to another?
a)
False
b)
True
6.
What is another term for farming?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Geography
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biology
7.
Floating gardens that were used to grow food crops in swampy conditions were known as
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
chinampas
c)
mesoamerica
d)
terraces
8.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
9.
The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?
a)
attention at all times
b)
gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables
c)
show honor with marches
10.
The Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?
a)
Mexican food
b)
floating gardens
c)
pyramids
d)
temples
11.
The Aztec Empire was based on tribute. This means that the people who lived in the empire
a)
worshipped Aztec gods.
b)
had to speak the Aztec language.
c)
rebelled against the Aztec leaders.
d)
paid goods to the Aztec government.
12.
What religious ideas did the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas all share in common?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Christianity
d)
Protestantism
13.
Who used terrace farming?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
14.
For what purpose did the Inca use the device known as the quipu?
a)
farming
b)
cooking
c)
record keeping
d)
poetry
15.
Which early American civilization is represented by the white shaded area?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Spain
16.
Which geographic factor had the most influence on the development of the Inca society?
a)
monsoons
b)
deserts
c)
mountains
d)
rain forests
17.
They built pyramids, studied astronomy, and created a highly accurate calendar.
a)
Mayans
b)
Toltecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Aztecs
18.
Which civilization was known as the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
19.
Which pre-Columbian civilization is known for having carved gigantic stone heads?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Maya
d)
Olmecs
20.
Human sacrifice and cannibalism were practiced on a daily basis by which pre-Columbian civilization?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Maya
c)
Incas
d)
Olmecs
21.
The peninsula that the Maya lived upon.
a)
Floridian Peninsula
b)
Andes Peninsula
c)
The Mexico Peninsula
d)
The Yucatan Peninsula
22.
What was the system of writing called that the Maya created?
a)
Letters
b)
Alphabet
c)
Symbolic
d)
Hieroglyphs
23.
Pyramids and Temples are found in what civilization?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
d)
all three
24.
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
25.
Who was known for their roads and bridges that was high in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Mayans
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmecs
26.
Tenochtitlán was the capital of which pre-Columbian civilization?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Maya
d)
Olmecs
27.
Which pre-Columbian civilization had fierce military warriors
a)
Olmecs
b)
Maya
c)
Aztecs
d)
Inca
28.
Which civilization had a political system of hundreds of city-states
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
29.
Mesoamerica refers to the area of present day
a)
Mexico and Central America
b)
North and South America
c)
The Bering Strait
d)
Mexico
30.
The term pre-columbian describes the history of America before the arrival of
a)
Pryamids
b)
Human sacrifices
c)
Writing
d)
Europeans
31.
Who conquered the Inca?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortez
c)
Pizarro
d)
Moctezuma II
32.
What helped the Spanish conquer the Inca most?
a)
their wealth
b)
the indigenous people had strong immunities
c)
the natives had not built up immunities to European diseases
d)
better technoglogy
33.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Hernan Correll
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Hernan Carroll
d)
Hernan Carlile
34.
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Moctezuma II
35.
Which group of people built over 19,000 miles of roads?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Mexicans
c)
Cubans
d)
Incas
36.
In which present day country was the Inca civilization located?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Mexico
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
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