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Maya, Aztecs, Incas

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a symbol that stands for a word

a)

hierarchy

b)

basin

c)

hieroglyphic

d)

mita system

2.

an artificial island

a)

chinampa

b)

terrace

c)

aqueduct

d)

drought

3.

a ranking

a)

terrace

b)

hierarchy

c)

hieroglyphic

d)

mita system

4.

a building for observing the sky

a)

terrace

b)

basin

c)

aqueduct

d)

observatory

5.

Incan system of paying tax with labor

a)

hierarchy

b)

chinampa

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

mita system

6.

a prolonged period of little or no rainfall

a)

basin

b)

chinampa

c)

aqueduct

d)

drought

7.

a canal or pipe that carries fresh water

a)

basin

b)

chinampa

c)

aqueduct

d)

drought

8.

a system in which one person from a ruling family has unlimited power

a)

hierarchy

b)

chinampa

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

mita system

9.

a strip of level land

a)

terrace

b)

basin

c)

chinampa

d)

aqueduct

10.

a bowl-shaped area

a)

terrace

b)

basin

c)

aqueduct

d)

observatory

11.

People first crossed from Asia into the Americas in which two of the following ways?

a)

crossing the Bering land bridge

b)

crossing Spain

c)

boat

d)

hot-air balloon

12.

What is the region between central Mexico and northern Central America called?

a)

Texcoco

b)

peninsula

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

a canal

13.

Were the Maya better writers or better orators?

a)

better writers

b)

better orators

14.

What was the name of the Aztecs' capital city?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Cuzco

c)

Peru

d)

Tenochtitlan

15.

Were the Aztecs better writers or better orators?

a)

better writers

b)

better orators

16.

The Maya, Aztecs and Incas were all conquered by soldiers from which country?

a)

the United States

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

England

17.

What was the name of the Incan site that was forgotten for 300 years?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Templo Mayor

c)

the conquistadores

d)

Monte Alban

18.

The Incas' greatest engineering feat was their system of what?

a)

farming

b)

human sacrifice

c)

roads

d)

textile production

19.

The Maya's system of numerals was advanced because it included what number?

a)

20

b)

1 million

c)

100

d)

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