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Aztec, Maya, Inca Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Aztecs do to satisfy their gods?

a)

sing

b)

sacrifice

c)

worship

d)

pray

2.

What was the ball game that the Mayans played?

a)

pok-a-tok

b)

basketball

c)

soccer

d)

tlachtli

3.

Which group built their civilization in the Andes mountains?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

4.

What symbols did the Maya use in their math?

a)

shells, dots, bars

b)

bars, dots, flowers

c)

shells, coconuts, stars

d)

moons, dots, triangles

5.

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Tikal

c)

Peru

d)

Mexico

6.

Who was the most famous Aztec leader?

a)

Cortes

b)

Quetzalcoatl

c)

Moctezuma

d)

Huitilopochtli

7.

What was the capital city of the Inca?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Tikal

c)

Cuzco

d)

Tula

8.

What is polytheism?

a)

Christianity

b)

Belief in one God

c)

Belief in many Gods

d)

Belief in Poly

9.

Which group built their capital city on an island in the middle of a lake?

a)

Aztec

b)

Olmec

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

10.

Where were the Aztec located?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Brazil

d)

South America

11.

Where were the Inca located?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Central America

d)

Brazil

12.

Which civilization was known for its statues of enormous heads?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

13.
Which person conquered the Aztec empire?
a)
Montezuma II
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Atahualpa
14.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
15.
What disease killed the Aztecs?
a)
Pollio
b)
Ebola
c)
Yellow Fever
d)
Small Pox
16.
Maya = Maize = ____________
a)
Squash
b)
Fruit Punch
c)
Corn
d)
Beans
17.

A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for

a)

finding the best route

b)

remembering information

c)

catching fish in the river

d)

understanding the calendar

18.

Where did the Maya live?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America mainly Peru

19.

Compared to the Aztec and the Inca, the Maya civilization rose and fell

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

all of the above

20.

Which civilization is considered the "Mother Culture" of early Central America?

a)

the Olmec

b)

the Inca

c)

the Maya

d)

the Aztec

21.
Atahaulpa was their emperor
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
22.
believed their ancestors came from a star cluster
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
23.
built a paved road system
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
24.
could build without using mortar
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
25.
emperor was believed to be a descendant of the sun god
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
26.
Hernan Cortes defeated them
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
27.
ruled by a collection of city-states
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
28.
the earliest of the 3 civilizations
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
29.
believed in human sacrifice (thousands per year)
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
30.
used terraced fields to grow crops on sides of mountains
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
31.
were defeated by Francisco Pizarro
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
32.
What civilization came up with the zero?
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Incas
33.
What civilization used and eagle on a cactus with snake going through its mouth?
a)
Mayans
b)
Olmecs
c)
Toltecs
d)
Aztecs
34.
The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...
a)
Marsh
b)
River
c)
Ocean
d)
Lake
35.
Which early American civilization is represented by the white shaded area?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Spain
36.
Which civilization made "floating gardens"?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
37.

What did the Aztec and Maya have in common

a)

Believed in same gods

b)

All polytheistic

c)

didn't have a written language

d)

conquered by Pizzaro

38.

Latitude measures....

a)

north and south

b)

east and west

39.

Longitude measures....

a)

east and west

b)

north and south

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