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Ancient Americas

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?

a)

a network of roads

b)

a central market

c)

a school for sons of commoners

d)

a flock of trained pigeons

2.
Where were the Inca located?
a)
Central America
b)
North America
c)
Caribbean
d)
South America
3.
Where did the Incas build their civilization?
a)
in the middle of Lake Texcoco
b)
on top of the Sierra Madre mountains
c)
on top of the Andes mountains
d)
Mexico
4.
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains? 
a)
Chinampas
b)
Irrigation
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Terrace Farming
5.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Tenochan
b)
tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
6.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
7.
Which word best describes the Aztec religion?
a)
monotheistic
b)
Catholic
c)
Christianity
d)
polytheism
8.
Which Native American empire was located in the rainforest?
a)
Aztec
b)
Maya
c)
Inca
d)
Cheyenne
9.
What is the capital city of the Mayan empire?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Machu Picchu
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
El Dorado
10.
What is the capital city of the Aztec empire?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Chichen Itza
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
El Dorado
11.
What is the capital city of the Incan empire?
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
El Dorado
12.
The native term for corn is _______.
a)
maize
b)
flan
c)
pan
d)
coco
13.
Chinampas were________
a)
reed mats that were piled with dirt to create artificial islands
b)
sandals made from reeds
c)
the enemy tribe to the Mayas
d)
giant carved stone heads
14.
Native American civilizations were __________ which meant they believed in multiple gods.
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
c)
atheist
d)
animist
15.
Ruled by an emperor
a)
Mayan and Incan
b)
Mayan and Aztec
c)
Incan and Aztec
16.
What was the Mayans main arcitectual building? 
a)
Pyramids
b)
Citys
c)
Roads
d)
Arena
17.
What was the Aztecs economy based on
a)
Agriculture and tribute
b)
Trade and Agriculture
c)
Taxes and Trade
d)
Trade ONLY
18.
What was the Aztecs religion based on
a)
Polytheistic Pyramids
b)
Monotheistic Rituals/Pyramids
c)
Polytheistic Rituals/Pyramids
d)
Polytheistic Temples
19.

Which civilization does the orange location represent on the map?

a)

Mississippians

b)

Mayans

c)

Incans

d)

Aztecs

20.

Which civilization does the green location represent on the map?

a)

Mississippians

b)

Mayans

c)

Incans

d)

Aztecs

21.

Which civilization does the blue location represent on the map?

a)

Mississippians

b)

Mayans

c)

Incans

d)

Aztecs

22.

Which empire was located in the Mexican and Central American rain forests?

a)

Atec

b)

Mayan

c)

Incan

d)

Scottish

23.

Based on the map what major body of land was the Aztec empire located on?

a)

North America

b)

Mexico

c)

South America

d)

Pacific Ocean

24.

Which of the following explains the Aztecs religion (choose ALL that apply)

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Only one God

c)

Monotheistic

d)

More than one God

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