WorksheetsEarly Americas
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Tenochan
b)
tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
2.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
3.
Like the Egyptians and the Aztec, the Maya used glyphs for this...one of their achievements.
a)
Sacrifice
b)
Astronomy
c)
Writing
d)
Architecture
4.
Because the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was built on a lake, farmers had to build floating gardens called...
a)
terracing
b)
codex
c)
calpollis
d)
chinampas
5.
The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec due to disease and this.
a)
Advanced Technology
b)
Canon
c)
Horse
d)
Guns
6.
Just like the Maya, the Inca developed their agriculture on the side of the mountains using this method.
a)
Chinampa
b)
Subsistence Agriculture
c)
Terrace Farming
d)
Hunting and Gathering
7.
Where was the Aztec capital located?
a)
In the middle of a desert
b)
In a jungle
c)
On the mountains
d)
On an Island in a lake
8.
Where were the Inca located?
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
Central Mexico
d)
All of the above
9.
Where did the Inca's mainly live?
a)
Jungle
b)
Mountains
c)
Desert
d)
Forest
10.
What was the capital of the Inca?
a)
Tecnochtitlan
b)
Tikal
c)
Cusco
d)
None of the above
11.
If I wanted to go to the region of the Incas today what modern day country could I go to?
a)
Peru
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
None of the above
12.
What civilization contributed to the Mayans success?
a)
The Aztecs
b)
The Olmecs
c)
The French
d)
The Incans
13.
Which civilization was conquered first?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
14.
A "glyph" means the same thing as
a)
an Olmec female
b)
a symbol
c)
a stone knife
d)
a carving of a god
15.
What major artistic accomplishments are the Olmec known for?
a)
Jade baby carvings
b)
colossal head statues
c)
Humanistic sculptures
d)
Interpretative dance
16.
Most Mayan people lived in _________ villages surrounding the city.
a)
rich
b)
floating
c)
farming
d)
rotten
17.
The Mayans carved pictures their leaders and stories about their leaders on stone pillars that were called ______.
a)
statues
b)
sculptures
c)
stelae
d)
obelisks
18.
Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?
a)
Andes
b)
Cusco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Nahuatl
19.
Why were human sacrifices made?
a)
too many people loved in the city
b)
a punishment for not following the rules
c)
to please the gods
d)
animals were considered sacred so humans were used
20.
Where were the Mayan located?
a)
South America
b)
South Mexico and Central America
c)
Central Mexico
d)
All of the above
21.
What were the Mayan and Aztec weapons made out of?
a)
Steel
b)
Metal
c)
Wood
d)
Obsidian
22.
What was the name of the game that the Mayan and Aztec played?
a)
Soccer
b)
Football
c)
Pok-Ball
d)
Pok-a-Tok
23.
What happens to the loser of the game?
a)
They lose all their goods
b)
They get sacrificed to the gods
c)
They just lose their homes
d)
Nothing
24.
What was the things that the Mayan and Aztec offered the gods?
a)
Human blood
b)
Goods
c)
Food
d)
All of the above
25.
The Mayans believed that the gods really wanted...
a)
Food
b)
Goods
c)
Human Blood
d)
None of the above
26.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
a)
The leader of the Aztecs
b)
The leader of the Inca
c)
The leader of the Spanish people who attacked the Aztecs
d)
None of the Above
27.
What was some of the geography of the Inca
a)
Jungle, Forest, Desert
b)
Jungle and Mountain
c)
Jungle, desert
d)
Jungle, Desert, and Mountain
28.
What allowed the Incas to communicate?
a)
They had horses
b)
They had carts
c)
They had roads
d)
They did not communicate because they were a small empire
29.
How did the Inca travel from one mountain to another?
a)
They built steel bridges
b)
They jumped across
c)
They built bridges out of vines
d)
None of the above
30.
What was the main crop of the AZTEC?
a)
Corn
b)
Rice
c)
Potatoes
d)
None of the above
31.
What was the main crop of the INCA?
a)
Potatoes
b)
Tomatoes
c)
Corn
d)
Rice
32.
According to Aztec priests, sacrifices were deemed necessary to ____.
a)
Prevent the end of the world
b)
Insure bountiful harvest
c)
allow for the rulers to control the people
d)
Increase trade
33.
The Incas lacked a written language, however they still managed to keep records through ____.
a)
Abbacus
b)
Computers
c)
Quipu
d)
Glyphs
34.
Mandatory Service that people were required to do in the Inca Empire was called?
a)
Mita
b)
Glyph
c)
Quetzaquatl
d)
Quipu
35.
The Spanish imposed an economic system where plantations exploited the indigenous population to farm, it was called?
a)
Encomiendas
b)
Mestizos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Middle Passage
36.
The voyage that brought millions of African people to the west Indies and eventually in to forced labor systems was called?
a)
Trans Atlantic system
b)
The trail of tears
c)
The Middle Passage
d)
The Colony system
37.
Indigenous lands that are controlled by a foreign nation
a)
Colony
b)
Acreage
c)
Inheritance
d)
Plots
38.
Based on your knowledge and the map, which civilization is seen on this map?
a)
Incan
b)
Mayan
39.
Based on your knowledge and the map, which civilization is seen on this map?
a)
Olmec
b)
Mayan
40.
Based on your knowledge and the map, which civilization is seen on this map?
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
41.
Which civilization is this chart referring to?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
42.
Based on your knowledge and the information, which conqueror made this statement?
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Francisco Pizarro
43.
Based on your knowledge and the images, what specific farming and building techniques were used by the Incas?
a)
Terraces
and irrigation systems
b)
Slash and burn agriculture and irrigation
44.
Based on the timeline, which civilization was beginning when the Mayan civilization was declining?
a)
Olmec
b)
Aztec
45.
Which Spanish Conquistador defeated the Inca?
a)
Hernando DeSoto
b)
Francisco Pizarro
46.
Which of the following is something that the Olmec, the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca have in common?
a)
Had a slavery system
b)
Polytheistic
47.
A Spanish explorer that came to Latin America looking for treasure
a)
Hacienda
b)
Conquistador
c)
Maize
d)
Aqueduct
48.
A canal that carries water to faraway places
a)
Well
b)
Water Fountain
c)
Aqueduct
d)
Maize
49.
The Incas built over 14,000 miles of ____________________.
a)
Aqueducts
b)
Canals
c)
Roads
d)
Maize fields
50.
What did the Aztec think of the Europeans explorers?
a)
Supernatural Gods
b)
Slaves
c)
Aliens
d)
Students
51.
Who was known for their roads and bridges that was high in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Mayans
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
Olmecs
52.
Where were the Incas located?
a)
North America, Smokies
b)
Meso America, Volcán Tajumulco
c)
South America , Andes
d)
Rome, Alps
53.
Which Mountains did the Inca live in?
a)
They did not live in the mountains
b)
Andes
c)
Mount Everest
d)
Pikes Peak
54.
The Aztec were a society of fierce ____________.
a)
Warriors
b)
Champions
c)
Fishers
d)
Not this one
55.
All of these were jobs of Mayan peasant men except for
a)
farming
b)
fishing and hunting
c)
weaving
d)
serving as soldiers
56.
Clearing the land by cutting and burning plants and trees and then planting crops is called
a)
terrace farming
b)
slash-and-burn agriculture
57.
How did most Maya men spend their days?
a)
weaving
b)
leading religious rituals
c)
selling goods
d)
farming
58.
What kind of environment did the Aztec settle in?
a)
rain forest
b)
marshy lake
c)
high mountains
d)
desert
59.
What kind of environment did the Inca live in?
a)
high mountains
b)
desert
c)
marshy lake
d)
rain forest
60.
What kind of agriculture did the Aztecs use to adapt to their environment?
a)
chinampas
b)
slash-and-burn
c)
terrace farming
d)
flood irrigation
61.
How many leaders did the Aztecs have?
a)
One king for each city
b)
one king over the whole kingdom
c)
an elected president
d)
a council of 5 leaders who shared power
62.
Why did the Aztecs practice human sacrifice?
a)
They believed the gods needed blood
b)
It was their way to punish criminals
c)
They were trying to reduce over-population
63.
Who was the Aztec leader when the Spanish arrived?
a)
Moctezuma
b)
King Charles
c)
Pocahantas
d)
Hernan Cortes
64.
The Maya civilization was located
a)
on the Yucatan Peninsula
b)
Southern part of Mexico
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
South America
65.
How were Maya, Aztec, and Inca religions similar?
a)
They all believed in human sacrifice
b)
They all were polytheistic.
c)
They all built religious temples.
d)
All answers are correct.
66.
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all performed ____________ to have a productive economy.
a)
farming
b)
trade
c)
terrace farming
d)
vertical economy
67.
The Maya government was composed of
a)
independent city-states
b)
military government
c)
one ruler/king
d)
unified city-states
68.
The Aztec government was composed of
a)
All answers are correct
b)
military government
c)
one ruler/king
d)
unified city-states
69.
Which of the following did the Maya not eat?
a)
Banana
b)
Maize
c)
beans
d)
squash
70.
What did the Aztecs do to apease their gods?
a)
burning neighborning houses
b)
trying to kill the leader
c)
human sacrifice
d)
naming your child after their god
71.
What was key to the Aztecs rise to power?
a)
trade
b)
land
c)
war
d)
gold
72.
Why did pre-Columbian people migrate to North and South America?
a)
As sedentary people, they were developing agriculture (farming).
b)
As nomadic people they were developing agriculture (farming).
c)
As sedentary people, they were following the food.
d)
As nomadic people, they were following the food.
73.
Which of the following is NOT a Maya trading city?
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Tikal
c)
Tlacopan
d)
El Mirador
74.
This image illustrates the Maya form of agriculture. What is it?
a)
Step agriculture
b)
Graduate agricutulre
c)
Terrace farming
d)
Step farming
75.
True or false?
The Maya traded along the coast of central America and with city-states within its empire.
The Maya traded along the coast of central America and with city-states within its empire.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
Like the Egyptians and the Aztec, the Maya used glyphs for this...one of their achievements.
a)
Sacrifice
b)
Astronomy
c)
Writing
d)
Architecture
77.
The Aztec calpollis was divided into 8 levels with this group at the top and this group at the bottom.
a)
Farmer--Emperor
b)
Emperor--Farmer
c)
Slave--Emperor
d)
Emperor--Slave
78.
Both the Maya and the Aztec practiced sacrifice. Which of the following is NOT a reason for their sacrifice?
a)
Reduce the population.
b)
Intimidate neighbors
c)
Please the gods
d)
Demonstrate their power
79.
What alliance was formed between the Spanish and this group that led to the Aztec defeat?
a)
Triple Alliance
b)
Tlaxcallan
c)
Texcoco
d)
Tenochititlan
80.
The Aztec emperor, _______, thought that Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl and welcomed him into the capital.
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Chichen Itza
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma
81.
The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztec due to disease and this.
a)
Advanced Technology
b)
Canon
c)
Horse
d)
Guns
82.
True or False?
Before the Spanish arrival, the Aztec could be considered the wealthiest and most organized empire in the region.
Before the Spanish arrival, the Aztec could be considered the wealthiest and most organized empire in the region.
a)
True
b)
False
83.
This disease killed 95% of the Native American population as a result of contact with Spanish conquistadors.
a)
Ox Pox
b)
Chicken Pox
c)
Small Pox
d)
Plague
84.
The Inca were relatively safe due to their location between the Pacific Ocean and this mountain range.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountans
d)
Peruvian Mountains
85.
Which of the following were NOT innovations of the Inca?
a)
Bridges and Wheels
b)
Wheels and Roads
c)
Roads and Writing
d)
Writing and Wheels
86.
Not only were the Inca skilled farmers and engineers, they were also skilled ______ (as seen in the image).
a)
Architects
b)
Agriculturalists
c)
Artists
d)
Thinkers
87.
Chaskis (Inca messengers), colcas (Inca storehouses) ad Tampus (Inca hotels) were all connected by what?
a)
The Inca Road
b)
The Inca Bridge
c)
The Inca Way
d)
The Inca Path
88.
Unlike the Maya who declined due to drought, the Inca declined due to interactions with these people.
a)
Aztec
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Aliens
89.
What was at the center of Mayan cities?
a)
Marketplaces
b)
Town centers
c)
Temples
d)
Swimming pools
90.
Where was the Mayan civilization located?
a)
Mexico City
b)
South America
c)
Yucatán Peninsula
d)
Rainforest
91.
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
a)
Valley of Mexico near Lake Texoco
b)
Baja Mexico
c)
Andes Mountains
d)
Yucatán Peninsula
92.
Where was the Inca civilization located?
a)
Valley of Mexico near Lake Texoco
b)
Mexico City
c)
Andes Mountains near Lake Titicaca
d)
Central America near the Yucatán Peninsula
93.
What role did nobles play in Aztec society?
a)
Sold things in the market
b)
they served in the government
c)
Were sacrifices
d)
They were the lowest part of society
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