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Maya, Aztec, Inca, Mississippians

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This civilization lived ONLY in Mexico.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

2.

This civilization used quipus, which are colored, knotted strings used to record information.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

3.

This civilization built its capital city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

4.

Which ancient civilization is known as the Mound Builders?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

5.

This civilization settled in the Yucatan peninsula in the current day country of Guatemala.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

6.

This civilization settled in Western South America, mainly in the country of Peru.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

7.

This civilization is credited with being one of the firsts to use the number zero.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

8.

Which civilization built a 10,000 mile road system without using wheels or work animals?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

9.

Which civilization built chinampas, or floating gardens?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

10.

This civilization lived along major rivers in North America.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

11.

Which civilization created a calendar based on stars and planets and were known to be great astronomers and mathematicians?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

12.

A major city for this ancient civilization is Cahokia.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

13.

Which civilization ruled the longest for 4,000 years?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians

14.

In which civilization did farmers build terraces to grow crops on steep mountainsides? Their biggest crop was potatoes.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippians