WorksheetsThe Americas
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where do scientists believe the first Americans traveled from?
Eastern Asia
Africa
Europe
Western Asia
What are the two theories that explain how the first Americans traveled to the Americas?
Land Bridge to Alaska, Boat
Land Bridge, Swam
Boat, Land Bridge to the Caribbean
Boat, Land Bridge to Central America
How were the Aztec and Inca similar?
Priests sacrificed humans to please the gods
Power of the government was decentralized
A centralized government controlled the empire
Both created a confederacy
Which mountain range did the early Americans mostly settle?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Smoky Mountains
Which early civilization carved terraces in the side of mountains for farming purposes?
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
Which two civilizations had both a 260-day calendar and a 365-day calendar?
Maya and Inca
Maya and Aztec
Aztec and Inca
Inca and Olmec
What are the four geographical regions of the Americas?
North America, South America, Alaska, and the Caribbean
North America, South America, the Caribbean, and the Artic
South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and the Arctic
South America, North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
A land bridge to Alaska was caused by
Archaeologists
Metal tools
the Last Ice Age
a drought that drained the ocean
Why did the Maya seek captives in war?
to use as household servants
to work the land
to use as slaves to build pyramids
to marry Mayan people
Societies were organized in Mayan culture as large areas called....
continents
states
regimes
city-states
What farming practice did the Incas use to increase agricultural space?
slash-and-burn
chinampas
milpas
coastal flooding
Which of the following resulted in permanent settlements in Mesoamerica?
the invention of a written language
the specialization of labor
the development of agriculture
the invention of pottery
Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?
present-day Peru
South central Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Coast
Yucatan Peninsula
