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Aztec and Inca Empires

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the capital of the Aztec's land

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

2.

When did the Inca thrive

a)

1324-1521 AD

b)

1438-1532 AD

3.

Where the Inca located

a)

North America, modern-day Peru

b)

South America,in modern-day Brazil

c)

North America, in modern-day Mexico

4.

The Inca played soccer

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Did Inca have slaves

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What was the Aztecs environment like

a)

hot, calm

b)

extreme and rocky

c)

calm and cool

d)

flat plain

7.

When was the last ruler of the Aztecs

a)

Montezuma

b)

Atahualpa

8.

Who is the name of the most famous god to the Aztecs

a)

Capacocha

b)

Chinampa

c)

Quetzalcaotal

9.

The Aztecs are violent

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Did the Inca make floating gardens

a)

yes

b)

no

11.

The Inca had a written language

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What skills did the Inca have

a)

high quality roads

b)

freeze-drying food

c)

medical advancements

13.

The Inca and the Aztecs have the same way of farming

a)

true

b)

false

14.

where did they have their gardens

a)

in the ground

b)

on the mountain

c)

in the water

d)

in the sky

15.

the Inca live in the mountains

a)

true

b)

false

16.

the Aztecs did keep slaves

a)

true

b)

false

17.

what god did the Incas beveled in

a)

rain

b)

sky

c)

sea

d)

sun

18.

what did the Inca sacrifice

a)

animals

b)

kids

c)

adults

d)

food

19.

who discoverer the Aztecs 1st ?

a)

European

b)

mexico

20.

what sport did the Aztec play

a)

football

b)

soccer

c)

volleyball

d)

basketball

21.

How many pounds of corn did the Aztecs grow because of the floating garden

a)

9 million pounds

b)

87.3 million pounds

c)

88 million pounds

d)

50 million pounds

22.

How long were the floating gardens

a)

90 by 8 feet

b)

60 by 7 feet

c)

100 by 200 centimeters

d)

27.4 by 2.4 meters

23.
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Vasco da Gama
24.

Lived in the Andes Mountains.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

25.

They knew they found their home when they saw an eagle perched on top of a cactus eating a snake.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

26.

They carved up the mountains to create terraced farmland to have flat land to grow their crops.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

27.

They were invaded by the Spanish

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

28.

They had amazing engineers that were able to construct many of their buildings out of stone and often did not even need to use mortar.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

29.
People began growing ________
a)
Green Beans
b)
Potato
c)
Tomatos
d)
Corn
30.
_________ led to the growth of each of these civilizations.
a)
Farming 
b)
Building
c)
Sewer Systems
d)
Donald Trump
31.
A ________ and ________ agriculture is a method of agriculture in which vegetation is cut down and burned off before new seeds are sown.
a)
Whip, Lash
b)
Slash, Burn
c)
Temple, Pyramid 
32.
Was a retreat built for Incan kings.
a)
Table Rock
b)
Trump Tower
c)
Machu Picchu 
d)
Torre Eiffel 
33.
Francisco Pizarro conquered the ______ of Peru.
a)
Incas
b)
Ides 
c)
Europeans
d)
Mummies
34.

How did the Incas' civilization end?

a)

the inca was kidnapped and killed

b)

unknown

c)

defeated by the Aztecs

d)

defeated by the Mayas

35.

What happened to the Incas in the 1560s?

a)

defeated by the Aztecs

b)

lost control of their territory when the Spanish arrived

c)

mysteriously disappeared

d)

taken over by the Mayas

36.

What was true of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas?

a)

sacrificed humans to please their gods

b)

all used heiroglyphics

c)

lived in Central America

d)

had sinkholes

37.
polytheistic
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Both
d)
Neither
38.
LOTS of human sacrifice
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Both
d)
Neither
39.

The Aztec

a)

Were skilled warriors

b)

Were skilled llama herders

c)

Were skilled swimmers

d)

All of the Above

40.

YOU CAN PICK MULTIPLE ANSWERS. How were the Aztec able to create an empire?

a)

They were skilled warriors

b)

They made an alliance and used their allies to control the area

c)

They ruled from Machu Picchu

d)

They had government officials keep order and enforce taxes