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WorksheetsMeso American Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Maya developed
a)
scientific tools
b)
system of numbers
c)
a calendar
d)
all of these
2.
Which would have been found in the Maya city of Tikal?
a)
pyramids
b)
palaces
c)
ball courts (pok-ta-pok)
d)
all of these
3.
Where did the Maya build their civilization?
a)
Yucatan Peninsula
b)
South America
c)
jungle
d)
China
4.
Which were the largest and most important buildings in Maya cities?
a)
pyramids
b)
schools
c)
ball courts
d)
houses
5.
What word describes the Aztecs before they built their empire?
a)
scholars
b)
farmers
c)
nomads (wanderers)
d)
mathmeticians
6.
Where did the Aztecs build their civilization?
a)
South America
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
America
7.
The Aztecs became known as …
a)
farmers
b)
scientists
c)
fierce warriors
d)
gods
8.
Which of the following was a feature of the Aztec civilization?
a)
human sacrifices
b)
warfare
c)
religion
d)
all of these
9.
Why did the Aztecs constantly wage war?
a)
they needed soldiers
b)
they needed farmers
c)
they needed slaves
d)
they needed prisoners for human sacrifice
10.
Who was the ruler of the Aztec Empire in 1519?
a)
Montezuma
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Queen Charlotte
11.
What was unusual about the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?
a)
it had fresh water
b)
it is an island
c)
it had pyramids
d)
it had mountains
12.
What region did the Incas rule?
a)
Canada
b)
America
c)
coast of South America along the Pacific Ocean
d)
coast of South America along the Atlantic Ocean
13.
Who was the Sapa Inca?
a)
god of the sun
b)
god of the seas
c)
god of the land
d)
god of the mountain
14.
Which mountain range extends through the middle of the Inca Empire
a)
Andes
b)
Rockies
c)
Blue Ridge
d)
Ural
15.
Who was He Who Sees Everything?
a)
god of the sun
b)
priest
c)
Inca medicine man
d)
Inca tax collector and matchmaker
16.
What animal was important to the Inca?
a)
llama
b)
dog
c)
horse
d)
sheep
17.
What was the purpose of a quipu?
a)
bless foreigners
b)
record information
c)
used in religious ceremonies
d)
a brindge built out of straw
18.
How were the Incas able to farm on mountainsides?
a)
terraces were cut
b)
they didn't farm on mountainsides
c)
plowed deeply
d)
planted only potatoes
19.
What do Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Quito have in common?
a)
diseases Aztecs died of
b)
ways to farm
c)
things to eat
d)
cities of the Inca empire
20.
Which of the following were an achievement of Incas?
a)
all of these
b)
suspension bridges
c)
terraced farmlands
d)
irrigation systems
21.
Who led the Spanish invasion of the Aztec empire?
a)
Sapa Inca
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma
22.
Which of the following is a reason for the Spaniards’ rapid success in conquering the Aztec and the Inca empires?
a)
spread of diseases
b)
unhappiness within the Native Americans
c)
lots of weapons
d)
all of these
23.
What did Montezuma and Atahualpa have in common?
a)
they were brothers
b)
they both liked to play pok-ta-pok
c)
they were held hostage
d)
they spoke the same language
24.
What was the Popu Vuh?
a)
it was a sacred book
b)
it was a mountain
c)
it was a farming technique
d)
it was a food
25.
How many moths was the Mayan 365-day solar calendar?
a)
18 months
b)
6 months
c)
12 months
d)
24 months
26.
What number concept did the Mayans develop?
a)
zero
b)
negative numbers
c)
fractions
d)
decimals
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