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WorksheetsEarly American Civilizations (Mayans, Aztecs, Incas)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which civilization was located on Lake Texcoco?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
MesoAmerica
What civilization was located in the Andes Mountains?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
Mexicas
Which civilization gained control of a large portion of modern-day Mexico?
Mayans
Incas
Mexicans
Aztecs
Which civilization was located in the lowlands of the Yucatan Peninsula?
Yucatans
Mayans
Incas
Aztecs
Which two civilizations were located in Central America?
Aztecs and Incas
Mayans and Incas
Aztecs and Mayans
What agricultural technique did the Maya develop?
terrace farming
raised fields
chinampas
slash and burn
Based on the image, what ancient civilization did the Mayan’s architecture most closely resemble?
Greeks
Egyptians
Romans
Incas
What caused the decline of the Mayan civilization?
citizens overthrew kings
diseases
couldn't farm anymore because of slash and burn
all of the above
The Aztecs used which agricultural modification?
slash and burn
raised fields
farming
chinampas
What caused the decline of the Aztec civilizations?
disease
Spanish conquistadors
overthrow of leadership
What agricultural technique did the Inca use?
terraced farming
raised fields
chinampas
answers A and B
True or False: The Incas split their empire up into 4 territories because it made governing their large empire easier.
True
False
True or False. The Incas created a system of roads and bridges.
False
True
Who conquered the Inca civilization?
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Pizarro
Spongebob Squarepants
Which civilizations were polytheistic?
Mayans
Incas
Aztecs
All of the above
True or False. The Aztecs and the Mayans created calendars.
True
False
How did the construction of 5,000 miles of roads and bridges support the growth of the Inca Empire?
The Incas wanted to demonstrate their engineering ability for historians to study.
The roads and bridges served as a warning to other civilizations of the military power of the Incas.
The Incas were nomadic and the roads allowed the people to travel easier.
The roads and bridges enabled the movement of armies, people, and goods throughout the empire.
Why did the Incas teach the leaders of the tribes they conquered the Incan religion, language and customs?
Common cultural characteristics helped to unite all of the people in the empire
It allowed newly conquered people to keep their own culture.
Newly conquered people accepted the Inca leader because he let them continue their own religion.
The Inca needed human sacrifices for religious rituals
The Inca called their empire Tahuantinsuyu, or Land of the Four Quarters. What was the advantage of dividing the empire into smaller parts?
It eventually led to conflict between the four parts.
It made the empire easier to control and defend.
It made trade between the parts more difficult.
It created four separate cultures within the empire.
How was the political structure of the Aztecs different from that of the Mayans?
The Aztecs had one ruler and capital city, but the Mayans had many city-states each with their own ruler.
The Aztecs elected their ruler, but the Mayans had a dynasty.
The Aztecs had a tribal organization, but the Mayans built an empire.
The Aztecs believed their religion impacted their ruler, but the Mayans did not believe their religion and government were connected.
