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Aztec & Inca

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

2.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

3.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

4.

The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Conquistadors

5.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Andes

b)

Cusco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Nahuatl

6.

Who was the Inca emperor whose name means "he who changed the world"?

a)

Priest

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Cortes

d)

Moctezuma II

7.

Quechua was the

a)

language spoken by the Inca

b)

corn recipe used by the Inca

c)

city built by the Inca high in the Andes

d)

ruler of the Inca

8.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

9.

Setting up a strong central government helped Pachacuti

a)

get a lot of alpaca

b)

get a lot of llamas

c)

control the large Inca Empire

d)

eat a lot of corn

10.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

Atahualpa

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

11.

Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were

a)

lazy

b)

gifted engineers and builders

c)

using a lot of help from the Maya

d)

skilled readers and writers

12.

Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?

a)

the priest

b)

the emperor

c)

the farmers

d)

the royal religious advisor

13.

What helped rulers maintain tight control of the large empire?

a)

the hierarchy of Inca society

b)

Pachacuti

c)

terraced farming

d)

Machu Picchu

14.

In the Inca Empire, commoners

a)

carved terraces and planted crops

b)

farmed communal lands and worked on state-owned farms

c)

served in the army and on building projects

d)

all of the above

15.

The Inca has ______ for meat and wool and for transporting goods and people across the mountains.

a)

horses

b)

llamas

c)

alpaca and llamas

d)

sheep

16.

What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?

a)

terraced farming

b)

aqueducts

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

quarried stone

17.

Francisco Pizarro

a)

was a conquistador from Spain. He invaded the Inca.

b)

Had only 180 men, but superior supplies compared to the Inca

c)

conquered the territory of the fallen Inca Empire

d)

all of the above

18.

Who was the Inca Emperor while the Spanish invaded? He was eventually captured and executed.

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Pizarro

d)

Atahualpa

19.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

20.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

21.

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to

a)

farm in swamp land

b)

defeat the other city-states

c)

carve skulls into stone wall

d)

create intricate green masks

23.

What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Templo

d)

Lake Cusco

24.

The Aztec

a)

Were skilled warriors

b)

Were skilled llama herders

c)

Were skilled swimmers

d)

All of the Above

25.

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

26.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

27.

The name for a government official who works to carry out the business of the government is

a)

conquistador

b)

codex

c)

glyph

d)

bureaucrat

28.

A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is

a)

a city state

b)

a chinapas

c)

a temple

d)

a city capital

29.

How many people lived in the Aztec empire at its height?

a)

6000

b)

6 million

c)

200,000

d)

2 million

30.

Most Aztecs belonged to which class?

a)

emperor

b)

priests

c)

warriors

d)

commoners

31.

Who was the most powerful person in Aztec culture?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Priest

c)

The person who made the sacrifices at the temple

d)

The Warrior

32.

The Aztecs

a)

spoke Nahuatl

b)

spoke Spanish

c)

spoke English

d)

spoke Quechua

33.

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

Muslim

d)

Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)

34.

Teotihuacan was sacred because

a)

the Aztec believed it was the place of the birth of the gods

b)

it had many religious temples

c)

it had temples dedicated to the sun and the moon

d)

all of the above

35.

What was one reason the Aztec became weak?

a)

they demanded high tributes that city-states couldn't and wouldn't pay

b)

the chinampas fell apart

c)

too much money was spent on the Templo Mayor

d)

all of the above

36.

Who was Moctezuma II?

a)

Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America

b)

An important Aztec priest

c)

Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.

d)

Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan

37.

What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?

a)

the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history

b)

The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them

c)

Carvings in caves

d)

Moctezuma II's Instagram

38.
The Aztecs settled where they saw:
a)
A bird on a wire
b)
A Gopher eating a turtle
c)
An eagle on a cactus
39.
The Aztecs settled on a lake called:
a)
Lake Texcoco
b)
Lake of the Aztec
c)
Land o Lakes
40.
The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:
a)
They were evil
b)
they believed it would please their gods
c)
they hated blood
41.
The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?
a)
attention at all times
b)
gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables
c)
show honor with marches
42.
The Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?
a)
Mexica food
b)
floating gardens
c)
pyramids
43.
Who was the Spanish explorer that arrived in 1519?
a)
Cortez
b)
Pizzaro
c)
Marc Anthony
44.
A form of writing that the Aztecs used which included pictures:
a)
alphabet
b)
hieroglyphs
c)
sketches
45.
The advantage of having their city built on a lake was: 
a)
protection from enemies
b)
a source of water for crops
c)
bathing and washing
d)
all of the above
46.
The Aztec built causeways around their city. What are those?
a)
race tracks
b)
floating docks to walk on
c)
fences
47.
The Aztec were very artistic and made drawings of:
a)
Important events
b)
religious gods
c)
nature
d)
all of the above
48.
Cortez encountered a rival tribe called the Taxcallan when he arrived in Mexico. How did they play a role in the conquering of the Aztec?
a)
They provided the weapons
b)
they told the Aztecs the Spanish were coming
c)
They formed an alliance with the Spanish against their Aztec enemies
49.
What did the Spanish want from the Aztecs?
a)
Gold and riches
b)
convert them to Christianity
c)
claim the land for Spain
d)
all of the above
50.
The Spanish used a powerful weapon against the Aztecs without fighting at all. What was it?
a)
disease
b)
cannon
c)
scary masks
51.
The Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs due to:
a)
superior weapons
b)
disease
c)
help from a rival tribe
d)
all of the above
52.
After the Spanish conquered the Aztecs the named the conquered land:
a)
New Mexica
b)
New Spain
c)
New Aztec
53.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
54.

The Maya

a)

had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

b)

spoke Nahuatl

c)

spoke Quechua

d)

built chinampas on Lake Texcoco

55.

Where did the Maya live?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America mainly Peru

56.

Compared to the Aztec and the Inca, the Maya civilization rose and fell

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

all of the above

57.

What is a city-state?

a)

an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops

b)

the building where a bureaucrat works

c)

the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city

d)

a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state

58.

From the list, pick the two Maya cities.

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Copan

d)

Chichen Itza

59.

Most Maya scribes recorded their people's history in a folded book made of tree bark called

a)

a glyph

b)

a book

c)

a stelae

d)

a codex

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