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WorksheetsHistory 7 Ch. 11 & 12 Meso & South American Civilizations
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 13hrs 45mins
The Olmec influenced which two civilizations?
Maya and Aztec
American and French
English and Portuguese
Philadelphian and Lehightonian
The Maya were the first civilization to use...
Paper Towels
The Concept of 0
Plates
Weight Lifting
The Maya were very good at astronomy and were able to create...
a 4 month calendar
a 3 week ice cream shop
a 365 day calendar
Buildings
The Maya farmed this crop which they used to coat their shoes, clothes, and used to create a ball with
Corn
Rubber
Squash
Beans
Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?
to please the gods and get a good harvest
to use the temple
to establish the power of their city-state
Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?
Priests
Warriors
Craftsmen
Farmers
The Maya used glyphs to
farm swamp land
fight back against the conquistadors
represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing
help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game
Examine the image to answer the following question
Which of the following Mesoamerican civilizations carved these enormous stone heads from boulders?
The Mayan
The Zapotec
The Chavin
The Olmec
Obsidian is a hard, usually dark-colored or black rock that come from
Mountains
Volcanoes
Rivers
Limestone
How did the Olmec move the rocks used to make monuments?
simple wooden carts
donkeys and mules
the methods they used were mixed
the methods they used are unknown
“Meso” in Mesoamerica means
middle of America
south of America
west of America
north of America
A bean used to make chocolate.
Cacao
Highland
Maize
Codex
A folded book made of tree bark paper.
Maize
Codex
Cacao
Glyph
A symbolic picture used to represent a word, syllable, or sound.
Glyph
Codex
Mesoamerica
Maize
Began along Mexico's Gulf Coast around 1200 B.C. The development of this culture led to the birth of Mesoamerica's first civilization.
Olmec
Maya
El Mirador
Zapotec
Maya wrote books in which they recorded Maya history and culture. This book recounts the the Maya creation story.
Popol Vuh
Creation story
Codex
Glyphs
In which area were the earlier Mayan centers?
the coastal areas
the northern and central areas
the southern areas
the southern and central areas
Which Mayan center is closest to the Gulf of Mexico?
Chichén Itzá
Iximeché
Palenque
Uxmal
Which Mayan center is closest to the Pacific Ocean?
Iximeché
Mixco Viejo
Utatlán
Zaculeu
What were chinampas?
Written books
Floating gardens
Aztec calendars
Warriors who conquered neighboring tribes
What kind of religion did the Aztecs have?
They were polytheistic and believed in many gods.
They didn't believe in god at all.
They believed in one god.
They believed in singing worship songs.
Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Chichen itza
Texcoco
What was the symbol for where the Aztecs needed to build their capital city?
They saw an eagle on a cactus with a snake.
A gold stick that was stuck in the ground.
Lightning struck in the middle of a lake.
A volcano erupted at the edge of the jungle.
How did the Aztec civilization come to an end?
They were conquered by Hernan Cortez and the Spanish army.
They abandoned their cities.
They died from a mysterious poison.
The slaves killed the king and took over the kingdom.
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, mostly Peru
Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to
farm in swamp land
defeat the other city-states
carve skulls into stone wall
create intricate green masks
What's the name of the Aztec Capital?
Texcoco
Chinapa
Templo Mayor
Tenochtitlan
Most Aztecs belonged to which class?
emperor
priests
warriors
commoners
What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?
the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history
The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them
Carvings in caves
Moctezuma II's Instagram
Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
Where did the Inca live?
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, specifically mostly modern Peru
Central Mexico
The Andes
are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established
are a civilization that was built in central Mexico
are a series of lakes in Peru
The capital of the Inca Empire was at
Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Copan
Cusco
Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?
Andes
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Nahuatl
Who was the Inca emperor whose name means "he who changed the world"?
Priest
Pachacuti
Cortes
Moctezuma II
Quechua was the
language spoken by the Inca
corn recipe used by the Inca
city built by the Inca high in the Andes
ruler of the Inca
Setting up a strong central government helped Pachacuti
get a lot of alpaca
get a lot of llamas
control the large Inca Empire
eat a lot of corn
Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had
Atahualpa
horses and superior metal weapons
terraced farming
Francisco Pizarro
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
lazy
gifted engineers and builders
using a lot of help from the Maya
skilled readers and writers
The Inca has ______ for meat and wool and for transporting goods and people across the mountains.
horses
llamas
alpaca and llamas
sheep
What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?
terraced farming
aqueducts
Machu Picchu
quarried stone
Who was the Inca Emperor while the Spanish invaded? He was eventually captured and executed.
Pachacuti
Machu Picchu
Pizarro
Atahualpa
