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History 7 Ch. 11 & 12 Meso & South American Civilizations

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 13hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Olmec influenced which two civilizations?

a)

Maya and Aztec

b)

American and French

c)

English and Portuguese

d)

Philadelphian and Lehightonian

2.

The Maya were the first civilization to use...

a)

Paper Towels

b)

The Concept of 0

c)

Plates

d)

Weight Lifting

3.

The Maya were very good at astronomy and were able to create...

a)

a 4 month calendar

b)

a 3 week ice cream shop

c)

a 365 day calendar

d)

Buildings

4.

The Maya farmed this crop which they used to coat their shoes, clothes, and used to create a ball with

a)

Corn

b)

Rubber

c)

Squash

d)

Beans

5.

Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

a)

to please the gods and get a good harvest

b)

to use the temple

c)

to establish the power of their city-state

6.

Who made up the majority of the population in the Maya society?

a)

Priests

b)

Warriors

c)

Craftsmen

d)

Farmers

7.

The Maya used glyphs to

a)

farm swamp land

b)

fight back against the conquistadors

c)

represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing

d)

help build up hip muscle so they would be really good at the ball game

8.
What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?
a)
Avocados
b)
Rubber
c)
Maize (corn)
d)
Bananas
9.
The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.
a)
Ball-game courts
b)
Temples
c)
Military Barracks
d)
Trade Ports
10.
What civilization, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, was a collection of independent city-states, linked through trade? 
a)
Aztec
b)
Olmec
c)
Inca
d)
Maya
11.
Which American civilization is referred to as the "Mother Culture" because they influenced later cultures?
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
12.

Examine the image to answer the following question

Which of the following Mesoamerican civilizations carved these enormous stone heads from boulders?

a)

The Mayan

b)

The Zapotec

c)

The Chavin

d)

The Olmec

13.

Obsidian is a hard, usually dark-colored or black rock that come from

a)

Mountains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Rivers

d)

Limestone

14.

How did the Olmec move the rocks used to make monuments?

a)

simple wooden carts

b)

donkeys and mules

c)

the methods they used were mixed

d)

the methods they used are unknown

15.

“Meso” in Mesoamerica means

a)

middle of America

b)

south of America

c)

west of America

d)

north of America

16.
The Mayans had over 160 gods!  This means they were..
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
17.
The Mayans developed advanced methods of agriculture and ..............
a)
tattoo artistry
b)
mathematics and astromomy
c)
farming and sewing
d)
business and plumbing
18.
step-like ledges cut into the mountains to make land suitable for farming
a)
Andes
b)
Mayas
c)
terraces
d)
Great Plains
19.
What eventually happened to the Mayans to make their civilization decline?
a)
We know is was disease.
b)
It is a mystery.
c)
We know they were conquered.
d)
We know it was a food shortage.
20.

A bean used to make chocolate.

a)

Cacao

b)

Highland

c)

Maize

d)

Codex

21.

A folded book made of tree bark paper.

a)

Maize

b)

Codex

c)

Cacao

d)

Glyph

22.

A symbolic picture used to represent a word, syllable, or sound.

a)

Glyph

b)

Codex

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

Maize

23.

Began along Mexico's Gulf Coast around 1200 B.C. The development of this culture led to the birth of Mesoamerica's first civilization.

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

El Mirador

d)

Zapotec

24.

Maya wrote books in which they recorded Maya history and culture. This book recounts the the Maya creation story.

a)

Popol Vuh

b)

Creation story

c)

Codex

d)

Glyphs

25.
The Mayans carved pictures their leaders and stories about their leaders on stone pillars that were called ______.
a)
statues
b)
sculptures
c)
stelae
d)
obelisks
26.

In which area were the earlier Mayan centers?

a)

the coastal areas

b)

the northern and central areas

c)

the southern areas

d)

the southern and central areas

27.

Which Mayan center is closest to the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Chichén Itzá

b)

Iximeché

c)

Palenque

d)

Uxmal

28.

Which Mayan center is closest to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Iximeché

b)

Mixco Viejo

c)

Utatlán

d)

Zaculeu

29.

What were chinampas?

a)

Written books

b)

Floating gardens

c)

Aztec calendars

d)

Warriors who conquered neighboring tribes

30.

What kind of religion did the Aztecs have?

a)

They were polytheistic and believed in many gods.

b)

They didn't believe in god at all.

c)

They believed in one god.

d)

They believed in singing worship songs.

31.

Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Chichen itza

d)

Texcoco

32.

What was the symbol for where the Aztecs needed to build their capital city?

a)

They saw an eagle on a cactus with a snake.

b)

A gold stick that was stuck in the ground.

c)

Lightning struck in the middle of a lake.

d)

A volcano erupted at the edge of the jungle.

33.

How did the Aztec civilization come to an end?

a)

They were conquered by Hernan Cortez and the Spanish army.

b)

They abandoned their cities.

c)

They died from a mysterious poison.

d)

The slaves killed the king and took over the kingdom.

34.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

35.

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

36.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

37.

Most Aztecs belonged to which class?

a)

emperor

b)

priests

c)

warriors

d)

commoners

38.

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

39.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

40.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

41.

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

42.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

43.

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

44.

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

a)

Priest

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Cortes

d)

Moctezuma II

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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

50.

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

a)

terraced farming

b)

aqueducts

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

quarried stone

51.

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

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Pizarro

d)

Atahualpa