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WorksheetsCommon Assessment 2
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is this Aztec symbol?
The calendar of the Aztec people
Their sun god they worshiped
An apocalyptic monument depicting the world's end
The key to knowing the future of when aliens would return
For Aztecs, war was based on the movement of which planet?
Earth
Mars
Venus
Saturn
What happened to the Spanish conquistador Alvarado?
Died of smallpox with his troops
Conquered Guatemala and died in an Indian revolt
Lost his mind and suffocated
Returned to Spain and squandered his wealth
Which of the following was a sign to the Aztecs that their god, Quetzalcoatl, was returning?
animals dying
mysterious smoke
lighting striking in perfect weather
the moon cycle
What country conquered the Aztecs?
Europe
Spain
England
Mexico
What happened to the Spanish conquistador Cortez?
Saved and invested his riches
Married the Mexican Indian who bore him a son
Returned to Spain and died in poverty
Became wealthy and famous
The center of Tenochtitlan is buried under a Catholic cathedral in Mexico City.
True
False
The Aztec revolt began because the Spanish ruler Alvarado killed children.
True
False
The Aztec empire was taken by force from Montezuma 2 by Cortez.
True
False
A Camera Lucida was used by the illustrator who captured images of the Mayan ruins.
True
False
The name of the explorer who discovered Maya was John L. Smith.
True
False
________ was a great architectural achievement of the Maya.
Chichen Itza
Copan
Palenque
Tikal
Temples in the Maya civilization were mainly used for _________.
worship
games
human sacrifice
dancing
The Maya civilization in Palenque ended with a violent mudslide.
True
False
The Inca domesticated horses and birds.
True
False
The name of their creator god was Viracocha.
True
False
The name of the Inca sun god was Inti.
True
False
The basis of Inca society was agriculture.
True
False
How did the Inca empire come to an end?
Smallpox
Earthquake
Conquered by the Spanish
Both 1 & 3
What did the Nazca people create in the desert?
Food
Images in the sand
Dancing ceremonies
Ice
Who discovered Machu Picchu in 1911?
John L. Stevens
Maria Reiche
Hiram Bingham
Indiana Jones
How did the Inca elite class achieve skull elongation?
Wrapped their heads with leaves
.Bound their heads between two boards
Cut out a piece of their skull
Squeezed them in a vice
The Inca changed the landscape of Peru by _________.
Straightening the rivers
Digging canals
Building terraces into the moutains
all of the above
In the Inca empire, which people group made the most finely crafted pieces of gold?
The Moche
The Alpaca
The Nazca
The Tutsi
El héroe
the warrior
the heroine
the fighter
the hero
morir
to tell a story
to fight
to die
to be in love
la montaña
volcanoe
hill
fortress
mountain
Pelear
to hug
to fight
to love
to defend
La guerra
warrior
hero
fighter
war
El dios
king
brother
god
goddess
What civilization occupied the red area?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Moche
Which civilization occupied the pink area?
Inca
Maya
Mexican
Aztec
Which civilization occupied the purple area?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Moche
