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Common Assessment 2

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this Aztec symbol?

a)

The calendar of the Aztec people

b)

Their sun god they worshiped

c)

An apocalyptic monument depicting the world's end

d)

The key to knowing the future of when aliens would return

2.

For Aztecs, war was based on the movement of which planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

3.

What happened to the Spanish conquistador Alvarado?

a)

Died of smallpox with his troops

b)

Conquered Guatemala and died in an Indian revolt

c)

Lost his mind and suffocated

d)

Returned to Spain and squandered his wealth

4.

Which of the following was a sign to the Aztecs that their god, Quetzalcoatl, was returning?

a)

animals dying

b)

mysterious smoke

c)

lighting striking in perfect weather

d)

the moon cycle

5.

What country conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Europe

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Mexico

6.

What happened to the Spanish conquistador Cortez?

a)

Saved and invested his riches

b)

Married the Mexican Indian who bore him a son

c)

Returned to Spain and died in poverty

d)

Became wealthy and famous

7.

The center of Tenochtitlan is buried under a Catholic cathedral in Mexico City.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Aztec revolt began because the Spanish ruler Alvarado killed children.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Aztec empire was taken by force from Montezuma 2 by Cortez.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A Camera Lucida was used by the illustrator who captured images of the Mayan ruins.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The name of the explorer who discovered Maya was John L. Smith.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

________ was a great architectural achievement of the Maya.

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Copan

c)

Palenque

d)

Tikal

13.

Temples in the Maya civilization were mainly used for _________.

a)

worship

b)

games

c)

human sacrifice

d)

dancing

14.

The Maya civilization in Palenque ended with a violent mudslide.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Inca domesticated horses and birds.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The name of their creator god was Viracocha.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The name of the Inca sun god was Inti.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The basis of Inca society was agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How did the Inca empire come to an end?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Earthquake

c)

Conquered by the Spanish

d)

Both 1 & 3

20.

What did the Nazca people create in the desert?

a)

Food

b)

Images in the sand

c)

Dancing ceremonies

d)

Ice

21.

Who discovered Machu Picchu in 1911?

a)

John L. Stevens

b)

Maria Reiche

c)

Hiram Bingham

d)

Indiana Jones

22.

How did the Inca elite class achieve skull elongation?

a)

Wrapped their heads with leaves

b)

.Bound their heads between two boards

c)

Cut out a piece of their skull

d)

Squeezed them in a vice

23.

The Inca changed the landscape of Peru by _________.

a)

Straightening the rivers

b)

Digging canals

c)

Building terraces into the moutains

d)

all of the above

24.

In the Inca empire, which people group made the most finely crafted pieces of gold?

a)

The Moche

b)

The Alpaca

c)

The Nazca

d)

The Tutsi

25.

El héroe

a)

the warrior

b)

the heroine

c)

the fighter

d)

the hero

26.

morir

a)

to tell a story

b)

to fight

c)

to die

d)

to be in love

27.

la montaña

a)

volcanoe

b)

hill

c)

fortress

d)

mountain

28.

Pelear

a)

to hug

b)

to fight

c)

to love

d)

to defend

29.

La guerra

a)

warrior

b)

hero

c)

fighter

d)

war

30.

El dios

a)

king

b)

brother

c)

god

d)

goddess

31.

What civilization occupied the red area?

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Moche

32.

Which civilization occupied the pink area?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Mexican

d)

Aztec

33.

Which civilization occupied the purple area?

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Moche