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Mesoamerica Quiz Chapter 7 lesson 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From what two sources did Maya get fresh water?

a)

Swamps and Rivers

b)

Sinkholes and Rivers

c)

Rivers and Lakes

d)

Swamps and Sinkholes

2.

Who led Mayan City-states?

a)

The Nobles

b)

The farmers

c)

The god-kings

d)

The priests

3.

Which two social classes directly served the king?

a)

Nobles/Priests

b)

Nobles/Farmers

c)

Farmers/Artisans

d)

Priests/Farmers

4.

What did the Mayans believe about the gods?

a)

Mayans believed the gods created Earth but don't control it.

b)

Mayans believed the gods controlled everything on Earth.

c)

Mayans believe the gods did not influence Earth at all.

d)

Mayans believed that Jesus was the one and only God!

5.

Why did the Mayan warriors capture their enemies versus killing them

a)

They just wanted to make more friends.

b)

They used the captives and forced them into their own armies

c)

They ate their captives

d)

They would sacrifice their captives to the rain gods

6.

Choose the correct response, Which one of these accomplishments did the Mayans achieve?

a)

Worked on astronomy by charting the night sky

b)

Created accurate calendars that were 365 days long for 1 yr

c)

Advances in mathematics that contained the number 0

d)

All of the above

7.

According to historians, which one of these is not a theory on how the Mayan Civilization fell

a)

Drought/Erosion

b)

Overuse of the farm soil

c)

Warfare/Increased conflict within the city-states

d)

Massive and devastating earthquake

8.

Where did the Aztecs Settle?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

9.

What is the name of the Aztec Capital city?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Fresno

d)

Teotihuacan

10.

Which one of these accomplishments were not Aztec's god-king, Montezuma's achievements?

a)

Expanding the empire to the Gulf of Mexico

b)

Discovering the cure for small pox

c)

Building religious temples

d)

Creating a network of aqueducts and roads

11.

What were Aztec young boys REQUIRED to learn to do?

a)

Trained to be hunters

b)

Trained to be farmers

c)

Trained to be warriors

d)

Trained to be priests

12.

Which one of these options were Aztec young girls NOT REQUIRED to learn?

a)

Become oral historians

b)

Prepare for motherhood

c)

Weave cloth

d)

Work at home

13.

Describe the role of priests in Aztec society?

a)

Preach the word of Jesus and how he will save all souls

b)

To crown kings

c)

Facilitate human sacrifices to please the gods

d)

To serve in war

14.

Explain how the Aztecs overcame difficulty of farming in their land?

a)

They irrigated, used aqueducts and fertilized the soil

b)

They didn't and that is why the Aztec empire starved

c)

By bringing buckets of water to their crops

d)

By bringing buckets of water to their crops