WorksheetsMesoamerica Quiz Chapter 7 lesson 2
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
From what two sources did Maya get fresh water?
Swamps and Rivers
Sinkholes and Rivers
Rivers and Lakes
Swamps and Sinkholes
Who led Mayan City-states?
The Nobles
The farmers
The god-kings
The priests
Which two social classes directly served the king?
Nobles/Priests
Nobles/Farmers
Farmers/Artisans
Priests/Farmers
What did the Mayans believe about the gods?
Mayans believed the gods created Earth but don't control it.
Mayans believed the gods controlled everything on Earth.
Mayans believe the gods did not influence Earth at all.
Mayans believed that Jesus was the one and only God!
Why did the Mayan warriors capture their enemies versus killing them
They just wanted to make more friends.
They used the captives and forced them into their own armies
They ate their captives
They would sacrifice their captives to the rain gods
Choose the correct response, Which one of these accomplishments did the Mayans achieve?
Worked on astronomy by charting the night sky
Created accurate calendars that were 365 days long for 1 yr
Advances in mathematics that contained the number 0
All of the above
According to historians, which one of these is not a theory on how the Mayan Civilization fell
Drought/Erosion
Overuse of the farm soil
Warfare/Increased conflict within the city-states
Massive and devastating earthquake
Where did the Aztecs Settle?
Mesoamerica
South America
North America
Antarctica
What is the name of the Aztec Capital city?
Texcoco
Tenochtitlan
Fresno
Teotihuacan
Which one of these accomplishments were not Aztec's god-king, Montezuma's achievements?
Expanding the empire to the Gulf of Mexico
Discovering the cure for small pox
Building religious temples
Creating a network of aqueducts and roads
What were Aztec young boys REQUIRED to learn to do?
Trained to be hunters
Trained to be farmers
Trained to be warriors
Trained to be priests
Which one of these options were Aztec young girls NOT REQUIRED to learn?
Become oral historians
Prepare for motherhood
Weave cloth
Work at home
Describe the role of priests in Aztec society?
Preach the word of Jesus and how he will save all souls
To crown kings
Facilitate human sacrifices to please the gods
To serve in war
Explain how the Aztecs overcame difficulty of farming in their land?
They irrigated, used aqueducts and fertilized the soil
They didn't and that is why the Aztec empire starved
By bringing buckets of water to their crops
By bringing buckets of water to their crops
