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The Americas and Age of Exploration

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Put the civilizations in the correct chronological order

a)

Maya, Aztec, Inca

b)

Maya, Inca, Aztec

c)

Inca, Maya, Aztec

d)

Aztec, Inca, Mayz

2.

Who lived in the Andes Mountains of Peru in South America?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Olmec

3.

Where did the Aztecs live?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Macchu Picchu

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Valley of Mexico

4.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
5.

The floating gardens that the Aztec created are called?

a)

chinampas

b)

mita

c)

masonry

d)

terraced farming

6.
What happened to the losers of the ancient ball game?
a)
They received jewels and clothing.
b)
They played other losing teams.
c)
They were sacrificed.
d)
They became slaves.
7.
The Inca civilization was located near and greatly influenced by which physical feature?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Amazon River
8.
Mexico City is located where the capital of which civilization once stood?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
9.
Which of these is NOT a main crop of the Maya?
a)

corn/maize

b)
grapes
c)
beans
d)
squash
10.
A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.
a)
ziggurat
b)
terrace farming
c)
codex
d)
conquistador
11.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
12.
The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
14.

This civilization settled in the Yucatan peninsula in the current day country of Guatemala.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

15.

This civilization settled in Western South America, mainly in the country of Peru.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

16.

This civilization was very interested in astronomy and could accurately predict eclipses.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

17.

Which civilization built a 10,000 mile road system without using wheels or work animals?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

18.

Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas believed in many gods.  This is called:

a)
Monothesim
b)
Animism
c)
Polytheism 
19.

Who was known for their roads, bridges and aqueducts? this is the civilization that had a centralized government.

a)

Mayans

b)

Incas

c)

Aztecs

d)

Olmecs

20.

What civilization is the Mexican Flag based on?

a)
Mayans
b)
Olmecs
c)
Toltecs
d)
Aztecs
21.

The ______________ Empire used chinampas to grow their crops.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Maya and Inca

22.

Which empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Maya and Aztec

23.

Which empire was taken over by Hernan Cortes?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

24.

Which empire was polytheistic (believed in many gods)?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of the above

25.

Central America is also known as?

a)

Guatamala

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

Mexico

d)

Panama

26.

Instead of a writing system the Inca used a ?

a)

hieroglyph

b)

candle

c)

messenger service

d)

quipu

27.

Which civilization mysteriously declined?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

28.

What is the name of this?

a)

Machu Picchu/Inca

b)

Palenque/Maya

c)

Tikal/Maya

d)

Tenochitlan/Aztec

29.

Which civilization practiced human sacrifice to appease their gods

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of these

30.

Which civilizations built pyramid like temples for religious reasons?

a)

Maya and Inca

b)

All of them

c)

Maya and Aztec

d)

Aztec and Inca

31.

Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

32.

What item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?

a)

corn and potatoes

b)

gold and silver

c)

horses

d)

bananas and sugar cane

33.

What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?

a)

It was harmful to them.

b)

It had no effect on them.

c)

It was good for them.

d)

It improved their lives.

34.

Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Cortes

d)

Ponce de Leon

35.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas, Africa and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the Old World and the New World

d)

Lynwood and Compton

36.

Machu Pichu was a mountain retreat for ___________

a)

Aztec kings

b)

Mayan kings

c)

Incan kings

d)

European king

37.
What were the main reasons the Spanish wanted to come to the New World?
a)
Peace, Love, Happiness
b)
To get alpacas & avocados
c)
To make friends with the Native Americans
d)
God (spread Christianity), Gold, Glory (get more land for Spain)
38.

Conquistadors were conquerors in the America's from what country?

a)

Fance

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

39.

________ was the conquistador who defeated the Aztecs.

a)

Columubs

b)

Magellan

c)

Da Gama

d)

Cortes

40.

The reasons that European countries wanted to explore and conquer the Americas were:

a)

gold

b)

god

c)

glory

d)

all of the above

41.

This explorer mistakenly discovered the America's in 1492, trying to find a faster sea route to India?

a)

Hudson

b)

Columbus

c)

Magellan

d)

Cortes

42.

What is the name of the crop that was essential to all three civilizations in the Americas prior to the Columbian Exchange

a)

pears

b)

coffee beans

c)

maize

d)

apples

43.

No ones knows why Mayans abandoned their cities.

a)

True

b)

False

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