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Civilization in the Americas (Chapter 14 & 15)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mesoamerica?

a)

A region that included Mexico and America

b)

A region in China

c)

A continent

d)

Food

2.

Who was Pacal?

a)

An artist

b)

A king who sacrificed people

c)

was the Maya king of Palenque in the modern-day State of Chiapas, Mexico.

d)

A writer

3.

Mita was:

a)

Labor tax

b)

Incas language

c)

The capital of Inca

d)

Money

4.

The other name used for Maize?

a)

Carrot

b)

Apple

c)

Corn

d)

None of the above

5.

The name of the book where legends and stories were written:

a)

Popol Vuh

b)

Bible

c)

Notebook

d)

Christianity

6.

The name of the Incas language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Quechua

d)

Namaste

7.

Llamas were used for:

a)

Sacrifice

b)

Food

c)

Clothes

d)

None of the above

8.

What is a Masonry?

a)

Masonry is generally a beautiful house

b)

Masonry is generally a highly durable form of makeup

c)

Masonry is generally a highly durable form of construction

d)

Masonry is generally a highly durable form of buildings in China

9.

What is the meaning of Machu Pichu?

a)

Old lady

b)

Old mountain

c)

Old castle

d)

Old road

10.

Pacal became a king at the age of:

a)

11

b)

12

c)

20

d)

30

11.

Social classes in Americas

a)

Lower class

b)

Upper class

c)

Rich class

d)

Poor class

12.

What was the first urban American civilization?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Maya

13.

A Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.

a)

Julio Domenik

b)

Llama El King

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Barak Obama

14.

Who was the last Incas king?

a)

Machu Pichu

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Francisko Pizarro

15.

The lowest class of the Aztec society?

a)

Kings

b)

Artisans

c)

Farmers

d)

Slaves

16.

Which leader was killed by Spanish conquistadors?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Moctezuma II

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Francisco

17.

Francisco Pizarro was?

a)

The expediter who explored the West coast of South America

b)

The expediter who explored the West coast of South Africa

c)

The expediter who explored the West coast of South Europe

d)

The expediter who explored the West coast of South Atlanta

18.

The ancient Aztec book with historical records is called:

a)

Coder

b)

Codex

c)

Codes

d)

Codeks

19.

Causeways are:

a)

Raised roads across water or wet ground

b)

Raised roads across mountains

c)

Raised roads across salty water

d)

Raised roads across smelly lands

20.

Buildings to study astronomy are called:

a)

Obedient

b)

Obstacles

c)

Observations

d)

Observatories

21.

Which society believed that they were created by maize dough?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

None of the above

22.

What was the first crop domesticated in Mesoamerica?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Bananas

c)

Maize

d)

Beans

23.

Maya society had:

a)

30 cities and 500 people each

b)

20 cities and 300 people each

c)

40 cities and 5,000 to 50,000 people each

d)

10 cities and 6,000 people each

24.

What did Mayans do to the prisoners of the warfare?

a)

They sacrificed them for food

b)

They sacrificed them to the god

c)

They sold them for gold

d)

They killed them for fun

25.

Besides discoveries in science and math, the Mayans developed also

a)

Clothing

b)

Writing

c)

Reading

d)

Recording

26.

Why did they collect rain water?

a)

To drink

b)

To grow plants

c)

To heal people

d)

To sell

27.

The Aztecs lived in what is today which country?

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

Argentina

28.

What was the language of the Aztec empire?

a)

Hindi

b)

Chinese

c)

Nahuatl

d)

Mongolian

29.

Which of these modern countries was NOT once part of the Incan empire?

a)

Peru

b)

Ecuador

c)

Mexico

d)

Chile

30.

When did the Incan tribe first originate?

a)

12th century BC

b)

11th century AD

c)

12th century AD

d)

550 AD