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Native Americans in Latin America

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the capitol of the Aztec empire?
a)
Texoco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Miamoi
d)
Mexico city
2.

The Aztec Empire was located in central ___________.

a)

South America

b)

Mexico

c)

Panama

d)

Cuba

3.
What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?
a)
pray
b)
attend ceremonies
c)
human sacrifices
d)
give the emperor food
4.
The Aztecs sacrificed people every year.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The Aztecs believed that many gods controlled nature and human activities.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What great city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Palenque
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Cuzco
7.
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals
a)
because they lived on islands 
b)
because they traveled frequently 
c)
because they ruled a large empire 
d)
because they followed the seasons
8.
The Aztecs built their capital city on a(n) ____________________ in central Mexico.
a)
mountain
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
chinampa
9.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas. (floating gardens)
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
10.

Which color represents where the Aztec civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

11.
Tenochtitlans location protected it from enemy _______.
a)
attacks
b)
friends
c)
roads
d)
tribes
12.
The Aztec were a society of fierce ____________. 
a)
Warriors
b)
Champions
c)
Fishers
d)
Not this one
13.
The Ruler of the Mayans was seen as a...
a)
War-Leader
b)
God-King
c)
Weak-Man
d)
Priest
14.
One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is
a)
365 day calendar
b)
Human Sacrifice
c)
The Wheel
15.
This is the name of the Mayan version of basketball
a)
Pok a Tok
b)
Grudgeball
c)
MNBA
16.
What were Aztec pyramids used for?
a)
Burial places for great leaders
b)
Religious ceremonies like human sacrifice
c)
Astronomy, to look at the sun, moon, and stars
d)
Places to play their ball game
17.

Which Aztec God needed "blood" to continue his fight against evil every night?

a)

Creator

b)

Sun

c)

War

d)

Sky

18.
What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?
a)
Avocados
b)
Rubber
c)
Maize (corn)
d)
Bananas
19.
The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.
a)
Ball-game courts
b)
Temples
c)
Military Barracks
d)
Trade Ports
20.
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
a)
1
b)
- 1
c)
0
d)
Infinity
21.
The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called
a)
numbers
b)
letters
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
lines
22.
Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?
a)
Population outgrew area to farm 
b)
Warfare from outside
c)
Severe drought
d)
All of the above
23.
The Mayas were skillful 
a)
astronomers
b)
farmers
c)
mathematicians 
d)
all of the above
24.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
25.

The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop

a)

Potatoes

b)

Maize

c)

Rice

d)

Cotton

26.

Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

a)

to please the gods and get a good harvest

b)

to use the temple

c)

to establish the power of their city-state

27.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

28.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

29.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

30.

The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Conquistadors

31.

Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?

a)

Andes

b)

Cusco

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Nahuatl

32.

Who was the Inca emperor whose name means "he who changed the world"?

a)

Priest

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Cortes

d)

Moctezuma II

33.

Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were

a)

lazy

b)

gifted engineers and builders

c)

using a lot of help from the Maya

d)

skilled readers and writers

34.

Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?

a)

the priest

b)

the emperor

c)

the farmers

d)

the royal religious advisor

35.

What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?

a)

terraced farming

b)

aqueducts

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

quarried stone

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