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WorksheetsThe Americas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
The name of the capital of the Aztec Empire was
Chinampas
Valley of Mexico
Death Valley
Tenochtitlan
What is one way Maya and Aztec priests tried to please their gods?
They offered the gods human sacrifices
They prayed daily at temples
They gave a portion of their wages to the gods
they sacrificed llamas
What civilization represents the title of this diagram?
Inca
Mayan
Egyptian
Persian
Which American civilization had a road system?
Aztec
Inca
Mayan
Cherokee
What characteristic was shared by the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs?
Polytheistic religion
Construction of roads
Representative democracy
Use of terrace farming
The pyramid of Chichen Itza was MOST closely associated with:
Agriculture
Religion
Trade
Transportation
What Agricultural method did the Inca use to create arable land?
Slash and Burn
Terraces
Chinampas
Irrigation from a major river valley
Which of these is the Mayan capital?
Tenochtitlan
Chichen Itza
Yucatan Peninsula
Machu Picchu
The Mayan civilization was located -
in an arid valley.
high in the Andes Mountains.
alongside the Amazon River.
in rainforest throughout the Yucatan Peninsula.
The Aztec civilization was located -
in an arid valley.
in a rainforest.
along the Sahara Desert.
along the Andes Mountains.
What name is given to the man-made agricultural islands created by the Aztecs?
Terrace Farms
Chinampas
Quipu
Slash and Burn
Which civilization is associated with Machu Picchu?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Zambezi
The economy of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was based on agriculture.
True
False
Which agricultural technique helped the Mayan farm in the forests?
terraces
slash-n-burn
raised beds
Which achievement is NOT associated with the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?
Calendars
Philosophy
Writing System
Mathematics
Which ancient culture was represented by Tenochtitlan?
2
1
4
3
What did the Incas and the Romans have in common?
Road System
Republic
Christianity
Alphabet
Which of the following represents and achievement made by the Maya?
Calendar systems
Chinampas
Quipu
Terrace farming
Which American civilizations were ruled by an emperor?
Maya and Inca
Aztec and Inca
Aztec and Maya
Inca and Axum
