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MesoAmerica

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who used terrace farming?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
2.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
3.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas.
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
4.
The Maya civilization was after the Aztec civilization.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
What was quipu used for?
a)
Fishing
b)
Climbing
c)
Running
d)
Counting
6.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
7.
* Chinampas
*conquered by Spanish
*365 day calendar
*stone temples without cement
*writing
a)
Mayan
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
8.
*terrace farming
* quipu (knots on strings)
* road system
* Machu Piccu
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
9.

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

a)

rivers

b)

qanats

c)

roads

d)

canals

10.

The Maya were well known for their -

a)

knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

b)

many conquests and warlike culture.

c)

part in the Atlantic slave trade.

d)

inability to keep written records.

11.

Where were the Maya located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

12.

Where were the Aztecs located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

13.

Where were the Incas located?

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 is credited with being one of the firsts to use the number zero.

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.

Which civilization built chinampas, or floating gardens?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

19.

Which civilization created a calendar based on stars and planets?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

20.

This civilization developed an irrigation system to get water to their fields.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

21.

In which civilization did farmers build terraces to grow crops on steep mountainsides?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

22.

Choose 3 answers that ALL 3 civilizations had in common.

a)

Religious ceremonies involving sacrifices

b)

Had a system of writing

c)

Lived in North America

d)

Existed for about 200 years

e)

Had priests, rulers, and pyramids