Font size
WorksheetsMesoAmerica
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
The Incan Empire was linked together by -
rivers
qanats
roads
canals
The Maya were well known for their -
knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.
many conquests and warlike culture.
part in the Atlantic slave trade.
inability to keep written records.
This type of agriculture was practiced by the Incas.
slash and burn
chinampas
3-field rotation
terrace farming
Where were the Maya located?
A
B
C
Where were the Aztecs located?
A
B
C
Where were the Incas located?
A
B
C
What was once at the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City?
lake
volcano
desert
mountain
The Mayas
created metal tools.
domesticated horses and oxen.
invented the wheel.
developed the concept of zero.
The Aztec Empire
controlled all of present-day Mexico.
extended from central Mexico to Guatemala.
controlled only the Valley of Mexico.
had a population of one million people.
The Aztecs built _____________ for land to farm.
chinampas.
dikes.
aqueducts.
basins.
Maya astronomers created three
star charts.
mathematics.
observatories.
calendars.
The Mesoamericans used _____________________ to farm the rainforest.
Contour plowing
Silt Fences
Slash-and-burn agriculture
Crop Rotation
Maya astronomers built __________________ to follow the paths of objects in the sky.
Conservatories
Observatories
Temples
The Incan civilization developed
along a narrow desert bordering the Pacific Ocean.
in the jungles of the Amazon rainforest.
in the Andes mountains of South America.
on islands off the coast of South America.
The quipu was made from
thin sheets of gold.
woven sheets of cloth.
stone calendars.
knotted pieces of string.
What group of people did the giant stone heads belong to?
Mexica
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
Which civilization was located around Lake Texcoco?
the Aztec civilization
the Mayan civilization
the Inca civilization
the Chumash civilization
What was the central city of the Incas?
Teotihuacan
Rio De Janiero
Cuzco, Peru
San Diego
What city was known as the city of the clouds?
Los Angeles
Bolivia
North America
Machu Picchu
Which civilization is considered the "Mother Culture" of early Central America?
the Olmec
the Inca
the Maya
the Aztec
Tikal was ________.
an Incan city in the Andes
the first place the Spanish invaded
an ancient Mayan city
a floating garden
Tenochtitlan was ________.
a city built by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City
an Incan city built on a 9,000-foot mountain
the city where the first Olmec stone heads were discovered
a Mayan city with more than 3,000 structures
The losers of the Mayan ball games were ________.
forced into slavery
killed in a ritual
exiled from the kingdom
shunned for a year
How did the Mayans keep their gods satisfied?
Burnt offerings
Animal sacrifice
Money offerings
Blood offerings/sacrifice
What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?
They established large empires.
They were conquered by the French.
They believed in polytheism
They traded with China and India.
Which of the following civilizations were conquered by the Spanish.
Egyptians
Olmec
Mayans
Aztecs
Francis Pizarro conquered Peru from this civilization whose leader's name was Atahualpa
Mayan
Aztec
Inca
Iroquois
Which group of people did Hernando Cortes conquer?
Incas
Herons
Aztecs
Mayans
What civilization disappeared in 900 AD?
Inca
Egypt
Maya
Aztec
What was NOT sacrificed at the top of Aztec pyramids?
Corn
People
Animals
Clothes
Shiploads of _____________ and _______________ were sent back to Spain after the defeat of the Aztecs, which encouraged further explorations of the New World.
slaves and women
clothing and horses
food and grain
gold and silver
- Where could you have found the Mayan Civilization?
Yucatan Peninsula
Great Plains
Valley of Mexico
Andes Mountains
Where would you have found the Inca Civilization?
Great Lakes region
Andes Mountains
Valley of Mexico
Niagara Falls
Where would you find the Aztec Civilization?
Washington State
Yucatan Peninsula
Valley of Mexico
Andes Mountains
Which two leaders were involved in the decline of the Aztecs?
Guevara and Torres
Pizarro and Da Vinci
Luther and Calvin
Montezuma and Cortes
Which two diseases killed millions of Aztec?
Spanish flu and Ebola
measles and smallpox
strep throat and gingivitis
chicken pox and whooping cough
What was the name given to fierce Spanish warriors?
conquistadors
Crusaders
Muslims
chalupas
What was similar between the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations?
advanced and complex societies
conquered by Italians
did not believe in a strong central government
All were located in Souht America.
What characteristics did the civilizations of Mesoamerica have?
human sacrifcie
charity tax
polytheistic
sun worship
Why does a culture develop a social hierarchy?
order and organization
the gods told them to
to tell them which order to sacrifice humans
they are forced to by spanish conquistadors
Which civilizations was known for creating a form of writing that was a series of knots in a rope?
Aztec
Inca
Olmec
Maya
