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Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 3 Mesoamerican civilizations did we study?

a)

Inca, Olmec, and Aztec

b)

Spanish, English, and Mexican

c)

Maya, Aztec, and Olmec

d)

Olmec, Inca, Spanish

2.

True or False, Central America is located near Canada and Alaska

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Mesoamerica

a)

a region of North America including Mexico and Central America

b)

A region of China

c)

A region of North America including Canada

4.

What civilization used this type of agriculture?

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Incan

d)

Pueblo

5.

Where was the Mayan civilization located?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Valley of Mexico

d)

Great Plains

6.

Where was the Inca civilization located?

a)

Great Lakes Region

b)

Valley of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

7.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Great Lakes Region

b)

Valley of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Yucantan Peninsula

8.
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
9.
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
a)
Machu Picchu
b)
Petan
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Francisco Pizarro
10.
Who conquered the Inca?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
the Aztecs
d)
the Mayans
11.
Which of these is the Aztec capital?
a)
Pet'an
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Machu Picchu
12.
Another name for "Central America"
a)
Pet'an
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Washington DC
13.
The Aztec civilization capital was located in what present day city?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Mexico City
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Machu Pichu
14.
The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...
a)
Marsh
b)
River
c)
Ocean
d)
Lake
15.
Aztec people worshiped their gods with daily....
a)
Fastings
b)
Prayers
c)
Sacrifices
d)
Baths
16.
Who was able to defeat the early American civilizations by using advanced weaponry and horses?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Conquistadors
c)
Mayans
d)
Incans
17.

What civilization was located in the marked region?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

18.

What civilization was located in the marked region?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

19.

What was the capital city of the Aztecs?

a)

Cuzco

b)

Texcoco

c)

Tenochtitlàn

d)

Quechua

20.
Which of the following civilizations lived in the Andes Mountains of South America?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Mayans
d)
Olmecs
21.

Which civilization was located around Lake Texcoco?

a)

the Aztec civilization

b)

the Mayan civilization

c)

the Inca civilization

d)

the Chumash civilization

22.

Tenochtitlan was ________.

a)

a city built by the Aztecs in what is now Mexico City

b)

an Incan city built on a 9,000-foot mountain

c)

the city where the first Olmec stone heads were discovered

d)

a Mayan city with more than 3,000 structures

23.

Which kingdom was the biggest in the Americas, based in the Andes Mountains of Peru?

a)

the Olmec

b)

the Inca

c)

the Maya

d)

the Aztec

24.

Which of the following is a false statement?

a)

The Aztecs performed human sacrifice.

b)

Nobody knows why the Aztec civilization disappeared in 869.

c)

Aztec children attended school.

d)

The Aztec people held slaves.

25.

The losers of the Mayan ball games were ________.

a)

forced into slavery

b)

killed in a ritual

c)

exiled from the kingdom

d)

shunned for a year

26.

The Aztecs built _____________ for land to farm.

a)

chinampas.

b)

dikes.

c)

aqueducts.

d)

basins.

27.

Which civilization used this type of agriculture?

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Hopewell

28.

In which modern-day country were the Incas located?

a)

Brazil

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

Honduras

29.

Which Europeans are known for conquering Mesoamerican civilizations?

a)

Balboa

b)

Pizzarro

c)

Cortez

d)

da Gama

30.

Maya astronomers built __________________ to follow the paths of objects in the sky.

a)

Conservatories

b)

Observatories

c)

Temples

31.

Where were the Maya located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

32.

Where were the Aztecs located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

33.

Where were the Incas located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

34.

What was once at the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City?

a)

lake

b)

volcano

c)

desert

d)

mountain

35.

The Mayas

a)

created metal tools.

b)

domesticated horses and oxen.

c)

invented the wheel.

d)

developed the concept of zero.

36.

The Aztecs built _____________ for land to farm.

a)

chinampas.

b)

dikes.

c)

aqueducts.

d)

basins.

37.

The losers of the Mayan ball games were ________.

a)

forced into slavery

b)

killed in a ritual

c)

exiled from the kingdom

d)

shunned for a year

38.

How did the Mayans keep their gods satisfied?

a)

Burnt offerings

b)

Animal sacrifice

c)

Money offerings

d)

Blood offerings/sacrifice

39.

Which of the following civilizations were conquered by the Spanish.

a)

Egyptians

b)

Olmec

c)

Mayans

d)

Aztecs

40.

Which group of people did Hernando Cortes conquer?

a)

Incas

b)

Herons

c)

Aztecs

d)

Mayans

41.
The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.
a)
America
b)
Mexico
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
42.
Floating gardens that were used to grow food crops in swampy conditions were known as
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
chinampas
c)
mesoamerica
d)
terraces
43.
The Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?
a)
Mexican food
b)
floating gardens
c)
pyramids
d)
temples
44.
What religious ideas did the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas all share in common?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Christianity
d)
Protestantism
45.
The Mayans created very accurate ones to help them keep track of their days and know when to plant and harvest crops.
a)
Temples
b)
Pyramids
c)
Pok-ta-pok
d)
Calendars
46.
Pyramids and Temples are found in what civilization?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
d)
all three
47.
Which capital city was located where an eagle was sighted holding a snake in its beak? 
a)
Cuzco
b)
Mesa Verde 
c)
Cahokia 
d)
Tenochtitlan 
48.
The Aztecs were a _________ society, meaning they worshipped more than one God
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Ditheistic
c)
Polytheistic
d)
Bitheistic
49.
Why were human sacrifices made?
a)
too many people loved in the city
b)
a punishment for not following the rules
c)
to please the gods
d)
animals were considered sacred so humans were used
50.

What is a Pok-a-Tok

a)

A celebration to their Gods

b)

A sacred ball game

c)

A moment to pray to their Gods

d)

A time to built temples

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