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South American History Final

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Aztec originated in which area?

a)

Mexico

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Southwestern North America

2.

The Aztec built Tenochtitlan in which lake?

a)

Lake Texcoco

b)

Lake Oaxcaca

c)

Lake Alban

d)

Lake Meridia

3.

What did the Aztec call themselves?

a)

Aztec

b)

The First People

c)

Mexica

d)

Nahuatl

4.

The Aztec language is called…

a)

Aztec

b)

The First Language

c)

Mexica

d)

Nahuatl

5.

The oldest mummies in the world belong to which culture?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Aztecs

c)

Greeks

d)

Chinchorro

6.

The peoples who first lived in the Andes primarily ate…

a)

Beans

b)

Fish

c)

Lobster

d)

Deer

7.

A Geoglyph is….

a)

A geode with a glyph on it

b)

A form of writing

c)

Massive carvings that depict images

d)

Pictographs like Egyptian hieroglyphics

8.

The two civilizations that created Geoglyphs were the…

a)

Nazca & Paracas

b)

Maya & Aztecs

c)

Greeks & Romans

d)

Inca & Chinchorro

9.

This people buried their mummified ancestors with Clay Masks.

a)

Nazca

b)

Chinchorro

c)

Paracas

d)

Inca

10.

The first emperor of the Inca people was…?

a)

Montezuma

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Waxaklajuun ub aah k awiil

d)

Montezuma II

11.

The Inca originated in which Andean Valley?

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Anean

c)

Cuzco

d)

Waxaclatl

12.

The Inca writing system was called…

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Numerals

c)

Nomenclature

d)

Quipu

13.

They symbol the Aztec were looking for on their quest was...

a)

On Ostrage with its head in the ground

b)

A shooting star across the night sky

c)

An eagle sitting on top of a cactus with a serpent in its talon

d)

A hawk resting on top of a rock outcropping holding a weasel in its claw.

14.

This city was rediscovered in 1911 and has examples of important Inca artifacts

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Copan

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Uxmal

15.

Sedentary Farming indigenous nations in South America primarily lived where?

a)

In and along the Amazon Rainforest

b)

In the Andes Mountains

c)

In the highlands outside of the rainforest

d)

In boats off the coast

16.

Migratory Hunting indigenous nations in South America primarily lived where?

a)

In and along the Amazon Rainforest

b)

In the Andes Mountains

c)

In the highlands outside of the rainforest

d)

In boats off the coast

17.

The Inca used this type of farm in order to get food in the mountains

a)

Manmade islands to farm on

b)

Long, open fields

c)

Long thin strips of land along rivers

d)

Terraced farms cut into the sides of mountains

18.

The Aztec of Tenochtitlan used this type of farm in order to grow food

a)

Manmade islands to farm on

b)

Long, open fields

c)

Long thin strips of land along rivers

d)

Terraced farms cut into the sides of mountains

19.

Nahuatl is the language of which indigenous nation?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Chinchorro

20.

Quipu was the written language of which indigenous nation?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Chinchorro

21.

Lake Texcoco was the location of this indigenous nation's capital

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Chinchorro

22.

Montezuma was a great king of this indigenous kingdom.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Chinchorro

23.

Mexica is the indigenous name that these people call themselves originally.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Chinchorro

24.

This modern country is where the oldest mummies in the world have been found

a)

Egypt

b)

France

c)

Peru

d)

Argentina

25.

This mountain range is on the western coast along most of South America

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Alps Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains