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Ancient Civilizations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization invented the concept of zero?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

2.

Which civilization lived in the white area on the map?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

3.

This civilization performed the LEAST amount of human sacrifices.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

4.

Hieroglyphics are

a)

A form of writing using pictures rather than letters.

b)

Pipes or channels designed to carry water from a distant source.

c)

Military officers who were very strict.

d)

How goods and services are produced.

5.

How did the Mayan civilization end?

a)

War

b)

It’s a mystery

c)

Drought

d)

Famine

6.

A major city of the Incas was

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Tikal

d)

Copan

7.

Which two ancient civilizations were located in Central America?

a)

Mayan and Incan

b)

Incan and Aztec

c)

Mayan and Aztec

d)

Pocahontas and Geronimo

8.

This civilization did not have a written language, therefore they used quipus, which are colored, knotted strings used to record information.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

9.

This civilization built its capital city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

10.

Which civilization built chinampas, or floating gardens?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

11.
Who worshiped the sun god?
a)
Only the Mayans
b)
Only the Incas
c)
Only the Aztecs
d)
Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs
12.

Which two civilizations were conquered by the Spanish?

a)

Aztec and Maya

b)

Inca and Maya

c)

Aztec and Inca

13.

This group believed that the God of Fire, Itzamna, created the Earth.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

14.

This group had the largest empire in the Western Hemisphere and were the first civilization to build suspension bridges.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

15.

The Aztecs built chinampas. What were they?

a)

food

b)

floating gardens

c)

pyramids

d)

pictures for communicating