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Mesoamerican Civilization Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

To increase the land available for farming, the Aztecs built __________.

bigger farms

chinampas

plows

pyramids

What was the name of the lake where the Aztecs built their empire?

Lake Taco

Lake Texcoco

Lake Azteca

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

Texcoco

Chinapa

Templo Mayor

Tenochtitlan

What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?

pray

attend ceremonies

human sacrifices

give the emperor food

Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?

Population outgrew area to farm

Warfare from outside

Severe drought

All of the above

The Mayans lived in what is now present-day..

Chile

Brazil

Cuba

Mexico

Which Mountains did the Inca live in?

They did not live in the mountains

Andes

Mount Everest

Pikes Peak

One of the Mayans' many creations that we use today is

365 day calendar

Human Sacrifice

The Wheel

The Aztecs made the people they conquered pay tribute. What is a tribute?

attention at all times

gifts of jewels, gold , and valuables

show honor with marches

they have them perform a talent show

10.

Which early American civilization is represented by the white shaded area?

Aztec

Inca

Maya

Spain

11.

Why did the Mayas honor their gods?

Their greatest concern was going to heaven after they died.

They feared that the gods who created the world could also destroy it.

They hoped to end the ritual sacrifice that their enemies practiced.

They wanted the gods to help them drive out the Europeans.

12.

The Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was created in the center of a...

Marsh

River

Ocean

Lake

13.

The Inca used this farming method which allowed them to farm on the steep mountainsides

Crop rotation

Terrace farming

Drip irrigation

Permanent crops

14.

Which of the following did the Maya and Aztec share?

Use of llamas for farming

Use of the wheel to build structures

Pyramids for religious purposes

Skilled masons

15.

The Mayan Empire was centered in what area?

south America

Europe

Southern North America & Central America

Southern Africa

16.

What did the people of Mesoamerica use astronomy for?

their calendars

their cars

their animals

their computers

17.

Engineering was a key advance from which civilization that built Machu Picchu?

Toltecs

Aztecs

Maya

Inca

18.

What did the Incas use to carry their goods on the roads?

horses

carts

sleds

llamas

19.

What is a "set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca."

Quipu

Aqueducts

Hieroglyphics

Ropes

20.

The Incas built networks of ______________ that helped to connect the empire together.

Crops

Roads

Shelters

Stone buildings

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Mesoamerican Civilization Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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