WorksheetsChapter 9: Ancient America
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Nazca civilization is known for its
temples with large stone heads.
pottery showing people performing daily activities.
Temple of the Sun built in the shape of a step pyramid.
huge line drawings of plants, animals, and geometric shapes.
The high plateaus of the Andes
are irrigated by many large rivers.
contain plains, deserts, hills, and valleys.
have a tropical climate.
are covered with cities.
Which Meso-American mother culture was known as “the people of the jaguar”?
Chavín
Moche
Nazca
Olmec
The Mayan city-states of the Classic Period were
linked by trade, but each had its own king.
unified under an all-powerful emperor.
an early democratic society.
all ruled by the priests of Tikal.
The people of both Meso-America and the Andes region used
a 365 day calendar to calculate the dates of religious festivals.
jade sculptures shaped like animals.
irrigation canals to carry water from rivers to their fields.
books called codices to record important events.
What kind of writing style is the Mayan's hieroglyphs?
26 letters like ours
just pictures put together
Logo-syllabic
unreadable
In the National Geographic video, who was it that was only 12 years old and was able to decipher the Mayan hieroglyphics?
Tatiana Proskourakoff
Konstantin Ruffin
David
Thomas
In the Mayan Classic Age, what was a common trading good?
cotton
jade
obsidian
All the above
What aspects of the Olmec civilization influenced other cultures?
Olmec art styles, ideas for cities, ritual ball game, use of hieroglyphs
Canals, farming techniques, city planning
Paved roads, temples and rituals
the ball game and jewelry
Why did the Mayans leave their advanced civilizations?
War
too many sacrifices
Aliens
No one can really say why
