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WorksheetsMexico History Ch 3 section 3
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Modern Mexico is located here
Yucatan
Olmec Pass
Valley of Mexico
Filed of Maize
The Aztecs arrived in the Valey of Mexico around what year?
AD1325
1000 BC
1520
c 900
Who landed in Mexico in 1518
Montezuma
Hernan Cortez
The British
Christoper Columbus
What does the term annex mean?
to go into debt
to add territory
to build hostility between two countries
to add people
What is the term for the major urban centers in Maya city-states?
Copan
polities
Aztec
The proper way to label 3000 years ago
1000 BC
1000 AD
BCE 300
1000 CE
The term for an extensive group of people governed by one ruler.
empire
atlas
civilization
tribute
What term does NOT describe a conquistador?
Spanish
soldier
explorer
ship captain
Who were the Mestizos?
people of mixed Spanish and native heritage
people native to Spain
slaves
These people lived along the Gulf of Mexico about 1000 BC
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
Maize
This term is a fee or tax that people in the region had to pay to support the ruler or king.
labor
tribute
crop
empire
What was one of the biggest reasons that the Aztec civilization was defeated?
Aztec belief Cortez was a god
European diseases
Horses, which the Aztec had never seen
Native tribes working with the Spanish
Mexico wanted new settlers in the area of Texas. The Mexican government offered land to Americans starting in 1821.
true
false
The Mayan glyphs were not just words but based on phonics. What does phonics mean?
representing ideas
representing sounds
representing pictures
representing images
The Maya used hieroglyphics. What are Hieroglyphics?
a system of writing
a system of government
a system of religion
a system of farming
The term for an outbreak of disease that kills people.
conquest
epidemic
smallpox
measles
This was at the center of Mayan culture
religion
war
maize
fish
The Maya studied this to create an accurate calendar for religious festivals.
the Sun, moon, stars, and planets
tropical storm cycles
tides of the Gulf of Mexico
sunrise and sunsets
Who overtook the Aztecs in 1520?
French
Spanish
English
Mexicans
After the war with the United States, the Mexican economy was weakened. What was the main topic of the Revolution?
mining reform
military reform
agriculture reform
land reform
Our math system is decimal-based, which is based on the number 10. What was the Maya math system based on?
10
100
60
20
