WorksheetsUnit 2: Content Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations are called pre-Columbian civilizations because:
they developed before Columbus's voyage to the Americas
they developed after Columbus's voyage to the Americas
According to a myth passed down among the Aztec, one of their gods told them that they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw:
a large lake with several small islands
a hawk circling over a lake
aqueducts and causeways
an eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:
swamp lands and underwater wells
multiple god and religious ceremonies
llamas and toucans
metal tools and pulleys
Mesoamerica was home to:
The Inca and the Aztec
The Inca and the Maya
The Maya and the Aztec
South America was home to:
The Maya
The Aztec
The Inca
A sudden, widespread illness is called a(n) ______________
isthmus
epidemic
marsh
quinoa
Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:
sacred temples
a number system
precious gemstones
a writing system
_______________, the capital and center of the Aztec civilization, was located in present day Mexico City.
Moctezuma
Amazon
Tenochtitlan
___________ was the Inca capital.
Cuzco
Pakal
Tenochitlan
Something that is holy or deserving respect is __________.
vast
primitive
orderly
sacred
The end of the early Maya civilization was caused by:
a lack of rainfall, leading to serious drought
the spread of disease
Spanish conquest
no one knows for sure but it was probably a combination of factors
The Aztec created an empire in Mexico at the same time that:
The Maya built an empire in the Yucatan
The British built an empire in England
The Romans built an empire in Italy
The Inca built an empire in South America
Both Aztec and Inca civilizations used tribute systems in which their citizens were forced to:
become warriors
pay a goods tax
carve stelae
give gifts to the gods
All three early American civilizations:
were frequently at war with one another
spoke the same language
passed down creation myths about how Earth and people were created
created advanced road systems
The Maya adapted to their environment by:
building chinampas
building aqueducts
using slash and burn techniques
The Aztec adapted to their environment by:
building chinampas
creating step terraces
using slash and burn techniques
The Inca adapted to their environment by:
building chinampas
creating step terraces
using slash and burn techniques
The Aztec expanded their empire by _________.
commerce and trade
offering sacrifices to the gods
constantly waging war against other city states
developing a writing system
Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area are __________ to that place.
indigenous
imported
cultivated
habitable
The decline of which two civilizations was due to Spanish explorers?
The Maya and the Aztec
The Inca and the Aztec
The Inca and the Maya
