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WorksheetsMesoamerican Tribes Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the name of the indirect system of ruling conquered tribes, used by the Aztecs, that required the losing tribe to pay gold and goods regularly?
Command System
Market System
Tribute System
Planned System
What area of Mesoamerica did the Mayan people inhabit?
Yucatan Peninsula
Andes Mountains
Central Mexico
Brazilian rainforests
What public works project did the Incas share with all the tribes that they controlled?
Uniform taxation system
Written code of laws
System of public education
Network of roads, bridges, and tunnels
Who was the Spanish explorer that lead the Conquistadors in defeating the Aztec Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Juan Ponce de Leon
What did Mayan priests create to determine when to plant crops based on their study of astronomy?
365-day calendar
Steel plow
Crop rotation schedule
Overhead irrigation system
How far did the Incan Empire extend?
Along South America's east coast
Across Brazil and Chile
From Ecuador to southern Mexico
Through the Andes Mountains
What is the name of the floating gardens that the Aztecs used to farm the lake around Tenochtitlan?
Chocolate
Chinampas
Popcorn
Causeways
Why did the Mayan settlements decline and become abandoned?
Mayas were conquered by the Spanish
Cities were wiped out in a hurricane
Archaeologists are not sure
Mayas became part of the Inca Empire
What two important jobs did the Incan leader have?
Chief architect & emperor
Military leader & chief architect
High Priest & army general
Emperor & high priest
What region did the Aztecs establish their empire in?
Yucatan Peninsula
Central Mexico
Baja Peninsula
Andes Mountains of Chile
Like the Greek civilization, what structure did the Mayan political system have?
Democracy
Republic
City-states
Papacy
What farming technique did the Inca use to increase the amount of land they could farm?
Terraces
Rice paddies
Hanging gardens
Hydroponics
What is one way that the Aztec Empire honored the gods they worshipped?
Gave 10% of their income to the local priests
Built massive pyramids
Adopted a poor family to help
Joined in large assemblies every week
What mathematical advance did the Mayas have that allowed them to do advanced calculations?
Advanced study of geometry
Understanding of algebra
Numeral system that included zero
Paper that allowed for correction of miscalculations
What other civilization that we've studied used aqueducts to transport fresh water to its people, like the Incas did?
Romans
Greeks
Chinese
Ottomans
How did the original settlers of North & South America arrive from Asia?
Island hopped over the Pacific Ocean
Sailed with Amerigo Vespucci
Crossed the North Atlantic Ocean with the Vikings
Migrated across the Beringia Land Bridge
What type of religion did all Mesoamerican tribes practice?
atheistic
monotheistic
polytheistic
quadritheistic
What practice did all Mesoamerican tribes use to keep their make their god or gods happy?
Human sacrifice
Food tributes
Epic poetry
Communal singing
What similarities can you find in the social order of all 3 Mesoamerican groups?
Farmers at the top of the social classes
Merchants are not recognized in any Mesoamerican group
Warriors are in the lowest position
Leaders at the top; Slaves at the bottom
What are Cuzco, Tikal, and Tenochtitlan?
Emperors of the Mesoamerican tribes
Capitol cities of the Mesoamerican tribes
Main gods of the Mesoamerican tribes
Important works of literature of the Mesoamerican tribes
