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Module 3 Quiz 2 Review! (Aztec & Inca)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using these 2 pictures, infer-- who lives in a polar climate zone?

a)

Athapaskan people in Northwest Canada.

b)

Pueblo person in New Mexico.

2.

Who built their capital city near Lake Texcoco in what today is central Mexico?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

3.

What is the name of a floating garden used by the Aztec in Tenochtitlan?

a)

aqueduct

b)

terrace

c)

causeway

d)

chinampa

4.

Which ancient empire built chinampas for farming?

a)

Inca

b)

Aztec

c)

Anasazi

d)

Maya

5.

Which of the following were achievements of the Aztecs? CHOOSE 3!

a)

Strong military

b)

Chinampas for farming

c)

Realistic Art

d)

Pyramids for human sacrifice

e)

Philosophy

6.

Why were the Aztec constantly at war with neighboring tribes?

a)

They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

b)

They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.

7.

What does conquistador mean?

a)

conqueror

b)

king

c)

judge

d)

explorer

8.

Why would the Spanish conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To fight in their army.

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women.

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity.

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity.

9.

Which civilization was located in the Andes Mountains of South America?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

10.

Which civilization built a 10,000 mile road system without using wheels or work animals?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

11.

Which ancient empire in Mesoamerica built terraces (steps) along the mountainside for farming?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

12.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

13.

Their bridges built of wood and thick rope, huge road system, and entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were:

a)

lazy

b)

talented engineers and builders

c)

using a lot of help from the Spanish

d)

skilled readers and writers

14.

Even though the Aztec & Inca had powerful armies, they were violently defeated by the Spanish because the Spanish had...

a)

a larger army

b)

iron weapons and horses

c)

priests

15.

The Smallpox disease was so devastating to the Aztecs and other Inca because...

a)

they had no immunity or defense against this disease

b)

they did not have their shots

c)

they were an especially dirty people who did not believe in bathing

d)

Smallpox spread faster on their skin than others'