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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who lived in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Mayans
d)
Tu
2.
Where did the Aztecs live?
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Manchu Picchu
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Valley of Mexico
3.
Who worshiped the sun god?
a)
Only the Mayans
b)
Only the Incas
c)
Only the Aztecs
d)
Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs
4.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
5.
the aztecs built these raised roads across water or wet ground
a)
causeways
b)
chinampas
c)
terraced farming
d)
mita
6.
Inca capital
a)
Cuzco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Pacal
d)
Mexico City
7.
Floating gardens built by the Aztecs
a)
chinampas
b)
mita
c)
masonry
d)
terraced farming
8.
A special tax paid to the Aztec emperor.
a)
codex
b)
ziggurat
c)
tribute
d)
quipu
9.
Mexico City is located where the capital of which civilization once stood?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
10.
A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.
a)
ziggurat
b)
terrace farming
c)
codex
d)
conquistador
11.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
12.
The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
14.

The Inca were expert farmers. In order to expand their available farmland, they carved flat strips of level land into the hillsides. These strips of level land were called

a)

terraces

b)

chinampas

c)

slash and burn

15.

Using quipus, Incan officials took an official census every year. What is a census?

a)

a crop inventory

b)

a population count

c)

a tax record

16.

The Inca used a record-keeping device made of knotted strings and based on the number ten called a

a)

codex

b)

census

c)

quipu

17.

In order to expand their available farmland and feed their growing population, the Aztecs created floating gardens in the lake that surrounded their capital city. These floating gardens are called

a)

terraces

b)

chinampas

c)

slash and burn

18.

The Aztecs were accomplished artists, architects and engineers. They designed and built beautiful

a)

pyramids

b)

temples

c)

palaces

d)

All of the above

19.

Where was the Mayan culture located?

a)

Central Africa

b)

Central Asia

c)

Eastern America

d)

Central America

20.

The Aztec Empire was famous for practicing what?

a)

communicating with other worlds

b)

human sacrifice

c)

creating new languages

d)

artistic views

21.

Who defeated the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Manuel Cortez

c)

Hernan Manuel

d)

Christopher Columbus

22.

What was a primary crop for all Mesoamericans?

a)

Cotton

b)

Maize (corn)

c)

Potatoes

d)

Beans

23.

Who was the spanish explorer who helped conquer the Inca civilization?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Manuel

c)

Panuel

d)

Pizarro

24.

Which mountain range runs through the Inca empire?

a)

The Crest Mountains

b)

The Peek Mountains

c)

The Sky Mountains

d)

The Andes Mountains

25.

Like the Aztecs, the Incans were also defeated by who?

a)

Conquistadors from Asia

b)

Conquistadors from Africa

c)

Conquistadors from Spain

d)

Conquistadors from the United States

26.
Just as the Mayan, the Aztec worshiped many ____________________.
a)
a. gods
b)
b. churches
c)
c. preachers
27.
Which empire settled farthest south?
a)
a. Maya
b)
b. Inca
c)
c. Aztec
28.
The Aztec capitol city was
a)
rainforest
b)
mountains
c)
desert
d)
an island city
29.
Which group used tribute and intimidation to control other tribes and people around them?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All answers are 
30.
Which civilization travelled using boats on canal waterways and farmed on floating islands?
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
All answers are correct
31.
How did Incas keep records?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
quipus (tying knots in rope)
c)
carving in stone
d)
wrote in books
32.

This group's location is the rainforests of the Yucatan Peninsula:

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

33.

These people farmed using terraces:

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

34.

What areas make up Mesoamerica?

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

North America and Canada

c)

Central America and South America

d)

Mexico and South America

35.

Maize is another word for...

a)

Corn

b)

Squash

c)

Beans

d)

Avocados

36.

Which two civilizations lived in the Mesoamerica area?

a)

Maya and Aztec

b)

Aztec and Inca

c)

Maya and Inca

d)

Intec and Mayca

37.

The Mayans had a massive empire and were all united politically

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Mayan civilization was made up of...

a)

Independent city-states

b)

Interconnected empires

c)

Massive mountain civilizations

d)

Conquistadors

39.

Where did the Aztecs live?

a)

Valley of Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Iberian Peninsula

d)

Andes Mountains

40.

The Aztecs created an empire through conquest and made conquered people pay tribute

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What are conquistadors?

a)

Spanish conquerers

b)

French conquerers

c)

Italian conquerors

d)

German conquerors

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