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WorksheetsAmericas Review Quizizz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following cradles of civilization were in the Americas?
¿Cuál de las siguientes cunas de civilización estuvo en las Américas?
Andean (Inca etc.) - Andino (Inca, etc.)
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica (Aztec, Maya etc.)
Ancient Egypt -Antiguo Egipto
Indus River Valley - Valle del río Indo
The Maya and Inca cultures developed in river valleys.
Las culturas Maya e Inca se desarrollaron en los valles fluviales.
True - Verdadero
False - Falso
This culture cut into the hillside to create terrace farms.
Esta cultura cortó la ladera para crear granjas en terrazas.
Inca
Taino
Maya
Aztec
What is an rectangular floating farm called?
¿Cómo se llama una granja flotante rectangular?
Quipu
Chinampa
Codex
Toltec
What happened to the great Maya cities of the Classic period?
¿Qué pasó con las grandes ciudades mayas del período Clásico?
The Spanish destroyed them
Los españoles las destruyeron
People mysteriously abandoned them
La gente los abandonó misteriosamente
The Spanish built cities over them
Los españoles construyeron ciudades sobre ellas.
They were drained of their water
Fueron drenados de su agua
Although they could record more complex information, quipus were used to primarily record
Aunque podían registrar información más compleja, los quipus se usaban principalmente para registrar
Quotations - Citas
Stories - Cuentos
Images - Imagenes
Numbers - Numeros
The strong and centralized Inca government allowed them to create a highly developed
El gobierno Inca fuerte y centralizado les permitió crear un
canal system - sistema de canal
road system - sistema de caminos
system of factories - sistema de fábricas
system of fisheries - sistema de pesca
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, mostly Peru
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
What was Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic?
The desire for riches and power
Devotion to the Spanish King and Queen
His interest in geography
The chance to explore new territories
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
Cortez
Pizarro
Balboa
Magellan
