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Mr. D's Aztec & Inca Challenge

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following Latin American Empires was located in Central Mexico?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

2.

Which of the following Latin American Empires was located in South America across modern-day Chile, Peru, Bolivia, as well as small parts of other modern-day South American countries?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

3.

This Latin American civilization had a capital city called Tenochtitlan.

a)

Inca

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

d)

Maya

4.

This Latin American civilization had a capital city called Cuzco.

a)

Inca

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

d)

Maya

5.

In a complete sentence, explain why Spanish explorers wanted to come to Latin America.

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6.

Who was the ruler of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Cortes

b)

Montezuma

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Pizarro

7.

Who was the ruler of the Inca Empire?

a)

Cortes

b)

Montezuma

c)

Atahualpa

d)

Pizarro

8.

This ruler of a Latin American civilization feared the Spanish explorer who traveled to his empire because he thought he might be a god.

a)

Atahualpa

b)

Montezuma

c)

Pizarro

d)

Cortes

9.

What did Montezuma do when Cortes arrived in the Aztec Empire?

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10.

Who did Hernan Cortes sail for?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

France

11.

Who did Francisco Pizarro sail for?

a)

South America

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

France

12.

TRUE/FALSE: Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire with only a few hundred soldiers.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: Why was Cortes able to conquer the Aztecs so easily?

a)

spread of diseases

b)

advanced weapons

c)

horses and armor

d)

a mass of allied soldiers turning against Montezuma

e)

Cortes brought thousands of Spanish soldiers to outnumber the Aztec military.

14.

Which of these causes is probably the biggest reason for the fall of the Aztec Empire population over time?

a)

spread of diseases

b)

advanced weapons

c)

horses and armor

d)

a mass of allied soldiers turning against Montezuma

e)

Cortes brought thousands of Spanish soldiers to outnumber the Aztec military.

15.

Which physical feature is furthest away from the Aztec Empire?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Andes Mountains

16.

Which physical feature made the biggest impact on the Inca Empire?

a)

Sierra Madre Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Andes Mountains

17.

Which natural resource did the Inca rely on heavily to build villages like Machu Picchu?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Granite

d)

Wood

18.

Who brought fewer men with them from Spain to explore Latin America and conquer civilizations?

a)

Montezuma

b)

Cortes

c)

Pizarro

d)

Atahualpa

19.

How did Pizarro manage to defeat Atahualpa's military forces with significantly fewer men?

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20.

Place the following events in order: (A) Atahualpa was killed by Pizarro. (B) Atahualpa was captured by Pizarro. (C) Pizarro agreed to release Atahualpa for gold and silver. (D) Atahualpa was held captive for a year.

a)

B, C, D, A

b)

B, D, A, C

c)

D, C, B, A

d)

B, D, C, A

21.

What century did Spanish explorers Cortes & Pizarro conquer the Aztec & Inca Empires?

a)

1400s

b)

1500s

c)

1600s

d)

1700s

22.

Which map location represents the Aztec Empire?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

Which map location represents the Inca Empire?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Who had the larger empire?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Inca

25.

Which word best describes the desire the Aztecs, Incas, and also the Spanish had which caused the conflicts between them to occur?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism