WorksheetsMesoamerica
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What farming technique did early civilizations practice in Mesoamerica practice?
Serfdom
Crop rotation
Slash-and-Burn Agriculture
Herbicide and Pesticide
Which of the following ag products was NOT produced in Mesoamerica?
Rice
Cacao Beans
Maize (Corn)
Avocado
Which civilization built these stone heads?
The Aztec
The Mayans
The Inca
The Olmec
Which civilization first built the pyramids and created the ball game?
The Aztec
The Olmec
The Inca
The Mayans
Which of the following people were sacrificed by the Mayans? (Check all that apply)
Slaves
The Elderly
The Sick
Children
Warriors
Why did the Mayans practice sacrifices?
To make their gods happy
To punish criminals
To limit their population size
None of the following are correct
What happened to losing team in the Mesoamerican Ball Game?
They were publicly shamed forever
They were sacrificed to the gods
They lost their life savings
They were sold into slavery
What is a glyph?
A common ritual that produced rain
A title given to Mayan kings
The name of the Mayan social hierarchy
A Mayan writing system that represented sounds, words, and syllables
What happened to the Mayans and the Olmec?
They suffered a series of droughts and floods
They were conquered by the conquistadors
They vanished and no one knows why
They were conquered by the Aztec
What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Quetzacoatl
Tenochtitlan
Oaxaca
El Mirador
What are chinampas?
The main crop that Aztec farmers grew
Deadly Aztec weapons
A title given to Aztec emperors
Artificial fields created by the Aztec
What kind of people were the Aztecs? (What were they mainly known for)
Nomads
Merchants
Warriors
Conquistadors
What is a conquistador?
A conqueror from Spain
A title given to Aztec warriors
A king from Spain
The Aztec god of destruction
What deadly disease killed thousands of Aztecs?
The Bubonic Plague
Malaria
Cholera
Smallpox
Which of the following are causes for the fall of the Aztec Empire? (Check all that apply)
Smallpox
A major civil war
The Aztecs experienced an economic crisis
Too many enemies become allies with the conquistadors
Conquistadors had superior weapons and resources
What was the name of the Spanish Conquistador that defeated the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Charles V
Ferdinand Ayala
True or False: The Conquistadors single-handedly defeated the Aztecs
True
False
