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Olmec quizizz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of one of the most important gods worshiped by the Olmec?

a)

The Lion God

b)

The Jaguar God

c)

The Leopard God

d)

The Cheetah God

2.

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture"?

a)

Zapotec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

3.

The Olmecs were considered ___________ because they began many traditions that were used by later civilizations.

a)

MVPs

b)

Motherculture

c)

Mesoamerican royalty

4.

The most prominent city was

a)

San Luis

b)

San Lorenzo

c)

San Leon

d)

San Lopez

5.

The chief god had which type of animal head

a)

Anaconda

b)

Serpent

c)

Jaguar

d)

Black puma

6.

What did the Olmecs use to track days?

a)

Calendar

b)

Watch

c)

Dirt

d)

Sun dial

7.

The word "meso" means

a)

Table

b)

Third

c)

American

d)

Middle

8.

What is the color of jade?

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Red

9.

Mesoamerica refers to ....

a)

North America

b)

to a geographical and cultural area which extends from central Mexico down through Central America.

c)

to a land in Canada that was inhabited by North American Indians.

10.

Olmec Civilization developed a

a)

Calendar

b)

Shoes

c)

Jewelry

d)

Farming

11.

The word "Olmec" means (in the Aztec language):

a)

"ancient people"

b)

"warrior"

c)

"farmer"

d)

"rubber people"

12.

Capital city was _____________ for the Olmec Civilization.

a)

La Venta

b)

San Lorenzo

c)

Mexico City

d)

Columbus

13.

Click both: Who got to live in palaces in the Olmec culture ?

a)

priests

b)

farmers

c)

rulers

d)

slaves

14.

The Olmec practiced ___________ sacrificing to please their gods.

a)

human

b)

dog

c)

jaguar

d)

none of the above

15.

The Olmecs worshipped in _____________

a)

churches

b)

markets

c)

temples

d)

palaces

16.

check all that apply: Olmec inventions

a)

glyphs (picture writing)

b)

cacao bean

c)

number system

d)

stone heads

e)

ball game

17.

Olmec city/states were ruled by _______

a)

priests

b)

kings

c)

emporers

d)

commoners

18.

True or False: Everyone was equal status in the Olmec society (no one had more power than others)

a)

True

b)

False

19.

_________ were bottom of the social classes in the Olmec culture

a)

priests

b)

nobles

c)

merchants

d)

commoners/famers

20.

Check all that apply to Olmec daily life:

a)

Trading

b)

Hunting/fishing

c)

Slash and burn Farming

d)

crafts

e)

fighting

21.

What happened to the Olmec culture?

a)

drowned

b)

disappeared

c)

they are still around

d)

they moved to Australia

22.

A time when the Earth was much colder and large areas were covered with snow was called the __________.

a)

Ice Age

b)

migration

c)

glacier

d)

continent

23.

The land bridge first used by people to come to America was called __________.

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Beringia

c)

continent

d)

migration

24.

The __________ is the waterway that separates Alaska and Asia.

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Beringia

c)

Nile River

d)

Indian Ocean

25.

One of the most important Olmec crops....

a)

maize

b)

grain

c)

peas

d)

sweet radishes

26.

Major Olmec city

a)

La Venta

b)

Gulf Of Mexico

c)

New York City

d)

Bering Strait

27.

People who moved around to follow herds of animals as source of food are called ______________

a)

nomads

b)

migration

c)

basalt

d)

straits

28.

Check both: The land bridge connected _______ to ________

a)

Asia

b)

S. America

c)

N. America

d)

China