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Aztec Inca Maya Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Aztec capital city was built in the middle of Lake __________.
a)
Michigan
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Texcoco
d)
Mexico
2.

The Aztec Empire lived in central ___________.

a)

Asia

b)

Mexico

c)

Panama

d)

Cuba

3.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways
4.

Which of the following best describes the Aztec government?

a)

a democracy with a president elected by the commoners

b)

tribal groups with no central government

c)

a collection of city-states, each with its own ruler

d)

an empire united under a single ruler

5.

What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?

a)

They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.

b)

They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.

c)

the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices

d)

They were always under attack from their neighbors.

6.
Who was the last leader of the Aztecs?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Cortes
c)
Pizarro
d)
Montezuma II
7.
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Vasco de Gama
8.
The Aztec capital city was called . . .
a)
Cuzco
b)
Tenotchtitlan
c)
Chichen Itza
d)
Machu Picchu
9.
The Aztecs settled where they saw:
a)
A bird on a wire
b)
A gopher eating a turtle
c)
An eagle on a cactus
d)
A snake eating an eagle
10.

Smallpox was so devastating to the Aztecs and other indigenous tribes because

a)

they had no immunity or defense against this disease

b)

they did not have their shots

c)

they were an especially dirty people who did not believe in bathing

d)

Smallpox spread faster on their skin than others'

11.
Why did Cortes conquer the Aztecs
a)
to have thousands of people sacrificed for the gods
b)
to control the entire trade route
c)
to rebel against the emperor Moctezuma
d)
to find gold, claim land, and convert natives to Christianity
12.

________________________ was built on an island with complex canals and causeways.

a)

Tenochtitlán

b)

Omaha

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Sapa Inca

13.

The Aztec were best known as

a)

farmers

b)

warriors

c)

nomads

d)

magicians

14.

Where did the Maya live?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America mainly Peru

15.

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Maya had advanced scientific knowledge, but they did not develop

a)

a system of numbers.

b)

a system of writing

c)

an accurate calendar

d)

telescopes

17.

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

a)

houses

b)

observatories to study the stars

c)

pyramids

d)

ball courts

18.
The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.
a)
Ball-game courts
b)
Temples
c)
Military Barracks
d)
Trade Ports
19.

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

a)

1

b)

- 1

c)

0

d)

Infinity

20.
Why did they have two separate calendars?
a)
1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
b)
1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
c)
1 was for the day and the other was for the night
d)
The different kings could not agree on just one calendar
21.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
22.
Which physical region did the Maya civilization inhabit?
a)
The Amazon Basin
b)
The Andes Mountains
c)
The Atacama Desert
d)
The Yucatan Peninsula
23.

How did the Mayans end?

a)

the Spaniards conquered them

b)

No one knows for sure

c)

Olmecs took their land

d)

hurricane destroyed their civilization

24.

What animal was most important to the Inca?

a)

horse

b)

llama

c)

rat

d)

cow

25.

What were the Spanish looking for when they landed on the Caribbean coast in 1532?

a)

the Inca god

b)

their boat

c)

fountain of youth

d)

gold

26.

Who was the leader of the Spanish when they conquered the Incas?

a)

Hernando Cortez

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Captain Marvel