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Indigenous Cultures - Aztec, Maya, Inca

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization used this type of agriculture?

a)

Mayan

b)

Aztec

c)

Incan

d)

Pueblo

2.

Where was the Inca civilization located?

a)

Great Lakes Region

b)

Valley of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

3.

Which is a similarity between the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?

a)

they all developed advanced and complex societies

b)

they all were conquered by the conquistadors

c)

they all did not believe in a strong central government

d)

they all were located in South America

4.

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

a)

rivers

b)

qanats

c)

roads

d)

canals

5.

The Maya were well known for their -

a)

knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

b)

many conquests and warlike culture.

c)

part in the Atlantic slave trade.

d)

inability to keep written records.

6.

Where were the Maya located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

7.

Where were the Aztecs located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

8.

Where were the Incas located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
10.

What was once at the site of Tenochtitlan and the modern-day Mexico City?

a)

lake

b)

volcano

c)

desert

d)

mountain

11.
Maya = Maize = ____________
a)
Squash
b)
Fruit Punch
c)
Corn
d)
Beans
12.

The Mayas

a)

created metal tools.

b)

domesticated horses and oxen.

c)

invented the wheel.

d)

developed the concept of zero.

13.

The Aztecs built _____________ for land to farm.

a)

chinampas.

b)

dikes.

c)

aqueducts.

d)

basins.

14.

Maya cities

a)

were built on islands in lakes.

b)

were made mostly from tropical woods.

c)

had relatively few buildings.

d)

had pyramids and palaces in their centers.

15.

The Maya writing system was _____________.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Demotic

16.

The Incan civilization developed

a)

along a narrow desert bordering the Pacific Ocean.

b)

in the jungles of the Amazon rainforest.

c)

in the Andes mountains of South America.

d)

on islands off the coast of South America.

17.

Which civilization was located around Lake Texcoco?

a)

the Aztec civilization

b)

the Mayan civilization

c)

the Inca civilization

d)

the Chumash civilization

18.

Inca road systems were important because

a)

they were used in religious ceremonies.

b)

they all led to Machu Picchu

c)

they force a ring around Cuzco.

d)

they connected all parts of the empire.

19.
What kind of environment did the Inca live in?
a)
high mountains
b)
desert
c)
marshy lake
d)
rain forest
20.
Which Spanish explorer was responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire? 
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Moctezuma II
d)
King Ferdinand
21.

All of the early American civilizations believed in more than one god. What is this called?

a)

monotheism

b)

mesotheism

c)

polytheism

22.
1.  A _____________ is a culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning? 
a)
a. community
b)
b. village
c)
c. empire
d)
d. civilization