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7th Maya Aztec Inca Final Quiz

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Cristopher Columbus find America?

a)

in 1492

b)

On Octber 12th of 2019

c)

1990

d)

2020

2.
Why did Columbus call the Taino natives Indians?
a)
Because they asked him to
b)
Because Columbus thought he had landed in the West Indies.
c)
Because he liked the name Indians.
d)
Because he did not understand what they were trying to say.
3.

Did Christopher Columbus discover America?

a)

Yes, he landed on what is Florida today.

b)

No, he landed on Hispanola, today known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

4.

What country was Christopher Columbus born in?

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Australia

d)

France

5.

What continent did Columbus think he had reached when he visited the Americas?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

6.

When Christopher Columbus returned to the Europe he brought back with him many natives to be used as ____________________ for the king and queen of Spain.

a)

assistants

b)

interpreters

c)

slaves

d)

spies

7.

During the Age of Exploration many countries in Europe sent explorers like Christopher Columbus to discover new lands and __________________ for their kings and queens.

a)

find trade routes

b)

bring back treasure

c)

claim land

d)

all of these choices are correct

8.
Who did he meet when he got there?
a)
Indians (from India)
b)
Taino Native Americans
c)
South Americans
d)
Other European Explorers
9.
What happened to the people Columbus and his men met?
a)
They survived and live in many places today
b)
They caught European diseases and died
c)
They caught European diseases, became slaves, and died
d)
Some died, but most lived
10.

conquistador

a)

Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

11.

treason

a)

Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

12.

maize

a)

Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

13.

stele

a)

a bark-paper book in which historical facts were recorded

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

14.

glyph

a)

Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

15.

codex

a)

a bark-paper book in which historical facts were recorded

b)

disloyalty to the government

c)

a type of corn

d)

a carved stone slab

e)

a symbolic picture

16.

What country did Cortez explore for?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

17.

What does "conquistador" mean?

a)

captain

b)

explorer

c)

conqueror

d)

king

18.

What was the name of the tribe that Cortez defeated?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

19.

What was Cortez's goal? (check two)

a)

to find a route to the Indies

b)

to find gold

c)

to capture slaves

d)

to conquer the Aztecs

20.

What country did Cortez sail to?

a)

America

b)

Canada

c)

Africa

d)

Mexico

21.

Why do most Mexican's speak Spanish?

a)

Cortez came to Mexico from Spain

b)

The Mayans were Spanish

c)

The Aztecs were Spanish

22.

How did the Aztec civilization come to an end?

a)

They were conquered by Hernan Cortez.

b)

They abandoned their cities.

c)

They died from a mysterious disease.

d)

The slaves killed the king and took over the kingdom.

23.

What did the Spanish bring with them that also caused the death of the Aztecs?

a)

Horses

b)

Armor and shields

c)

Diseases

d)

Sharp swords and daggers

24.

Who led the Spanish in the conquest of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

e)

Hernado de Sotoot

25.

Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Cuzco

c)

Chichen itza

d)

Texcoco

26.

___________________ believed that Cortez was a god.

a)

Cortez

b)

Quetzalcoatl

c)

Moctezuma II

d)

Tenochtitlan

27.

What year did Hernan Cortes travel to Mexico?

a)

1519

b)

1520

c)

1521

d)

1522

28.

Who was the leader of the Aztecs

a)

Montezuma

b)

Sapa Inca

c)

Technoctitlan

d)

Pizzaro

29.

Why did Hernan Cortes explore? (2 answers)

a)

claim land for Spain

b)

find gold and riches

c)

to spread Christianity

d)

to fight in the war

30.

The Aztecs had never seen a ______ or _________ before Cortes and his men arrived.

a)

horse; metal weapons

b)

taco; human

c)

boat; garden

d)

baby; donkey

31.
1.  What was developed as a result of the Mayan study of the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets?
a)
a.  horoscope
b)
b.       calendar
c)
c.       special type of corn
d)
d.      an accurate road system
32.
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
33.
What does Tenochititian means? 
a)
a. Little town
b)
b. near the cactus
c)
c. follow the eagle
34.
Just as the Mayan, the Aztec worshiped many ____________________.
a)
a. gods
b)
b. churches
c)
c. preachers
35.
The Maya were such successful farmers that they began to grow a ____________________, or more food than they needed to feed their own families.
a)
a. floating garden
b)
b. terrace
c)
c. crop
d)
d. surplus
36.
What was the capital of the Incan empire?
a)
a. Cuzco
b)
b. Peru
c)
c. Mexico
d)
d. South America
37.
A pyramid has ________ or more sides.
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
38.
The Inca built thousands of  miles of _________________ to link all parts of the empire.
a)
a. bridges
b)
b. roads
c)
c. gardens
d)
d. maps
39.
An ___________ is a group of lands and peoples ruled by one leader
a)
a. governement
b)
b. empire
c)
c. tribute
d)
d. slavery
40.
What is the practice of holding people against their will and taking away their freedom?
a)
slavery
b)
tribute
c)
prisoner
41.
Who lived in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Mayans
d)
Tu
42.
Where did the Aztecs live?
a)
Chichen Itza
b)
Manchu Picchu
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Valley of Mexico
43.
Who worshiped the sun god?
a)
Only the Mayans
b)
Only the Incas
c)
Only the Aztecs
d)
Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs
44.
Aztec capital city built on a swampy island
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Cuzco
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Pacal
45.
In the mid 1400s this ruler began to expand the Inca territory
a)
Pachacuti
b)
Moctezuma
c)
Paca
d)
Pizarro 
46.
Inca capital
a)
Cuzco
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Pacal
d)
Mexico City
47.
According to their discoveries, what do archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was?
a)
Trade center
b)
Communications center
c)
Religious center
d)
Arts center
48.
According to their discoveries, what do archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was?
a)
Trade center
b)
Communications center
c)
Religious center
d)
Arts center
49.
What happened to the losers of the ancient ball game?
a)
They received jewels and clothing.
b)
They played other losing teams.
c)
They were sacrificed.
d)
They became slaves.
50.
The Inca civilization was located near and greatly influenced by which physical feature?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Amazon River
51.
Mexico City is located where the capital of which civilization once stood?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Olmec
52.
Which of these is NOT a main crop of the Maya?
a)
corn
b)
grapes
c)
beans
d)
squash
53.
The Inca believed the emperor had a divine origin from the god of what?
a)
the sun
b)
the moon
c)
the maize
d)
the mountains
54.
A method of growing crops on the sides of mountains.
a)
ziggurat
b)
terrace farming
c)
codex
d)
conquistador
55.
This civilization was located on a lake 
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
56.
This civilization was located on in a jungle/rain forest
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
57.
This civilization was located on top of mountains
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
58.
This civilization used rope bridges made out of grass to cross
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
59.
This civilization performed many number of sacrifices frequently. 
a)
Maya
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
60.
Which animal is the Northeast?
a)
Horse
b)
Snake
c)
Rabbit
d)
Elephant
61.
Which animal is the Southwest?
a)
Fish
b)
Fox
c)
Lion
d)
Panda
62.
Which animal is the Southeast?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Elephant
c)
Fish
d)
Panda
63.
The Aztecs lived in the Valley of __________.
a)
Yucatan
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
Cailfornia
64.
We consider the Maya a single civilization because they shared very common ________.
a)
cultures
b)
interests
c)
fashion
d)
hair styles
65.
An accomplishment of the Aztecs was having a mighty __________ from the _________
Ocean to the _________ of Mexico.
a)
empire, Atlantic, Valley
b)
empire, Atlantic, Gulf
c)
empire, Pacific, Valley
d)
empire, Pacific, Gulf
66.
The ________________ conquered all of the Mayan polities by the 17th century.
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
weather
d)
Spanish
67.
Which two were the reasons the Aztec Civilization ended?
a)
smallpox disease; Inca conquered Aztecs in 1521
b)
smallpox disease; Spanish conquered in 1521
c)
lack of resources; no roadways to leave
d)
men not able to fight
68.

This civilization used quipus, which are colored, knotted strings used to record information.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

69.

This civilization lived ONLY in Mexico.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

70.

This civilization built its capital city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

71.

This civilization settled in the Yucatan peninsula in the current day country of Guatemala.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

72.

This civilization settled in Western South America, mainly in the country of Peru.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

73.

This civilization is credited with being one of the firsts to use the number zero.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

74.

This civilization developed an irrigation system to get water to their fields.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

75.

In which civilization did farmers build terraces to grow crops on steep mountainsides?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

76.

Spanish conquerer or soldier in the Americas

a)

conquistador

b)

maize

c)

stele

d)

glyph

e)

codex

77.

a type of corn

a)

conquistador

b)

maize

c)

stele

d)

glyph

e)

codex

78.

a carved stone slab

a)

conquistador

b)

maize

c)

stele

d)

glyph

e)

codex

79.

a symbolic picture

a)

conquistador

b)

maize

c)

stele

d)

glyph

e)

codex

80.

disloyalty to the government

a)

conquistador

b)

maize

c)

treason

d)

glyph

e)

codex

81.

a bark-paper book in which historical facts were recorded

a)

conquistador

b)

treason

c)

stele

d)

glyph

e)

codex

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