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The Americas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization was located in the Andes Mountains?

a)

Aztec

b)

Pueblo

c)

Maya

d)

Inca

2.

What cultural trait to the Mississippian and Hopewell cultures have in common?

a)

elaborate road systems

b)

network of farms across eastern North America

c)

burial mounds

d)

cliff dwellings

3.

Which of these doesn't belong with the others?

a)

Mississippian

b)

Inca

c)

Pueblo

d)

Hopewell

4.

An important part of the Aztec religion was the practice of...

a)

regular church attendance

b)

sacrifice

c)

rain dancing

d)

mummification

5.

The Aztec civilization was based in what area?

a)

along the Rocky Mountains of North America

b)

in the cliffs of Colorado

c)

along the Pacific Coast of South America

d)

in and around Lake Texcoco

6.

These two groups were located in Mesoamerica.

a)

Maya and Inca

b)

Aztec and Adena

c)

Inca and Aztec

d)

Aztec and Maya

7.

The picture best represents which civilization?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Pueblo

8.

This picture best represents which civilization?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Mississippian

9.

The capital city of the Incan Empire was____

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tikal

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Chichen Itza

10.

The achievement that involved cutting into the side of the mountain to crop crops is called?

a)

Flash freezing

b)

Quipu

c)

Network of Roads

d)

Terraces

11.

What is a "set of strings with knots" used by the Inca for record keeping?

a)

Ropes

b)

Quipu

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Aqueducts

12.

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

13.

The Aztec capital city was called . . .

a)

Cuzco

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Chichen Itza

d)

Machu Picchu

14.
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
15.
Chinampas are...
a)
Artificial Islands
b)
Natural Islands
c)
Crops
d)
Artificial Waterways