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WorksheetsU6 - The Americas (A Review)
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which city was the Olmec center of trade?
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Tikal
What happened to the Olmec civilization?
Unknown
There was a drought
They were destroyed by a natural disaster
They invented rock n roll
What mysterious stone objects did the Olmec create?
Towers
Floating pyramids
Stonehenge
Statues/heads
Which aspect of Mayan religion is true?
Monotheistic
Believed in two levels of existence
Did not participate in bloodletting
Had a god named Inti
Which two cultures do we know practiced human sacrifice?
Olmec & Aztec
Maya & Aztec
Maya & Olmec
Aztec & Inca
Who was Itzamna (Lizard House)?
The Mayan supreme god
The Aztec god of dying and resurrection
The Incan sun god
A famous ancient architect
What was pok-a-tok?
A fun, casual ball game like soccer
An Aztec sacrificial practice
The Mayan god of games and trickery
An Olmec & Mayan game with religious & life/death implications
Where did the Mayan civilization develop?
The Yucatan Peninsula
Guatemala
Argentina
The Andes Mountains
Where did the Aztec civilization develop?
Argentina
Mexico
Panama
Brazil
Where did the Inca civilization develop?
The Ural Mountains
The Andes Mountains
Mexico
The Yucatan Peninsula
What two commodities were popular trading items?
Cacao & Obsidian
Obsidian & Timber
Corn & Tomato
Cacao & Rope
Why did the Maya abandon their cities?
A major drought
The predictions of their calendar
Unknown, no theories at this time
Unknown, probably multiple causes
The city of Tenochtitlan created artificial islands. What are these called?
Calpullis
Chinampas
Pok-a-tok
Quipu
For what reason did the Aztec perform human sacrifices?
Their prisons were too full
To be the most powerful empire in the world
They hated anyone who wasn't Aztec
Delay the destruction of the world
What is a calpulli?
An artificial island
Mayan hieroglyphics
Aztec kinship group made up of commoners
Incan record keeping system
Which city was the Aztec capital?
Cuzco
Teotihuacan
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Which city was the Incan capital?
Machu Picchu
Tenochtitlan
Pachacuti
Cuzco
Cortes successfully conquered the Aztec because:
Horses
Superior technology
Superior intelligence
Infectious disease
What was the primary purpose of the Incan road system?
Make tourism easier and more luctrative
Help armies & news move around faster
Get food to markets faster
Maintain an international trade system
Which word is the name for the Incan record keeping?
Quipu
Moche
Calpulli
Tlaloc
Which architectural marvel belongs to the Inca?
Secret tunnels
Stone statues
Pyramids
Bridges
What was the primary reason the Inca easily fell to the Spanish?
Lack of firepower
A recent civil war
A pandemic
Lack of horses
Who was the first Incan king, who started the conquests that led to the creation of an empire?
Atahualpa
Moctezuma
Pizarro
Pachacuti
Who was the last Incan king?
Pachacuti
Atahualpa
Cuzco
Montezuma
Who was the Aztec emperor in the sixteenth century?
Moctezuma
Tenochtitlan
Cortes
Atahualpa
The Incan military:
Took on the Aztec
Required all males to serve
Could be as big as 200,000 strong
Was inefficient
How long has South America for sure had people living there?
5,000 years
12,000 years
50,000 years
100,000 years
Which religious practice is distinct to the Inca?
Worship mummies of dead ancestors
Bloodletting
Human sacrifice
Polytheism
The city of Tenochtitlan was settled...
Because of a the sign of the eagle on the cactus
On a swampy island in the middle of Lake Texcoco
On top of Mexico City
On an island in Lake Aztlan
Which was the first major civilization in the Americas?
May
Aztec
Olmec
Inca
If you were conquered by the Inca, you had to:
Learn Spanish
Convert to Christianity
Learn Quechua
Organize a calpulli
