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WorksheetsAH2_REVIEW_ART OF THE AMERICAS
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 26mins
The metal that represents the "sun"
Gold
Silver
Copper
What culture was known for their intricate goldwork?
Incan
Mayan
Paracas
Olmec
A function that works as a handle and spout
Stirrup spout
Portrait jar
Burnishing
Chemical oxides
The Moche Civilization was an Andean people that thrived on the coast of:
Bolivia
Peru
Which sentence below most accurately describes Mayan religion?
Religion was central to Mayan culture as they worshiped many gods and made many sacrifices, including human sacrifices.
The Mayans were largely catholic because of the Spanish influence.
Religion was central to the Mayan culture as Mayans had a single god that they worshipped.
Mayans were Christians that made many sacrifices, including human scarifices.
What did the Mayans consider beautiful?
long hair and flowing robes
flattened heads and crossed eyes
shaved heads and gold jewelry
pointed ears and large earrings
How did the Mayan people communicate?
They used glyphs
They used sign language
They only used oral language and story telling
Each city-state spoke its own language
Mayan created _____________ which were buildings to help them view the stars.
Binoculars
Weapons made of obsidian
Calendars
Observatories
The Mayans lived in which area of the world:
South America: Peru and Ecuador
Mesoamerica: Guatemala and Mexico
North America: Southern United States and Mexico
Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho
Machu Picchu is a remnant of the Incan civilization
True
False
The Incans were considered skilled ______?
Cooks
Farmers
Stonemasons
Miners
What color represents where the Inca civilization was?
Blue
Red
Gray
Green
The Incas built networks of ______________ that helped to connect the empire together.
Crops
Roads
Shelters
Stone buildings
What are terraces?
Flat land for farming carved into the mountainside
Bumpy land smoothed down to build houses.
Water
Large porches
Which is true about Inca stonework?
None of it remains today
Wheels were used to build it
Bricks were made out of mud
The stones fit together so well, that the blade of a knife could not fit through.
What is a traditional Inca food?
Potatoes
Seafood
Coffee
Eggs
What was the original name of the Aztec people?
Mexico
Aztta
Mexica
Azteckks
The tallest pyramid in the city is called:
Pyramid of the Sun
Pyramid of the Moon
Pyramid of Orion
What is an "effigy mound" or "geo form"?
Mounds that had many animals buried in them.
Mounds that had the Great Sun buried in them.
Mounds that were of geometric shapes and were covering the skeletons of dead bodies.
Mounds that looked like specific animals that had flattops.
What do architectural historians believe the relationship in between the mound shapes and the spaces around them?
They believe that the shape of the mound and the space around the shape of bears, serpents, or birds.
They believe that the shape of the mounds and the space around the Great Sun.
They believe that the shape of the mounds and the space revolves around cosmology; the sunrise and sunset, solstices and equinoxes, and the underworld.
The image shows the Great Serpent Mound. What is an effigy mound?
a geometrical mound
a mound in the shape of an animal
a mound with lots of artifacts
a very large mound
The Anasazi settled in what is now known as the four corners region. Which four states touch in this area?
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona
Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arkansas
Kansas, Utah, Nevada, Arizona
What crop(s) were grown by the Anasazi.
Maize
Beans
Squash
all of the above
What types of homes did Anasazi live in
igloos
log cabins
teepees
pueblos
What were Anasazi homes made from.
clay called adobe
rocks
cactus skin
animal skin
Why did Anasazi build their homes by carving them in cliffs?
to be closer to the gods
to protect themselves from the harsh weather and their enemies.
the higher they lived the more wealthy they were
What ancestor of the Pueblo Indians created an agriculturally-based civilization in the cliffs of the Chaco Canyon between AD 500 and 1200?
the Anasazi in the arid regions of Arizona
the Inca from South America
the Mya and Aztec from Mesoamerica
the Hopewell from the Ohio Valley
Which is not true about the figures carved on totem poles?
They help to tell stories.
They help to tell stories.
They tell the history of a clan.
They have no special meanings.
Who has been carving totem poles for hundreds of years?
Native people who lived on many South Pacific islands.
Hunters who trap beaver and fox in the mountains.
People who lived along the Pacific coast of Alaska and Canada.
People from China who moved to California and Mexico.
