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Mesoamerica voc

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Aztecs created floating gardens for farming called -

a)

olmecs

b)

chinampas

c)

Zapotecs

d)

Yucatans

2.

The Maya used Glyphs to

a)

... build hip muscle so they would be better at the ball game.

b)

... fight back at the conquistadors.

c)

... represent words, syllables, and sounds as part of a complex system of writing.

d)

Develop a Map of Tenochtitlan

3.
A farming method often used in a jungle; involves cutting down plants and trees and burning them to make fertile farmland
a)
Slash-and-burn
b)
Terraces
c)
Irrigation
d)
Maize
4.

natural glass that forms when volcanic lava cools quickly

a)

chinampas

b)

glyphs

c)

pok-a-tok

d)

obsidian

5.

A protective wall that controls or holds back water

a)

Silk Road

b)

Loess

c)

Dike

d)

Sima Qian

6.

A government where a king holds complete control without any checks or balances to his power

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

theocracy

d)

direct democracy

7.

What is a quetzal?

a)

The Mayan form of currency

b)

The Mayan word for "tax"

c)

A colorful pattern to help keep records

d)

A colorful tropical bird

8.

What is a drought?

a)

excess flow of water flow over land

b)

An abnormally low precipitation in a place over time.

c)

Continuous rainfall

d)

Falling of water droplets from the sky

9.

The picture to the left shows a

a)

library

b)

telescope

c)

observatory

d)

space center

10.

Area of land drained by a given river and it branches; area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation

a)

bay

b)

basin

c)

gulf

d)

hill