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Mesoamerica Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Maya located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

2.

Where were the Aztecs located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

3.

Where were the Incas located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

4.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
5.
Maya = Maize = ____________
a)
Squash
b)
Fruit Punch
c)
Corn
d)
Beans
6.

The Mayan-

a)

Built stepped terraces help the Incas create farmland, and the clever construction of each terrace gave crops the best chance of survival.

b)

believed their sacrifice was necessary to keep the universe on motion.

c)

built huge cities in the jungle with large palaces, temples, and pyramids.

d)

practiced basic agriculture using the "slash-and-burn" technique

7.

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

a)

rivers

b)

qanats

c)

roads

d)

canals

8.

The Aztecs created floating gardens for farming called -

a)

olmecs

b)

chinampas

c)

Zapotecs

d)

Yucatans

9.

What did the Maya, Aztec and Incas all have in common?

a)

They established large empires.

b)

They were conquered by the French.

c)

They believed in polytheism

d)

They traded with China and India.

10.

The Maya were well known for their -

a)

knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

b)

many conquests and warlike culture.

c)

part in the Atlantic slave trade.

d)

inability to keep written records.

11.

The economies of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas were based primarily on -

a)

gold.

b)

agriculture.

c)

slavery.

d)

sea trade.

12.

The Aztecs collected _________ from the peoples they conquered, which became a large part of their economy.

a)

Fees

b)

Tolls

c)

Tributes

d)

Bribes

13.

Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

14.

Which of these inventions were NOT from Mesoameria, Central or South America?

a)

Surgery

b)

Artificial Heart

c)

Hot Air Balloons

d)

Air Conditioners

15.

Which of these rights did Aztec women have?

a)

Ability to ask for a divorce

b)

Ability to work

c)

Ability to own property

d)

All of the Above

16.

Which of these civilizations developed in the Andes Mountains?

a)

the Mayans

b)

the Inca

c)

the Aztec

d)

the Lenape

17.

All three civilizations we've learned about practiced sacrifice as part of their religion. What is that?

a)

A gift of an animal for slaughter as a way to honor gods

b)

A special prayer to celebrate holidays

c)

A donation to build bigger churches

d)

A fun celebration with games and music

18.

Each civilization was organized by class structure. Which of these classes did most Mesoamerican people belong to?

a)

Nobles

b)

Commoners

c)

Sapa Inca

d)

Slaves