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Mesoamerican cultures-Verification

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They were the oldest mesoamerican culture

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Olmec

2.

They were known as "The rubber people"

a)

Olmec

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

3.

For mesoamerican people, the following discovery allowed them to make permanent settlements

a)

Farming

b)

Architecture

c)

Hunting

4.

A type of agriculture that consist on cutting and burning trees

a)

planting and potting technique

b)

slash and burn technique

c)

removing technique

5.

They lived in the rainforest and found ways to adapt to the environment and survive

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

6.

They developed the firts writing system in Mesoamerican around 600 BC

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

7.

They created stone heads that represented their leaders

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

8.

Their 3 mayor cities were Tical, Palenque and Copán

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

9.

In the Mayan culture, a priest would be considered part of the....

a)

middle class

b)

nobles

c)

commoners

10.

Who were the owners of most of the parts of the land in Mayan culture?

a)

Commoners

b)

Middle class

c)

Nobles

11.

This culture was known for having city-states with their own rules on each of them

a)

Mayan culture

b)

Olmec culture

c)

Zapotec culture

12.

These people used to believe in the god of the rains Tlaloc

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

13.

The main cities of these cultures had water passages similar to Venice

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

14.

"La Venta" was one of the most prominent cities of...

a)

The Olmec culture

b)

The Mayan culture

c)

The Poqomam culture

15.

They were an empired that focused on warframe and farming

a)

Aztec

b)

Olmec

c)

Zapotec

16.

They were great astronomers that even created observatories

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

17.

They sacrificed war prisioners

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Poqomam

18.

The Mayas build temples in pyramids because....

a)

They wanted to protect them

b)

They believed it was closer to gods

c)

They used it to store treasures

19.

A farmer in the Mayan culture, would be considered...

a)

a commoner

b)

a noble

c)

a middle class person

20.

This was a complex society that had an stablished social system

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Aztec

21.

Their writing system was based on hieroglyphics

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Olmec

22.

They were the only mesoamerican culture to not practice sacrifices

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

23.

They had a triple alliance controlled by the rules of city states

a)

Aztec

b)

Olmec

c)

Maya

24.

This society was based on only 2 social classes: nobles and commoners

a)

Aztec

b)

Zapotec

c)

Olmec