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7 ano - 07.05.2022

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
2.

Francisco Pizarro conquered what civilization in Mesoamerica

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

3.

El Quipu es un:

a)

Lenguaje

b)

Instrumento para contar

c)

Personaje

d)

Árbol

4.

What object did the Incas invent to fulfill different tasks?

a)

quipiu

b)

qupui

c)

quipu

d)

quipui

5.

What do researchers think the order of the three knots mean?

a)

The value of the knots

b)

The peak era of the empire

c)

The material that makes the blocks stick together

d)

The name of an Incan city

6.

Which word does not mean something similar to 'bits'?

a)

parts

b)

circles

c)

fragment

d)

pieces

7.

What topic is a 'historian' most likely to discuss?

a)

The outer space

b)

Life in the American colonies

c)

How mice find food

d)

Space exploration

8.

Clusters of knots would stand for...

a)

ones, hundreds, thousands, tens

b)

tens, hundreds, ones, thousands

c)

ones, tens, hundreds, thousands

d)

thousands, hundreds, tens, ones

9.

What is a quipu made up of?

a)

a thin cord tied to knots.

b)

many tied knots

c)

a cord with knots

d)

strings tied to a thick cord.

10.

What is some evidence for historians to think the quipu could be a calculator?

a)

that patterns of knots on quipus are repeating numbers.

b)

that quipus are strings hanging from a thick cord.

c)

that quipus have three-knot patterns in the strings.

d)

that handwritten pages were found in a box.

11.

Which of these things is something an 'archeologist' would do?

a)

Go to stores to look for new objects.

b)

Dig to find remains of an ancient city.

c)

Search for life on other planets.

d)

Work in a lab to create a new vaccine.

12.

Why do some historians think that the quipu is a language?

a)

Because they believe the clusters stand for numbers.

b)

Because the knots look like letters.

c)

Because they found pages in a box with parts of a quipu

d)

Because the value of the knot depends on its position on the string.

13.

How do archeologists feel about quipu?

a)

confident

b)

puzzled

c)

anxious

d)

insecure

14.

What is something the Incas would more likely count and record with the help of a quipu?

a)

The days of the week.

b)

The months of the year.

c)

The number of children in a school.

d)

The number of people in a house.

15.

What do quipus look like at first sight?

a)

a map

b)

a mop

c)

a knot

d)

a string

16.
What are the next two numbers in this pattern?
12, 17, 22, 27, ___, ___
a)
32, 37
b)
30, 37
c)
30, 33
d)
32, 35
17.

The Mayans lived in which area of the world:

a)

South America: Peru and Ecuador

b)

Mesoamerica: Guatemala and Mexico

c)

North America: Southern United States and Mexico

d)

Africa: Zimbabwe and Lesotho

18.
What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?
a)
Baja California Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
19.
What was the name of the group of Native Americans that came before the Mayans and influenced the Mayan way of life?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Olmecs
d)
Zulus
20.

Which sentence below most accurately describes Mayan religion?

a)

Religion was central to Mayan culture as they worshiped many gods and made many sacrifices, including human sacrifices.

b)

The Mayans were largely catholic because of the Spanish influence.

c)

Religion was central to the Mayan culture as Mayans had a single god that they worshipped.

d)

Mayans were Christians that made many sacrifices, including human scarifices.

21.
Which of the following is/are possible explanation(s) for the disappearance of the Mayas?
a)
Population outgrew area to farm 
b)
Warfare from outside
c)
Severe drought
d)
All of the above
22.
The Mayans were able to create a detailed calendar because of their advancements in:
a)
astronomy and physics
b)
astronomy and agriculture
c)
astronomy and mathematics
d)
mathematics and art
23.

What did the Mayans consider beautiful?

a)

long hair and flowing robes

b)

flattened heads and crossed eyes

c)

shaved heads and gold jewelry

d)

pointed ears and large earrings

24.

What was the social structure of the Mayans?

a)

Farmers on top; warriors and nobles on bottom

b)

President on top; farmers and priests on bottom

c)

Powerful kings and nobles on top; poor peasants and slaves on bottom

d)

Elected officials on top; priests and traders on bottom

25.

How did the first Americans possibly get to America?

a)

They crossed a land bridge from Asia to America

b)

They swam across the Bering Strait

c)

They rode wooly mammoths over the ice

d)

They built a bridge across the water

26.

How did the Mayan people communicate?

a)

They used glyphs

b)

They used sign language

c)

They only used oral language and story telling

d)

Each city-state spoke its own language

27.
A temple was built in Palenque to honor the long reign of the priest-king _______ who ruled for over 60 years.
a)
Pericles
b)
Isaiah Thomas
c)
Pacal
d)
Cortez
28.

Mayan created _____________ which were buildings to help them view the stars.

a)

Binoculars

b)

Weapons made of obsidian

c)

Calendars

d)

Observatories

29.
What was the staple crop (most important food source) for the Maya people?
a)
Avocados
b)
Rubber
c)
Maize (corn)
d)
Bananas
30.
The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.
a)
1
b)
- 1
c)
0
d)
Infinity
31.
The Maya recorded their history on stone columns called ________.
a)
Temples
b)
Ball Courts
c)
Marketplaces
d)
Stelae
32.

The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called

a)

numbers

b)

letters

c)

glyphs

d)

lines

33.

What was the name of the Mayan game?

a)

tlachtli

b)

ulama

c)

pok ta pok

d)

polka

34.

What was the name of a Mayan book?

a)

codex

b)

quechua

c)

nahuatl

d)

peru

35.

__?__ was considered the New York City of the Maya world because it was the largest city.

a)

Yucatan

b)

Bonampak

c)

Tikal

d)

Guatemala

36.

__?__ is an ancient Mayan city known for the Court of Thousand Columns, the Great Ball Court, and the Great Cenote.

a)

Dos Pilas

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Turkey Whatza

d)

Palenque

37.
What type of villages did the Mayan live in?
a)
Isolated
b)
Grouped
c)
Religious
d)
Lower
38.
What do you call a payment made to a more powerful ruler or country?
a)
tribute
b)
jade
c)
coins
d)
balance
39.
Maize is
a)
a crop that was grown by the Mayans
b)
a place of worship
c)
an area where crops are grown
d)
the name of Mayan leaders
40.
Pyramids and Temples are found in what civilization?
a)
Inca
b)
Aztec
c)
Mayan
d)
Sumer
41.
In the Mayan society, who provided food and labor?
a)
Upper class
b)
The kings
c)
The gods
d)
Lower class
42.
Many civilizations have hierarchy or class systems.  What is the order of people in the Aztec society?
a)
merchants, warriors, farmers, gods, slaves
b)
slaves, farmers, nobles, priests, kings
c)
nobles, priests, merchants, farmers, slaves
d)
gods, kings, slaves, farmers, merchants
43.
Chinampas were built by the Aztecs because
a)
of the lack of temples
b)
of too much farmland
c)
of the lack of farmland
d)
of too many temples
44.
What did the Mayan writing symbols represent?
a)
jade and obsidan
b)
religion and architecture
c)
cloth and salt
d)
objects and sound
45.
In the Mayan society, what was the primary responsibility of the  upper class?
a)
education
b)
religious ceremonies
c)
harvesting food
d)
constructing temples
46.
Increased warfare, a large population, and severe droughts are all theories about...
a)
Mayan gods
b)
creating warriors
c)
Mayan decline
d)
reigious festivals
47.
Why did the Mayans build observatories?
a)
to perform religious ceremonies
b)
to have a place to store food
c)
to use as a place of worship
d)
to use as a place to study the sky
48.
What great city was built on the island of Lake Texacoco?
a)
Palenque
b)
Sumer
c)
Mesopatamia
d)
Tenochtitlan
49.
There were many challenges to having a city on an island.  To over come this, Aztecs built causeways.  What are causeways?
a)
buildings from which people could study the sky.
b)
raised roads across water or wet ground
c)
bridges that connected to areas of dry land
d)
a tribute made to a king or ruler
50.
The Mayans were known for their creativity and exceptional built temples.  What were most buildings decorated, or adored with?
a)
stairs
b)
ropes
c)
paintings
d)
jade
51.
The Mayans worked to please the gods through their daily life.  What type of religion were the Mayans?
a)
Christian
b)
Monotheistic
c)
Polytheisic
d)
Budhist

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