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WorksheetsUnit 1 - Post Classical Americas & Africa
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 53mins
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, mostly Peru
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
The Aztec civilization had a class structure
True
False
Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to
farm in swamp land
defeat the other city-states
carve skulls into stone wall
create intricate green masks
What's the name of the Aztec Capital?
Texcoco
Chinapa
Templo Mayor
Tenochtitlan
We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
Muslim
Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)
What was one reason the Aztec waged war so often?
They needed prisoners for human sacrifices.
They believed the gods enjoyed seeing humans fight.
the Spanish would appreciate their sacrfices
They were always under attack from their neighbors.
________________________ was built on an island with complex canals and causeways.
Tenochtitlán
Omaha
Machu Picchu
Sapa Inca
What does this map best reveal to us about the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan had many buildings, which is a characteristic of a civilization.
The Aztec Empire includes a very large geographical area that shows how powerful the Aztec people were.
The Aztec Empire started being built in 1427 and covered a small area of land.
Tenochtitlan was on an island in Lake Texcoco; it had a grid of causeways or roads that shows how organized the Aztec Empire was.
Where was the Inca Empire located?
The Yucatán Peninsula
Peru
The Sierra Madre Mountains
The Amazon Basin
What were quipu used for?
Religious rituals
Building projects
Warfare
Recording Information
Which is true about Aztec and Inca religion?
The Inca believed in more gods than the Aztec.
The sun god was a central figure in both Aztec and Inca religion.
The Inca practiced human sacrifice, but the Aztec did not.
Not much is known about Aztec or Inca religion.
The Andes
are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established
are a civilization that was built in central Mexico
are a series of lakes in Peru
What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?
Chinampas
Irrigation
Aqueducts
Terrace Farming
A device used by the Inca to record information. The Inca used llama wool to create a string with colored knots that symbolized things like blood, old, farming, etc.
codex
quipu
glyphs
pok-tok
Moctezuma's Throne: This artifact was built to honor the ruler of the Aztec Empire in 1507, Moctezuma. The artifact represents a temple (a building devoted to worshiping the gods). According to legend, being seated on the throne meant being seated over the Earth and the underworld.
Part A
What characteristics of civilizations does Moctezuma's throne reveal about the Aztec civilization? Choose the two correct answers.
Centralized government
System of tribute
Accumulated learning
Organized religion
Surplus food
Part A
What characteristic of civilizations is shown in the map of Tenochtitlan?
System of tribute
Economy and job specialization
Centralized government/ state systems
Planned infrastructure
Part A
What characteristic of civilizations is shown in the model of the Tenochtitlan marketplace?
Accumulated learning
Economy and job specialization
Civilization
Arts
Which Aztec God needed "blood" to continue his fight against evil every night?
Creator
Sun
War
Sky
Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were
lazy
gifted engineers and builders
using a lot of help from the Maya
skilled readers and writers
Controlling trade of which of the following two items made Mali very wealthy?
Copper and Silver
Gold and Silver
Gold and Salt
Silver and Salt
On which continent is Mali located?
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Who was Mali's most famous king?
Songhai
Sundiata
Mansa Musa
Ibn Battuta
Which of the following animals was vital for the gold and salt trade to flourish?
Elephant
Camel
Horse
Hyena
Mansa Musa brought back Muslim scholars to teach basic beliefs of which religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Musa was famous for making a pilgrimage to?
Mali
Mecca
Miami
None of these
A Bantu language that is widely spoken in areas of Africa.
Griots
Malaria
Ivory
Swahili
What is defined as "stories passed on by mouth, from generation-to-generation"?
Oral History
Written History
Verbal History
the only way to sell silk
a network of trade routes
the way criminals traveled
a one way route in which goods traveled
In the Indian Ocean Basin, ship design (junks and dhows) and maritime technology (compass, astrolabe) increased trade, but traders still relied on
monsoon winds.
European maps.
caravan organization.
a universal language of trade.
Which of the following was a thriving city-state within the Indian Ocean?
Swahili
Mali
Ghana
Mecca
What was the name of the boat that the Swahili Cities used to trade on the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
Camel Caravans
Lanteen Sails
Bowrider
Catamaran
