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Pre Columbian America

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(1450-1572 CE), Largest Empire ever built in South America; territory extended 2,500 miles from north to south and embraced almost all of modern Peru connected by roads

a)

Aztecs

b)

Inca

c)

Olmec

d)

Maya

2.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America, mostly Peru

3.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

4.

Which type of crop did the Aztecs NOT grow?

a)

squash

b)

potatoes

c)

chili peppers

d)

corn

5.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

6.

The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Conquistadors

7.
The most popular theory as to how humans migrated to America
a)
They were here all along
b)
By boat
c)
Through a land bridge connecting northeast Asia and Alaska
d)
Through a land bridge connecting Africa and South America
8.
Native Americans didn’t always stay in one area (Nomadic).  Why were some villages not permanent? 
a)
Their climate was too cold/hot.
b)
They wanted to explore other areas.
c)
There weren’t enough trees to build shelters.
d)
They followed food sources.
9.

What does the term "nomadic" mean?

a)

People who move around a lot, no permanent home

b)

People who stay in one place for a long time

c)

People who have to use irrigation systems in order to grow food

d)

People who were the first to come into contact with Europeans

10.

A 10 foot tall, four-ton elephant.

a)

Spider

b)

Wolly Mammoth

c)

Squirrel

d)

Dog

11.

Middle America located between United States and South America

a)

Chihuahua

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

West Indies

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

12.

Most of Mesoamerica is located where?

a)

Belize

b)

Guatemala

c)

Mexico

d)

Nicaragua

13.

Olmec lived in what modern country?

a)

Belize

b)

Guatemala

c)

Mexico

d)

Nicaragua

14.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mayans

c)

Mississippians

d)

Northwest Indians

e)

Olmec

15.

The Incas lived in...

a)

Peru, part of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

b)

Mexico

c)

Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize.

16.

The Aztecs lived in...

a)

Mexico

b)

Yucatan peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize.

c)

Peru, part of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

17.

Who were the Pre-columbian civilizations?

a)

The Sumerians

b)

Mayas, Aztecs and Incas

c)

The Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians

18.

What is a civilization?

a)

A city that is like a small independent country.

b)

A society with similar religious beliefs, customs, language, and forms of government.

c)

A historical region

19.

Where are the Aztecs located

a)

In Mexico, Guatemala and honduras. Really close to the mayas

b)

In the northwest of Argentina and the north of Chile.

c)

In Mexico and a little part of U.S.A

d)

All of the above

20.

What civilizations have temples (Some have ruins but are still standing)

a)

Aztecs

b)

Mayas

c)

Incas

d)

All of the above

21.

The mayas and the Aztecs are very close

a)

False

b)

True

22.

Who domesticate the corn?

a)

mayas

b)

incas

c)

aztecs

d)

quimbayas

23.

of, relating to, or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

a)

pre-American

b)

post-American

c)

pre-Columbian

d)

post-Columbian

24.

The ancestors of the Native Americans came from what continent?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

25.

What technique of agriculture did both the Maya and Inca use?

a)

Horse and plow

b)

Irrigation systems

c)

Artificial fertilizer

d)

Terrace farming

26.

The Mayans had an advanced writing system of glyphs that we call:

a)

Alphabet

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Scriptograms

d)

Pictographs

27.

The capital city of the Aztec Empire was:

a)

Cuzco

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Machu Picchu