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Ancient Civilizations

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is the Maya's ball game set up and played?

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2.

The Maya ball players celebrated before the game by______________________________________________________.

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3.

How were the city-states of Maya's built?

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4.

Why are the temples an important part of Mayan history?

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5.

Their capital city was Tenochtitlan, located in modern day Mexico.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Peruvians

6.

An empire can be described as:

a)

Rule by the people

b)

Lands and people ruled by one group or leader

c)

A community that has developed special skills in farming, building, trade, government, art, and science.

d)

A large fleet of ships

7.

Where did the Incas live?

a)

coast of South America

b)

swamps in Mexico

c)

jungles of Guatemala

8.

What type of farming uses a stair-step method and grows crops on the sides of hills?

a)

agriculture

b)

terrace

c)

irrigation

9.

Which Spanish conquistador conquered (took over) the Incas?

a)

Cortes

b)

Machu PIcchu

c)

Pizarro

10.

Which civilization's origin story inspired this flag?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

11.

What can be made from cacao beans?

a)

chocolate

b)

pottery

c)

soccer balls

12.

The continent the Inca lived on

a)

South America

b)

Mexico

c)

North America

d)

Spain

13.

The mountains the Inca lived in

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

High Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

14.

Sapa Inca

a)

creator

b)

sole ruler; descended from Inti

c)

sun god

d)

Spanish leader

15.

How did the Inca manage to farm on the sides of mountains?

a)

terraces

b)

chinampas

c)

slash-and-burn

d)

magic

16.

Primary Incan crops were

a)

maize and beans

b)

coffee and potatoes

c)

coffee and beans

d)

maize and potatoes

17.

What was the series of knotted cords the Inca used to record information?

a)

quipu

b)

mita

c)

tribute

d)

glyphs

18.

What made the ancient civilizations, Mayas, Incas and Aztecs an important group of people?

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