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WorksheetsAncient Civilizations
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
How is the Maya's ball game set up and played?
The Maya ball players celebrated before the game by______________________________________________________.
How were the city-states of Maya's built?
Why are the temples an important part of Mayan history?
Their capital city was Tenochtitlan, located in modern day Mexico.
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
Peruvians
An empire can be described as:
Rule by the people
Lands and people ruled by one group or leader
A community that has developed special skills in farming, building, trade, government, art, and science.
A large fleet of ships
Where did the Incas live?
coast of South America
swamps in Mexico
jungles of Guatemala
What type of farming uses a stair-step method and grows crops on the sides of hills?
agriculture
terrace
irrigation
Which Spanish conquistador conquered (took over) the Incas?
Cortes
Machu PIcchu
Pizarro
Which civilization's origin story inspired this flag?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
What can be made from cacao beans?
chocolate
pottery
soccer balls
The continent the Inca lived on
South America
Mexico
North America
Spain
The mountains the Inca lived in
Rocky Mountains
High Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Sapa Inca
creator
sole ruler; descended from Inti
sun god
Spanish leader
How did the Inca manage to farm on the sides of mountains?
terraces
chinampas
slash-and-burn
magic
Primary Incan crops were
maize and beans
coffee and potatoes
coffee and beans
maize and potatoes
What was the series of knotted cords the Inca used to record information?
quipu
mita
tribute
glyphs
What made the ancient civilizations, Mayas, Incas and Aztecs an important group of people?
