WorksheetsChapter 9: The Americas: A Separate World
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Beringia?
The narrowest section of the Americas today.
The narrowest section of the Americas during the Ice Age.
The Ice Age waterway dividing Asia and North America.
The Ice Age land bridge connecting Asia and North America.
What is Maize in English?
Chili
Corn
Gourd
Squash
They worshiped the jaguar spirit.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
They are considered as "mother culture."
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
They were an ancient people of Mesoamerica.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
They developed a means of moving massive sculptures.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
Their civilization collapsed for reasons that remain a mystery.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
They built Monte Alban, the first real urban center in the Americas.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
They are the firt people to have built a civilization in Mesoamerica.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
The reamins of their communities have been discovered at San Lorenzo and La Venta.
Olmec
Zapotec
both
neither
Which society is famous for creating huge drawings of plants and animals by scraping aways stones to reveal te lighter soil underneath.
Chavin
Nazca
Moche
Which society do archaeologists known developed extensive irrigation systems?
Chavin
Nazca
Moche
Which society appears to have been extraordinary wealthy and enjoyed a widely varied diet?
Chavin
Nazca
Moche
Which society that flourished between 900 and 200 BC is considered the first influential society in South America?
Chavin
Nazca
Moche
Which society's influence is demonstrated to us primarily through the spread of its art styles and religious images?
Chavin
Nazca
Moche
