WorksheetsCKLA Unit 2- Early American Civilizations
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Where were the Maya and Aztec civilizations located?
Mesoamerica
South America
Central America
Which is an example of how the Maya met challenges of their diverse landscape?
The Maya used quetzal feathers to decorate headdresses.
The rain and mud of the rainforest presented many challenges.
In lowland areas, the Maya created raised-earth platforms and canals to redirect and reuse the water.
In dry areas, the Maya built aqueducts to bring water from other regions.
What is true about Maya developments and achievements?
The Maya civilization declined due to many wars.
The Maya developed a number system and a written language.
The Maya developed their own currency in the form of money.
The Maya created Tenochtitlan, a well-planned city with aqueducts and causeways.
Why did the Maya civilization decline or crumble?
The change was gradual and probably resulted from a combination of things.
A lack of rainfall led to serious drought conditions.
The Maya chopped down trees, destroying the ecological balance of the region.
War amongst city-states and an epidemic led to a significant decrease in the Maya population.
Which is a characteristic of a myth?
They help explain the facts about how and why things happen.
They are songs that people sing.
They are passed from one generation to the next.
They record the history of a group of people.
According to the creation myth, the Creators and Makers attempted to make people out of three different materials. Which material did they use to successfully create people?
clay
stone
corn
wood
What were the Maya, Aztec, and Inca called pre-Columbian civilizations?
They developed before Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
They developed after Christopher Columbus's first voyage.
They developed before South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.
They developed after South America's Republic of Colombia in 1885.
According to an Aztec myth, the gods said they would know that they had found the perfect place to settle when they saw:
a large lake with several small islands
a hawk circling over a lake
aqueducts and causeways
an eagle sitting on a cactus holding a snake
The Maya, Aztec, and Inca had the following things in common:
swamplands and underwater wells
multiple gods and religious ceremonies
llamas and toucans
metal tools and pulleys
Mesoamerica was home to:
the Inca and the Aztec
the Inca and the Maya
the Maya and the Aztec
A sudden, widespread illness is call a (n)________.
isthmus
epidemic
marsh
quinoa
Glyphs and codices are proof that the Maya had:
sacred temples
a number system
precious gemstones
a writing system
_________, the capital city and center of the Aztec civilization , was located in present day Mexico.
Amazon
Tenochtitlan
Pakal
Moctezuma
______ was the Inca capital.
Cuzco
Moctezuma
Pakal
Amazon
The Aztec created an empire in Mexico at the same time that:
The Maya built an empire in the Yucatan.
The British built an empire in England.
The Romans built an empire in Italy.
The Inca built and empire in South America.
Both the Aztec and Inca civilizations used tribute systems in which their citizens were forced to:
become warriors
pay a goods tax
carve stelae
give gifts to the gods
All three early American civilizations:
were frequently at war with one another
spoke the same language
passed down creation myths about how Earth and people were created
created advanced road systems
Which is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
development of farms and cities
art and architecture
government and laws
a national flag
Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area are ______ to that place.
indigenous
imported
cultivated
habitable
Which Spanish explorer was associated with the decline of the Aztec civilization?
Columbus
Cortes
Magellan
Pizarro
Which Spanish explorer was associated with the decline of the Inca civilization?
Pizarro
Columbus
Magellan
Manco Capac
