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Worksheets22-23 HM Term 2 Quizizz
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Preclassic period goes from 2900 BC to 200 AC
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Classic period goes from 200 to 900 AC
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The Olmec region was in Veracruz and Puebla
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Tres Zapotes and Monte Albán were Olmec settlements
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Olmec, Zapotec and Maya had complex social systems
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Olmec, Zapotec and Maya had the same Gods with the same names
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Mesoamerican ballgame had a sacred meaning
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The iconic figurine of Tlatilco was a clay doll called "Venus de Valdivia."
a)
True
b)
False
9.
According to the Zapotec Myth, Cocijo was the god of thunder since the beginning.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Popol Vuh Myth is a Zapotec story
a)
True
b)
False
11.
According to the Popol Vuh Myth, the two twin brothers became the god of the corn and the rain.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
According to the Popol Vuh Myth, men were made out of corn.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Maya agriculture system, during the Preclassic, used the mud of the Petén swamps to create cultivable terraces.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Olmec developed the basis of...
a)
A writing system and a calendar
b)
Great war weapons
c)
A road system to other communities
d)
A great knowledge of afterlife
15.
"El Mirador" was one great city of...
a)
the Zapotec civilization
b)
the Olmec civilization
c)
the Preclassic Maya
d)
the Aztec Empire
16.
Naucalpan was the territory of...
a)
Tlatilco culture
b)
the Zapotec civilization
c)
the Olmec civilization
d)
The Toltec civilization
17.
According to James Porter, the Olmec colossal heads once were...
a)
Thrones
b)
Statues
c)
Big boulders
d)
Other heads
18.
The nahua word "Olmeca" means
a)
The people of the country of rubber
b)
The people of Veracruz
c)
The people that fish in the ocean
d)
The people that play with rubber
19.
Alfonso Caso made a great discovery in Monte Albán in 1932, that was ...
a)
Tomb 7
b)
Tomb 104
c)
Pakal Tomb
d)
The Great Tzompantli
20.
The Zapotec region was...
a)
Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero
b)
Just Oaxaca
c)
Oaxaca and Chiapas
d)
Michoacan
21.
The Maya region was Guatemala and Belize and the states of...
a)
Campeche, Chiapas, Tabasco, Quintana Roo and Yucatán
b)
Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Yucatán
c)
Campeche, Tabasco, Quintana Roo and Guerrero
d)
Michoacan and Guerrero
22.
The name of the basin where the preclassic Maya had its main cities is...
a)
the Petén Rainforest
b)
the Guatemalan Rainforest
c)
the Yucatán Rainforest
d)
The Great Maya Rainforest
23.
Preclassic Maya civilization collapsed in the Petén area because of...
a)
Deforestation
b)
Wars among rival cities.
c)
A great flood
d)
A great drought
24.
Where is Teotihuacan?
a)
Hidalgo
b)
State of Mexico
c)
Veracruz
d)
CDMX
25.
What is the meaning of Teotihuacan?
a)
City of Gods
b)
City of Thunder
c)
City of Tenoch
d)
City of the People
26.
What is one of the main buildings of Teotihuacan?
a)
Pyramid of the Sun
b)
The Great Temple
c)
The Pyramid of "Nichos"
d)
The Pyramid of "La Danta"
27.
What was Teotihuacan historic period?
a)
200 to 600 AC
b)
200 to 900 AC
c)
200 to 1521 AC
28.
How can we describe Teotihuacan?
a)
Cosmopolitan City in Mesoamerica
b)
The largest city in Mesoamerica
c)
The great city of the Totonacs
29.
How many leaders did Teotihuacan have?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
30.
What is the construction technique of Teotihuacan that was learned by other cultures?
a)
Tablero Talud Technique
b)
Piles and stones structure
c)
Sacbee with lime to build roads
31.
What was the result of the 15 degrees orientation to the North East of Teotihuacan?
a)
It is a huge solar clock
b)
It can measure the seasons
c)
it was a great sky observatory
32.
What is a theory about the collapse of Teotihuacan?
a)
War and economic crisis
b)
A big flood
c)
An invasion
33.
Where is "el Tajin"?
a)
Veracruz
b)
Puebla
c)
State of Mexico
d)
Tabasco
34.
What is the iconic structure in "el Tajín"?
a)
Piramide de los Nichos
b)
Pyramid of the Sun
c)
Temple of Quetzalcoatl
d)
Pakal's Tomb
35.
What is the meaning of Tajin?
a)
City of the Thunder
b)
City of Gods
c)
City of Tenoch
d)
The White City
36.
What is the purpose of the "pirámide de los nichos"?
a)
It is a huge solar calendar
b)
It is a huge solar clock
c)
It shows the path of Venus
37.
Which of the following is an old Totonac Myth?
a)
The Myth of the Old Thunder
b)
The Myth of Cocijo
c)
The Myth of Kukulcán
d)
The Popol Vuh
38.
What was the nature of the Mesoamerican Ball game?
a)
It was sacred
b)
It was a national sport
c)
It was similar to the current basketball
d)
It was a way to choose people go to war
39.
What process did the Mesoamerican player need to follow to play?
a)
They needed to be purified and make a pact to play
b)
They needed to set a bet and to be purified
c)
They needed to choose who was going to die first
d)
There wasn't a process before the game
40.
What was the sacrificed player after the game?
a)
He was honored as a hero
b)
He was buried in tomb and went to the Mictlan as a regular man
c)
He was honored as any other people
d)
He returned to earth in the shape of an eagle
41.
What are the main cities of the Classic Maya?
a)
Copán, Tikal and Palenque
b)
Copán and "el Mirador"
c)
Tikal and Chichen Itza
d)
Chichen Itza and Uxmal
42.
Where is Palenque?
a)
Chiapas
b)
Guatemala
c)
Honduras
d)
Belize
43.
Where is Copán?
a)
Honduras
b)
Chiapas
c)
Guatemala
d)
Belize
44.
What is the territorial organization of Classic Mayas?
a)
City States
b)
One main capital
c)
A capital and many important cities
d)
There wasn't any territorial division
45.
What was one characteristic of the Classic Maya?
a)
They were at constant war
b)
They had peace agreements among city states
c)
They were small cities
d)
Their cities were never at war
46.
What was the title of the Maya leader?
a)
K'uhul Ajaw
b)
Tlatoani
c)
Cazonci
d)
King
47.
What was the connection between Tikal and Teotihuacan?
a)
The had a trade connection
b)
They were enemies
c)
They were not connected
d)
They believed in the same gods
48.
What is the theory about the second decline of the Mayas?
a)
Their cities collapsed due to their constant wars.
b)
Their cities collapsed due to a big drought
c)
Their cities collapsed due to a huge famine
d)
Their cities didn't collapse and remained until the conquest period
49.
Toltec Region
a)
Hidalgo
b)
Michoacán
c)
Veracruz
d)
Michoacan
50.
Postclassic Maya region
a)
Yucatán and Quintana Roo
b)
Guatemala
c)
Michoacán
d)
Chiapas and Guatemala
51.
Purepecha region
a)
Michoacán
b)
Guerrero
c)
Hidalgo
d)
Oaxaca
52.
Huastec region
a)
Veracrúz, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
b)
Veracruz and Tampico
c)
Yucatán and Quintana Roo
d)
Michoacan
53.
Chichimeca region
a)
La Gran Chichimeca
b)
La Gran Tenochtitlan
c)
La Gran Tula
d)
Mesomerica
54.
Meaning of "Chichimeca"
a)
Barbaric
b)
The ones from the Panuco
c)
Great warriors
d)
Sons of the sun
55.
How can we describe the Toltec society?
a)
Warfare society controlled by a military elite
b)
Democratic society
c)
Theocratic society
d)
The city of Tezcatlipoca
56.
What is the most important structure in Tula?
a)
Pyramid B and the Atlantes of Tula
b)
The palace of the warriors
c)
The castle pyramid
d)
The pyramid of the sun
57.
What is the name of a Toltec famous leader?
a)
Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl
b)
Tezcatlipoca
c)
Tariacuri
d)
Moctecuzoma
58.
What represents a warrior in the afterlife according to the Toltec civilization?
a)
Butterfly
b)
Hummingbird
c)
Eagle
d)
Quetzalcoatl
59.
What are the theories of the Toltec civilization origin?
a)
Teotihuacan or Chichimeca
b)
Just Chichimeca
c)
Maya for sure
d)
Might be Zapotec
60.
What is the name of the main god of Tula?
a)
Quetzalcoatl
b)
Huitzilopochtli
c)
Tlaloc
d)
Kukulcan
61.
What are the main Maya cities in the Postclassic period?
a)
Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Cobá
b)
Tzintzuntzan and Ihautzio
c)
Tamtok and Tamuin
d)
Tzintzuntzan and Patzcuaro
62.
Evidence of Toltec influence in the Postclassic Maya
a)
Quetzalcoatl, similar structures and myths
b)
Tlaloc and Tajin site
c)
Chaac and sacbe roads
d)
The castle pyramid
63.
What is the name of Quetzalcoatl in the Postclassic Maya?
a)
Kukulkan
b)
Chaac
c)
Huitzilopochtli
d)
Quetzalcoatl
64.
How do we call the Purepecha structures?
a)
Yacatas
b)
Cúes
c)
Pyramids
d)
Temples
65.
What is the name of the Purepecha god of fire and sun?
a)
Curiacaueri
b)
Quetzalcoatl
c)
Tlaloc
d)
Tezcatlipoca
66.
What are the names of the main Purepecha cities?
a)
Tzintzuntzan, Patzcuaro and Ihuatzio
b)
Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Cobá
c)
Tamtok and Tamuin
d)
Tollan and Tenochtitlan
67.
What reason did the Spaniards have to call the Huastec "the worst people"?
a)
They used to drink a lot of pulque and were not ashamed of their nudity
b)
They used to perform magic to scare their enemies
c)
They used to perform many human sacrifices
68.
What empire was the enemy of the Purepecha people?
a)
Mexicas
b)
Toltecs
c)
Mixtecs
d)
Huastec
69.
How did the Huastec people call themselves?
a)
Teenek
b)
Tarasc
c)
Toltec
d)
Mexicas
70.
What is the origin of the Huastec people?
a)
Maya
b)
Chichimeca
c)
Mexica
d)
Toltec
71.
Which are the Huastec main cities?
a)
Tamtok and Tamuin
b)
Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Cobá
c)
Tzintzuntzan, Patzcuaro and Ihuatzio
d)
Tollan and Teotihuacan
72.
What was a special war skill of Huastec people?
a)
Deceiving their enemies
b)
Drinking pulque and nudity
c)
Great warriors
73.
What civilizations might have had a Chichimeca origin?
a)
Toltec civilization
b)
Purepecha civilization
c)
Maya civilization
d)
Huastec Civilization
74.
How were classic civilizations connected among them?
a)
Most civilizations were connected by trading
b)
Most civilizations had an Olmec legacy in their cultures
c)
Most civilizations had a Chichimeca influence in their cultures
d)
Most civilizations were living in warfare societies and in constant war
75.
How were the Postclassic civilizations connected among them?
a)
Most civilizations had a Chichimeca influence
b)
Most civilizations were living in warfare societies
c)
Most civilizations were connected by trading
d)
Most civilizations had an Olmec legacy in their cultures
76.
Which are two characteristics of the Maya civilization evolution from the preclassic to the postclassic period?
a)
Agricultural and cities development in the Petén region
b)
Warfare society and constant war among Maya City States
c)
Strong influence of other mesoamerican civilizations
d)
Maya society evolution in their political organization and culture
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