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World Cultures C16 & Year Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which American civilizations were ruled by an emperor?

a)

Maya and Inca

b)

Aztec and Inca

c)

Aztec and Maya

d)

Inca and Axum

2.

Which American civilization was divided into separate city-states, ruled by a king?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Zimbabwe

3.

The Mayan civilization was located -

a)

in an arid valley.

b)

high in the Andes Mountains.

c)

alongside the Amazon River.

d)

in rainforest throughout the Yucatan Peninsula.

4.

The Aztec civilization was located -

a)

in an arid valley.

b)

in a rainforest.

c)

along the Sahara Desert.

d)

along the Andes Mountains.

5.

Which American civilization built an extensive road system spanning 14,000 miles?

a)

Axum

b)

Aztec

c)

Maya

d)

Inca

6.

Which civilization was associated with Tenochtitlan as its capital city?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Songai

7.

Which civilization is associated with Machu Picchu?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Zambezi

8.

Which civilization was destroyed by Cortes and a group of Spanish conquistadors?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Ghana

9.

What is the name of the agricultural method used by the Inca?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Slash and Burn

d)

Quipu

10.

The economy of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was based on agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Mayan civilization developed in _________.
a)
a river valley
b)
grasslands
c)
a tropical rain forest
d)
a desert
12.
The most important Mayan crop was ___________.
a)
beans
b)
corn
c)
squash
d)
pumpkins
13.
Which of the following items associated with the Spanish probably caused the deaths of the most Native Americans?
a)
horses
b)
diseases
c)
solid steel weapons
d)
weapons using gunpowder
14.
Which of civilization came first?
a)
The Inca
b)
The Inuit
c)
The Olmec
d)
The Aztec
15.
What was the most important crop of the Inca people?
a)
corn
b)
potatoes
c)
beans
d)
squash
16.
The quipu was a knotted string used by the Inca empire as a form of communication, designed to convey what?
a)
time
b)
numbers and dates
c)
a map of the empire
d)
addition
17.
What do the Anasazi and Mayan people have in common?
a)
They both hated the Iroquois Confederation
b)
The both built huge pyramids for which to worship
c)
The both created elaborate systems of mathematics
d)
The both declined for mysterious and unknown reasons
18.
The Mound Builder culture was located in present day _____________________.
a)
United States
b)
Mexica
c)
Peru
d)
Canada
19.
The people belonging to the Hopewell culture were also known as __________.
a)
Mound Builders
b)
Inca
c)
Quipu
d)
Anasazi
20.
The Mayan civilization was located in what present day country?
a)
Mexico
b)
Cuba
c)
Hawaii
d)
Texas
21.

These two groups were located in Mesoamerica.

a)

Maya and Inca

b)

Aztec and Adena

c)

Inca and Aztec

d)

Aztec and Maya

22.

The achievement that involved cutting into the side of the mountain to crop crops is called?

a)

Flash freezing

b)

Quipu

c)

Network of Roads

d)

Terraces

23.

What is a "set of strings with knots" used by the Inca for record keeping?

a)

Ropes

b)

Quipu

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Aqueducts

24.

True or False: The Americas were made up of many different civilizations spread out throughout the continent, not just one civilization. They were all different and unique.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: The Olmec and the Toltec were early Mesoamerican civilizations in Central America.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Where did the Hohokam live?

a)

Central America

b)

South America

c)

Canada

d)

Arizona

27.

Where did the Anasazi build their homes?

a)

In cliff walls and canyons, using the local geography to shelter themselves

b)

In the sea, on islands

c)

In the trees

d)

In tents and teepees

28.

What were the Mississippians known for building?

a)

Homes made of solid stone

b)

Tree-houses with defenses

c)

Homes built into mounds, mound-dwellings

d)

Enormous tents made of animal hide

29.

What happened to the Mayan civilization?

a)

They established a new civilization: the Aztecs

b)

It is unclear what happened to the Mayans

c)

They were invaded by Inca to the South

d)

The Mayans were only legendary and never existed

30.

Why did the Maya seek captives in war?

a)

the marry Maya people

b)

to sacrifice their lives to the gods

c)

to use as household servants

d)

to work the land

31.

This is a term for "Middle America" refers to what is now Mexico and parts of northern countries of central America.

a)

Sub Sahara

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

Sahel

d)

Peru

32.

The first Native Americans traveled across this to get to America.

a)

Land Bridge

b)

Land Tide

c)

Big Lake

d)

Open Bridge

33.

Why did early humans leave Asia?

a)

Humans left Asia to follow the animals, which were their food.

b)

Humans left Asia because it was too warm.

c)

Humans left Asia to look for birds.

d)

Humans didn't leave Asia.

34.

What allowed people to eventually be able to settle in communities?

a)

They hunted small animals and collected nuts and berries.

b)

They followed large animals as they migrated throughout North America.

c)

They realized how to farm, growing plants from seeds.

35.

This civilization developed in Mexico and built their capital, Tenochtitlan, on a swapy island in a lake.

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

ALL

36.

Where did farming begin in the Americas?

a)

Iowa

b)

Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire)

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

Puerto Rico

37.

What did most of the Mesoamerican civilizations have in common?

a)

Stone temples and pyramids

b)

Large statutes of Buddha

c)

They were all located on the Yucatan Peninsula

d)

They all spoke Spanish

38.

What is the longest river in South America?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Yellow River

c)

The Brahmaputra River

d)

The Amazon River

39.

Hieroglyphics are associated with Egypt and Sumer but were used in other civilizations as well.

Which of the following Mesoamerican and South American cultures did NOT develop hieroglyphic

writing?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

40.

Where did the Olmec establish their civilization?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Present-Day Peru

c)

South Central Mexico

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

41.

The Maya civilization...

a)

Came to a mysterious end

b)

Developed in South America

c)

Hit its peak about 750BC

d)

Lasted about 1,000 years

42.

According to some scientists, how did the ancient people cross from Asia to North America?

a)

Across a large glacier

b)

By Viking ship

c)

Using a land bridge

d)

Using a primitive raft

43.

The first people of the Americas were...

a)

Explorers

b)

Farmers

c)

Hunters-Gatherers

d)

Metalworkers

44.

What was the main crop of the Mesoamericans?

a)

Beans

b)

Maize

c)

Rice

d)

Tomatoes

45.

Which of the following societies made large stone heads weighing several tons?

a)

Chavin

b)

Zapotec

c)

Olmec

d)

Mayan

46.

What kind of writing system do most of the Mesoamericans have that is the same as the river valley civilization of Egypt?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Alphabet

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Ideographs and Pictographs

47.

Inuit means

a)

"mighty hunters."

b)

"igloo builders."

c)

"the people."

48.

As farming spread, people began to

a)

fight with one another.

b)

rely on hunting and gathering.

c)

settle in one place.

49.

a square wooden home

a)

teepee

b)

hogan

50.

A land bridge to Alaska was made possible by which of the following?

a)

archaeologists

b)

last Ice Age

c)

prehistoric people

51.

The Inuit settled along the coasts of the treeless plain south of the Arctic known as the __________.

a)

tundra

b)

Great Plains

c)

swamp

52.

At the top of Aztec society was the ______________.

a)

head priest

b)

commander of the army

c)

emperor

53.

a narrow piece of land linking two larger areas of land

a)

maize

b)

river

c)

isthmus

54.

The Maya

a)

used the concept of zero.

b)

had no major cities.

c)

lived in South America.

55.

A time when earth went through periods of extreme cold

a)

land bridge

b)

decade

c)

century

d)

ice age

56.

A large area of different peoples controlled by one ruler or government.

a)

land bridge

b)

civilization

c)

empire

d)

ice age

57.

An object made by people in the distant past.

a)

civilization

b)

artifact

c)

empire

d)

irrigation

58.

100 years

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

ice age

d)

empire

59.

A ten year time period.

a)

century

b)

decade

c)

ice age

d)

empire

60.

A method by which water is brought into dry areas.

a)

civilization

b)

artifacts

c)

irrigation

d)

decade

61.

Naturally formed "bridge" that connected land separated by bodies of water.

a)

straw bridge

b)

ice age

c)

civilization

d)

land bridge

62.

Choose the option that is NOT true about the Maya and the Olmec.

a)

They built mounds

b)

They developed complex cultures

c)

They made calendars

d)

They were civilizations

63.

The Aztec and the Inca emperors gained power by...

a)

buying available land

b)

offering people religious freedom

c)

throwing away land

d)

conquering neighboring peoples

64.

Settled in present day USA around the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

a)

The Olmec

b)

The Anasazi

c)

The Mound Builders

d)

They Maya

65.

Formed large cities with stone temples, palaces and other buildings.

a)

The Aztec

b)

The Anasazi

c)

The Maya

d)

The Olmec

66.

Tenochtitlan became the capital of their empire.

a)

The Maya

b)

The Olmec

c)

The Aztec

d)

The Inca

67.

It is believed that they influenced other cultures that followed them.

a)

The Olmec

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Inca

d)

The Maya

68.

Why were the first Americans unable to return to Asia?

a)

They were captured by the Europeans

b)

The ice age ended causing the land bridge to disappear

c)

They were able to return but liked North America more

d)

They could not find their way back to the land bridge

69.

What caused civilizations to form?

a)

Farming was invented

b)

Europeans taught the natives how to build civilizations

c)

Animals stayed in one spot and people had time for things

d)

They just did

70.

The Aztec empire...

a)

began training soldiers at a very young age.

b)

welcomed people into their empire with open arms.

c)

built mounds.

d)

created stone art.

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