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WorksheetsU7 - Pre-Columbian Civilizations TEST - P8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What occurred in Eastern North America in A.D. 700?
shift toward full-time farming
mass movement into urban settlement
introduction of the Iroquois Grand Council
collapse of city-state Cahokia
The desert-dwelling Anasazi built their pueblos using
grasses and animal hides.
wooden poles and buffalo skin.
sun-dried brick and stones.
tree bark and wooden poles.
Which of the following best describes the Maya civilization?
It was composed of related families from which clan mothers chose members for the Grand Council.
It was composed of city-states that were ruled by a class of hereditary nobles.
It was founded in the Mississippi River valley and is responsible for the city of Cahokia.
It flourished in the Southwest and built multi-storied structures called pueblos.
Which is true of the Maya sacred calendar?
It was a solar calendar of 365 days.
It was divided into 18 months and 20 days each.
The calendar used a number system based on units of 10.
Only trained priests could read or use the calendar.
The Toltec were the first people in Mesoamerica to
work in gold, silver, and copper.
irrigate crops with canals.
construct temples and palaces.
grow maize and peppers.
Which people were able to extend their empire across much of Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and to the Guatemalan border?
the Maya
the Aztec
the Toltec
the Iroquois
Aztec society was made up of nobles, indentured workers, slaves, and commoners, and it was ruled by a monarch who
met the wishes of a council of lords and government officials.
ruled with the consent of the people who elected him.
was all powerful and claimed to be the descendant of gods.
rose with hard work through the social orders.
According to Aztec religious beliefs, the creation and destruction of the four worlds were caused by
the sleeping and waking of the evil jaguar god.
the fight between Huitzilopochtli and Itzamna.
the birth and aging of the feathered Quetzalcoatl.
a never ending battle between good and evil.
What was the primary crop cultivated by the Aztecs?
Wheat
Maize
Rice
Barley
What was the primary form of writing used by the Maya civilization?
Alphabetic script
Logographic script
Cuneiform script
Hieroglyphic script
What was the main architectural feature of the Maya civilization?
Pyramids
Temples
Palaces
Monoliths
circular tent made by stretching buffalo skins
over wooden poles
Moche
tepee
longhouse
quipu
group of related families
clan
tribe
village
town
civilization that appeared around a.d. 300
near the Pacific coast
quipu
Moche
Pachacuti
Machu Picchu
Iroquois house built of wooden poles,
covered with bark, and housing a dozen
families
tepees
longhouse
duplex
lodge
What led to a prosperous culture in the Mississippi River valley in a.d. 700?
end of inter-tribal warfare
development of longhouse
start of mound building
shift to full-time farming
Which people preserved, especially in pottery, the Chavin culture?
Nazca
Toltec
Maya
Aztec
The greatest political power in the Inca Empire was the
governor of each imperial quarter.
emperor, who claimed to be divine.
nobility from the provinces near Cuzco.
leader of the labor service in Cuzco.
Which of the following best describes the Inca agricultural system?
pepper and rice farms that were far away from farmers’ huts
small but highly complex farms that grew vanilla and sugarcane
high altitude, terraced farms with precise irrigation systems
urban farms managed by women and children of noble birth
Why did Inca wise men turn historical events into spoken stories?
The Inca prized poetry and music.
The Inca lacked a system of writing.
Storytelling was considered sacred.
Written historical records were forbidden
