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Unit 4 Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

2.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

3.

In what present day country was the Aztec Empire located?

a)

Peru

b)

Venezuela

c)

Arizona

d)

Mexico

4.

The Aztec took prisoners during battle to be used for:

a)

Being judges in their courts

b)

Being translators for other cultures

c)

Human Sacrifice

d)

Increasing their population

5.

What were chinampas?

a)

Skinny boats used to navigate Tenochtitlan's waterways

b)

Meat-filled bread eaten by the Aztec during religious ceremonies

c)

Raised garden beds that allowed farming in the swamps around lake Texcoco

d)

Temples built to honor Huitzilopochtli

6.

What was the name of the european explorer who took over Tenochtitlan and captured Moctezuma II?

a)

Hernandez de Cordoba

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernan Cortes

7.
The Aztecs were feared warriors and built a great empire by:
a)
being kind to everyone
b)
conquering many tribes
c)
giving gifts to others
8.
Religious worship was led by priest-kings but all Mayans worshiped many Gods.  This type of religion is known as
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
9.

Which color represents where the Maya civilization was located?

a)

blue

b)

gray

c)

red

d)

green

10.

The Maya written language was called

a)

glyphs

b)

cliffs

c)

heiroglyphs

d)

pictographs

11.

How many days were in the Mayan calendar?

a)

800

b)

563

c)

683

d)

365

12.

What was the Mayan name for the books they made?

a)

glyphs

b)

pamplets

c)

codex

d)

murals

13.

Where did the Inca live?

a)

Yucatan Peninsula

b)

South America, specifically mostly modern Peru

c)

Central Mexico

14.

The Andes

a)

are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established

b)

are a civilization that was built in central Mexico

c)

are a series of lakes in Peru

15.

The capital of the Inca Empire was at

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Texcoco

c)

Copan

d)

Cusco

16.

Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as

a)

tribute

b)

quechua

c)

terrace farming

d)

chinampas farming

17.

Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had

a)

Atahualpa

b)

horses and superior metal weapons

c)

terraced farming

d)

Francisco Pizarro

18.

What system of farming did the Inca develop in order to farm in the mountains?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Irrigation

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Terrace Farming

19.

What color represents where the Inca civilization was?

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

gray

d)

green

20.

The Inca people were _________________.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Not religious

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Catholic

21.

The Chasquis were

a)

Inca Musicians

b)

Inca Messengers

c)

Inca Warriors

d)

Inca Chiefs

22.

What was a quipu?

a)

Knotted rope or twine used for record keeping

b)

An apron worn as part of a traditional outfit

c)

A shade made of rope and used to shade Inca babies from the sun

d)

An Inca necklace.

23.
The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods is called 
a)
dynasty
b)
civil service 
c)
Mandate of Heaven 
24.
Confucius believed that people should
a)
give up all desires
b)
live a simple life
c)
put their own needs first
d)
put their family and community needs before their own
25.
Hanfeizi said people are naturally __________
a)
evil
b)
good
c)
perfect
d)
dangerous 
26.
What was the Silk Road
a)
a vast network of trade routes
b)
a single road that went from China to Mediterranean 
c)
a road that was made out of silky soil
d)
a trail near the yellow river
27.
Why is the Yellow River called China's Sorrow?
a)
it is dirty and stinks
b)
it dry's up every year
c)
it looks yellow
d)
it has flooded and killed many people
28.
Who is Laozi?
a)
founder of Confuciousnism
b)
founder of Daoism
c)
founder of Laozism 
d)
founder of Hinduism 
29.

Confucius believed that the right way to live was similar to which other rule?

a)

Golden Rule

b)

Ten Commandments

c)

Legalism

d)

Obeying the law

30.

What did one ornament say to another?

a)

Hello...it's me.

b)

I like hanging with you!

c)

Mrs. McCraw these aren't funny