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Maya/Aztec/PEGS

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America is the definition for what word?

a)

America

b)

Subamerica

c)

Latin America

d)

Mesoamerica

2.

A type of corn, the main crop of the Aztec is the definition for what word?

a)

Maize

b)

Corn

c)

Beans

d)

Squash

3.

Raised gardens, created in the swampy conditions of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan is the definition of what word?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Codex

c)

Causeways

d)

Masonry

4.

A highly traded sharp, glasslike volcanic rock used for spearheads and sacrifices is the definition of what word?

a)

Lava Rock

b)

Obsidian

c)

Jade

d)

Magma

5.

The book were Maya & Aztecs kept historical records is the definition for what word?

a)

Codex

b)

Coordination

c)

Causeway

d)

Memorizers

6.

Raised roads across water or wet ground is the definition for what word?

a)

Quechua

b)

Causeway

c)

Aqueduct

d)

Observatories

7.

What body of water is this?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Gulf of Mexico

8.

What body of water is this?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Great Bear Lake

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Gulf of Mexico

9.

What landform is this?

a)

The Baja Peninsula

b)

The Yucatán Peninsula

c)

The Great Plains

d)

Candy Land

10.

Where did the Maya live?

a)

Central Mexico

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

South America mainly Peru

11.

The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Maya had advanced scientific knowledge, but they did not develop

a)

a system of numbers.

b)

a system of writing

c)

an accurate calendar

d)

telescopes

13.

Which were the tallest and most important buildings in Maya cities?

a)

houses

b)

observatories to study the stars

c)

pyramids

d)

ball courts

14.
The large stepped pyramids of the Maya served as ______________ to the Gods.
a)
Ball-game courts
b)
Temples
c)
Military Barracks
d)
Trade Ports
15.

The Maya were the first recorded civilization to feature the concept of ________ in their number system.

a)

1

b)

- 1

c)

0

d)

Infinity

16.
Why did they have two separate calendars?
a)
1 was for religious festivals and the other was for farming
b)
1 was for the upper class and the other was for the lower class
c)
1 was for the day and the other was for the night
d)
The different kings could not agree on just one calendar
17.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
18.
The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called
a)
numbers
b)
letters
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
lines
19.
This is a term for "Middle America" refers to Mexico, Central America, and the Northern part of South America.
a)
Sub Sahara
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Sahel
d)
Caribbeano Centralio
20.
What mathematical achievements is associated with the Maya?
a)
geometry 
b)
fractions and decimals
c)
the concept of algebra
d)
the concept of zero
21.
Why were human sacrifices made?
a)
too many people loved in the city
b)
a punishment for not following the rules
c)
to please the gods
d)
animals were considered sacred so humans were used
22.
The Mayans had over 160 gods!  This means they were..
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
23.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
 (Click to hide text)
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
24.

The ballgame that Mayas watched for entertainment was also

a)

A sacred ritual

b)

A game everyone played

c)

a test of intellect

d)

the way new kings were picked

25.

The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop

a)

Potatoes

b)

Maize

c)

Rice

d)

Cotton

26.

True or False: The Maya were united under a single government ?

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Maya

a)

had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers

b)

spoke Nahuatl

c)

spoke Quechua

d)

built chinampas on Lake Texcoco

28.

In the Maya culture, priests were

a)

not that important

b)

the second to lowest class of society, above serfs

c)

equal to farmers because there were so many of them

d)

ranked just below the king and revered as equally as warriors

29.

Why would the Maya make sacrifices to their gods?

a)

to please the gods and get a good harvest

b)

to use the temple

c)

to establish the power of their city-state

30.

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

a)

They built a pyramid

b)

They played a complicated ball game

c)

They created a 365 day calendar

d)

all of the above

31.

Most Maya scribes recorded their people's history in a folded book made of tree bark called

a)

a glyph

b)

a book

c)

a stelae

d)

a codex

32.

________ beans were used as money. This is now what we make chocolate out of.

a)

Coco

b)

Cacao

c)

Maize

d)

Calpulli

33.

The ______ were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. They believed in human sacrifice as part of their religion.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Olmec

c)

Incas

d)

Mayas

34.

A payment made by one country to another as a sign of respect is called a ________.

a)

tribute

b)

causeway

c)

terrace

d)

codex

35.

This popular sport was played throughout Mesoamerica, believed to be invented by the Olmec. This game had religious importance and the losing team was sacrificed to the gods.

a)

Basketball

b)

Baseball

c)

Soccer

d)

Ball Game

36.

Hernan Cortes was the great Spanish____________ that conquered the Aztecs.

a)

conquistadors

b)

conquerors

c)

warriors

d)

soldiers

37.

___________is a term for an earlier ancient culture that has great widespread influence on some later cultures and people.

a)

Home culture

b)

Father culture

c)

True culture

d)

Mother culture

38.

________________ was a region that includes the southern part of Mexico and much of Central America.

a)

South America

b)

Mesicoamerica

c)

Central America

d)

North America

39.

Many Native Americans made their weapons out of volcanic glass known as _________.

a)

obsidian

b)

basalt

c)

rock

d)

jade

40.

Aztecs used floating gardens in the city of Tenochtitlan, these were called _________.

a)

calpulli

b)

chinampas

c)

quipu

d)

chasqui

41.

The process of cutting down trees, setting fire to remaining foliage, and using ashes to provide nutrients to the soil for use of planting food crops.

a)

burn and turn agrigulture

b)

slash and burn agriculture

c)

burn it down agriculture

d)

burn and slash agriculture

42.

A green mineral that was used for ornamental stone carvings and jewelry.

a)

obsidian

b)

basalt

c)

jade

d)

ruby

43.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographical

d)

Social

44.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographical

d)

Social

45.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

46.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

47.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

48.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

49.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geograhic

d)

Social

50.
a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

51.

Governor of Texas Greg Abbot

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

52.

The "P" in PEGS stand for ...

a)

Practice

b)

Political

c)

Primary

d)

Perfect

53.

The "E" in PEGS stand for ...

a)

Ethernet

b)

Environment

c)

Equator

d)

Economic

54.

The "G" in PEGS stands for ...

a)

Geography

b)

Global

c)

Gravity

d)

Grades

55.

The "S" in PEGS stands for ...

a)

Slavery

b)

Social

c)

San Antonio

d)

Splendid

56.
What agricultural technique was used by the Aztecs?
a)
Terraced
b)
Slash and Burn
c)
Chinampas
d)
Plantation
57.
Which answer correctly shows the Aztec social hierarchy?
a)
Emperor, Commoners, Nobles, Unskilled Workers, Slaves
b)
Emperor, Nobles, Commoners, Unskilled Workers, Slaves
c)
Nobles, Emperor, Commoners, Slaves, Unskilled Workers
d)
Commoners, Nobles, Emperor, Slaves, Unskilled Workers
58.
What would be the effect of a surplus of food on the Aztec empire?
a)
decrease in wealth
b)
decrease in population
c)
increase in famine
d)
increase in population
59.
Which is NOT an Aztec achievement?
a)
Calender
b)
Chinampas
c)
Quipu
d)
Tenochtitlan
60.
Where was the Aztec Empire centralized?
a)
Valley of Mexico 
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
South America
61.
Which is NOT a reason for the fall of the Aztecs?
a)
Conquered by the Mayas
b)
Conquered by the Spanish
c)
European disease
d)
Advanced weapons
62.
What were the Aztec warriors known as?
a)
Samurai
b)
Panthers
c)
Mercinaries
d)
Jaguars
63.
Which is the capital city of the Aztec?
a)
Texcoco
b)
Chinampa
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Manchu Picchu
64.

What does the picture on the Mexican flag represents?

a)

The struggles between the powers of the earth and the sky

b)

the joining of people

c)

the strength of the Aztec aremies to conquer their neighbors

d)

a legend about how Aztecs knew where to settle, build a great city and live

65.

Why did the Aztecs call themselves the "people of the sun"

a)

the nobles could relax in the sun

b)

the sun dried out their crops

c)

their main god was the sun god

d)

the peasants often for sunburned

66.

Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan build chinampas?

a)

to keep invaders away

b)

to enlarge their land area and make where they live bigger

c)

to get a fresh supply of water

d)

to catch fish for special meals

67.

Why did Aztec markets have guards and judges?

a)

to make sure sellers were honest

b)

to collect taxes

c)

to make sure valuable items were not traded

d)

to keep the best items for the emperor

68.

Which of these was a task usually left for Aztec men?

a)

weaving cloth

b)

preparing meals

c)

tending the garden

d)

building the house

69.

Who within Aztec society does the following: study the sky, run the schools, and predict the future

a)

a judge

b)

a priest

c)

a peasant

d)

a commoner

70.

What was one good thing about settling on the island of Texcoco?

a)

It had forrests

b)

It has a deep harbor

c)

It was easy to keep enemies out

d)

It was made of volcanic rock

71.

The Aztec sacrificed birds and humans because they believed the god Huitzilopochtli

a)

required suffering

b)

hated most living things

c)

built with bones

d)

need blood to be stronger

72.

What did the Aztec build in the center of Tenochtitlan?

a)

a large plaza where they held special festivals and feasts

b)

a royal palace

c)

wooden causeways leading in four different directions

d)

a ball court

73.

Governments officials, military leaders and priests can also be called

a)

nobles

b)

peasants

c)

commoners

d)

artisans and craftsman

74.

The study of places on earth and the relationships between people and their environments

a)

location

b)

geography

c)

place

75.

locates a place on earth by finding where is it using absolute and relative location

a)

movement

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

location

76.

What are the two type of location?

a)

service

b)

relative

c)

absolute

d)

environment

77.

describes a place's location on earth using latitude and longitude (x,y) or street address

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

absolute location

78.

describes a place's location on earth by using landmarks, distance, or direction

a)

relative location

b)

location

c)

absolute location

79.

describes what a place looks like by describing the landforms and man made buildings

a)

location

b)

place

c)

region

d)

human environment interaction

80.

Which of the following are examples of a physical feature? (check all that apply)

a)

bridges

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

buildings

e)

oceans

81.

Which of the following are examples of human features? (select all that apply)

a)

roads

b)

bridges

c)

plants

d)

rivers

e)

buildings

82.

describes how humans interact with the environment

a)

place

b)

regions

c)

human environment interaction

d)

movement

83.

describes how people, goods, and ideas move throughout the area

a)

movement

b)

transportation

c)

region

d)

location

84.

describes what the area has in common - religion, landforms, weather

a)

place

b)

region

c)

location

d)

human environment interaction

85.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
86.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
87.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
88.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
89.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
90.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
91.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
92.
People leaving their homes in Syria and travelling to Turkey to avoid ISIS is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Movement
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
93.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
94.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
95.
Biochemical warfare that pollutes the water in a country is an example of which?
a)
Place
b)
Human-Environment Interaction
c)
Region
d)
Movement
96.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
97.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
98.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
99.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
100.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
101.
In an urban community, you would find________.
a)
large, open areas of land
b)
skyscrapers
c)
large backyards
d)
one story schools
102.
What is another word for rural?
a)
countryside
b)
city
c)
suburban
d)
crop
103.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
104.
Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Place

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