WorksheetsMesoamerica Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name:
4 lines
2.
What were the three groups of people that lived in Mesoamerica?
a)
Greeks, Italians, Mayans
b)
Aztecs, Incas, Mayans
c)
Romans, Egyptians, Greeks
3.
The Aztecs settled in present day California.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What present day country did the Mayans settle in?
a)
Guatemala
b)
France
c)
Italy
5.
Where did the Incas live?
(a)
6.
What continents was Mesoamerica located on?
a)
North and South America
b)
Australia and Europe
c)
North America and Asia
7.
What is the name of the mountain range in South America?
a)
Alps
b)
Andes
8.
Machu Picchu is a large, 15th-century Inca city in Peru. It was unknown to archaeologists until its ruins were re-discovered in 1911.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Why is Machu Picchu called a "lost city"?
a)
All cities in the mountains are called that
b)
The Spanish did not know about it when they conquered the Incas and was rediscovered by a local farmer.
c)
Cities that were founded before 1900 are considered lost since they are so old
10.
What is one theory about why Machu Picchu was built?
a)
It was a place for pirates to escape from the police.
b)
It was a school for children.
c)
It was a vacation spot for the king and priests
11.
What was Machu Picchu mean?
(a)
12.
What is the geographical region stretching from central Mexico to parts of Central America where indigenous people lived for thousands of years until the Europeans arrived?
(a)
13.
The Aztecs lived in northern Mesoamerica near present day Mexico City.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
We get our word for chocolate from the Aztecs.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The name for a Spanish explorer, treasure hunter, and conqueror is a conquistador.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What country/people group conquered the Aztecs and Incas?
a)
Spain/Spanish
b)
France/French
c)
Germany/Germans
17.
The type of writing that the Mayan used containing pictures to represent words is called hieroglyphics.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What infectious disease did the Europeans bring to Mesoamerica that killed many Native Americans?
a)
flu
b)
chicken pox
c)
smallpox
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