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Meso America

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the Inca civilization located?

a)

Great Lakes Region

b)

Valley of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

2.

Where was the Aztec civilization located?

a)

Great Lakes Region

b)

Valley of Mexico

c)

Andes Mountain

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

3.

-Smallpox Outbreak Kills Millions

-Spanish Conquistadors Welcomed as gods

-Advanced Weapons Easily Defeat Mighty Native Warriors


What event are the headlines describing?

a)

the decline of the Germanic barbarians

b)

the decline of the Roman Empire

c)

the decline of the Aztec and Inca Empires

d)

the decline of the West African Kingdoms

4.

Which characteristics make up the religious beliefs of the civilizations of Mesoamerica?

a)

human sacrifice

b)

polytheistic

c)

sun worship

d)

pay charity tax

5.

Why did the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations develop their own social hierarchy?

a)

to promote organization and order in society

b)

the gods spoke to the priest and told them to make one

c)

to determine the order of human sacrifice

d)

Spanish conquistadors forced them to create one

6.

Which statement describes the government structure of the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca civilizations?

a)

all three lacked strong central governments

b)

all three had strong central governments

c)

all three were based upon equal social classes

d)

all three allowed for democratic voting by citizens

7.

How were the Mayan and Aztec civilizations similar to each other?

a)

both practiced a religion based on monotheism

b)

both lacked a strong central government

c)

both developed complex calendar systems

d)

both practiced human sacrifices

8.

Which Europeans are known for conquering Mesoamerican civilizations?

a)

Balboa

b)

Pizzarro

c)

Cortez

d)

da Gama

9.

In which modern-day country were the Incas located?

a)

Brazil

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico

d)

Honduras

10.

What was one of the primary religious practices of the Aztecs?

a)

human sacrifice to honor the gods

b)

praying to only one god

c)

religious festivals to honor the gods

d)

pilgrimage to the capital city

11.

What was the name of the Mayan achievement depicted above?

a)

base-10 numbering system

b)

base-19 numbering system

c)

base-20 numbering system

d)

base-40 numbering system

12.

Type of corn that was used by Native Americans throughout Mesoamerica and the Americas?

a)

corn

b)

potatoes

c)

maize

d)

turnips

13.

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

a)

Vanilla

b)

Cacao

c)

Maize

d)

Calpulli

14.

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

a)

tribute

b)

causeway

c)

terrace

d)

codex

15.

The _______were located in South America within the Andes Mountains. They created terrace farming and used canals. This civilization did not use human sacrifices in their religious beliefs, however they sacrificed llamas.

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

16.

Hernan Cortes was the great Spanish____________ that conquered the Aztecs.

a)

conquistadors

b)

conquerors

c)

warriors

d)

soldiers

17.

The __________were located in Central Mexico, their capital city was Tenochtitlan and human sacrifice was a huge part of their religious beliefs.

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

d)

Aztecs

18.

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

a)

obsidian

b)

basalt

c)

rock

d)

jade

19.

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

a)

calpulli

b)

chinampas

c)

quipu

d)

chasqui

20.

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. Used by Mayans

a)

burn and turn agrigulture

b)

slash and burn agriculture

c)

burn it down agriculture

d)

burn and slash agriculture

21.

The sun god of the Inca. Children were sacrificed to him.

a)

Inti

b)

Jesus

c)

God

d)

Inca

22.

Which of these cultures had no written language?

a)

Incas

b)

Mayans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Olmec

23.

The Olmec were considered a ________ of Mesoamerica because it had widespread influence on later cultures.

a)

Ball Game

b)

Maize

c)

Mother Culture

d)

Hunter-Gatherers

24.

Which of these groups arrived before all the cultures of Meso America?

a)

Slash and burn

b)

Ball Game

c)

Hunter-Gatherers

d)

Cacao beans

25.

The Incan Empire was linked together by -

a)

rivers

b)

qanats

c)

roads

d)

canals

26.

The Maya were well known for their -

a)

knowledge of mathematics and astronomy.

b)

many conquests and warlike culture.

c)

part in the Atlantic slave trade.

d)

inability to keep written records.

27.

This type of agriculture was practiced by the Incas.

a)

slash and burn

b)

chinampas

c)

3-field rotation

d)

terrace farming

28.

The Aztecs were eventually conquered by __________, and the Inca were conquered by __________.

a)

Francisco Pizarro, Vasco Balboa

b)

Hernando Cortez, Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon, Vasco Balboa

d)

Hernando Cortez, Francisco Pizarro

29.

Where were the Maya located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

30.

Where were the Aztecs located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

31.

Where is the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

32.

Where were the Incas located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

33.

Pre- Columbian means

a)

before Christ

b)

before Hudson

c)

before Da Gama

d)

before Columbus