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Maya, Aztec, Inca Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which civilization was very religious?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

All of Them

2.

When did the Maya begin?

a)

2600 BCE

b)

2600 CE

c)

2600 ABC

d)

2700 BCE

3.

What sort of writing system did the Maya have?

a)

hieroglyphs

b)

Quipu

c)

They didn't have a writing system.

d)

hiloglyphs

4.

Where were the Inca located?

a)

South America

b)

present-day Mexico

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

North America

5.

Which mountain range was the Inca empire almost completely located in?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

St. Helens Mountains

d)

South America Mountains

6.

True or False? The Maya were located in South America

a)

False

b)

True

7.

True or False? The Maya used the slash and burn method of farming where trees were cut down and burned.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

True or False? The Maya civilization was made up of hundreds of cities and they didn't have a central ruler.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

True or False? The Inca had a complex central government and were ruled by an emperor called the Sapa Inca.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

What did the Inca do to be able to grow crops on the side of mountains?

a)

They carved terraces into the sides of mountains to create flat land for farming.

b)

They used dynamite to flatten the sides of the mountain to create flat land for farming.

c)

They discovered how to grow crops upside down instead of using the ground.

d)

They built floating gardens called chinampas to grow crops on the surface of lakes.

11.

Most Inca commoners were ____.

a)

farmers

b)

warriors

c)

governors

d)

merchants

12.

The Inca had a written language.

a)

false

b)

true

13.

The Inca settled in South America.

a)

false

b)

true

14.

All 3 civilizations (Maya, Aztec, and Inca) were polytheistic, which means they worshipped many gods.

a)

false

b)

true

15.

One of the Inca's biggest achievements is creating a large and advanced road system that was ____ miles long.

a)

2,000

b)

3,000

c)

4,000

d)

5,000

16.

The Aztec migrated to Central ___ around ___ CE

a)

Mexico, 1200 CE

b)

Mexico, 1200 BCE

c)

South America, 1200 CE

d)

South America, 1200 BCE

17.

The Aztecs build a great city an a ____. It was called Tenonchtitlan.

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

mountain

d)

pond

18.

Each of the civilizations had a written language EXCEPT for the Inca.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Each of the civilizations were great builders and either built temples, pyramids, or cities.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Inca Empire organized people into family units of 10 to 20 people called ___.

a)

ayllus

b)

Sapa Inca

c)

suyus

d)

Governors