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Mesoamerica & Latin America Fast & Curious

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

mesoamerica

a)

a political unit within a city

b)

vertical stone slab or pillar

c)

the region extending from modern Mexico through Central America

d)

part of the American continents south of the US in which Spanish, Portuguese, and French is officially spoken.

2.

hieroglyphics

a)

a social structure representing social classes of different rank

b)

writing that uses pictures as symbols

c)

a symbol for a word, idea, or sound

d)

a drawing that stands for a word, phrase or name

3.

oracle

a)

a person who speaks about the future

b)

a type of surgery in which a hole is made in the skull

c)

professional solider who is paid to fight

d)

a group of countries who agree to work together

4.

mercenary

a)

passed from parent to child

b)

the basic unit of Incan society

c)

farming technique where farmers cut vegetation and burn the remains

d)

professional soldier who is paid to fight for another country

5.

suspension bridge

a)

bridge held up by cables anchored at each end

b)

small artificial island

c)

a solid earthen roadway

d)

lat earthen steps in a hillside

6.

Select all that are a theme of geography

a)

movement

b)

place

c)

civics

d)

history

7.

social pyramid

a)

political structure with layers representing government position

b)

set of actions that is always performed the same way as a part of a religious ceremony

c)

economic structure with layers representing financial status in society

d)

social structure with layers representing social classes of different rank

8.

ritual

a)

gift of an animal for slaughter to hone the gods

b)

set of actions performed as part of a religious ceremony

c)

routine of analyzing documents

d)

group of countries who agree to work together

9.

slash-and-burn agriculture

a)

farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for building cities

b)

farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for farming

c)

farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for economic gain

d)

farming technique in which vegetation is cut away & burned to clear land for fishing

10.

sacrifice

a)

a gift of an animal for slaughter to honor the gods

b)

a gift of money to honor the parents

c)

a gift of service to honor the religious leaders

d)

a gift of an animal for grazing to continue farming

11.

Which are true about a chinampa?

a)

built with timber, mud, and plants

b)

built by Incans

c)

considered "floating fields"

d)

positive HEI

12.

causeway

a)

flat earthen steps

b)

solid earthen roadway built across water or low ground

c)

solid concrete roadway built suspended across a waterway

d)

solid earthen roadway used for trade in Africa