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WorksheetsPre-Columbian Civilizations Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does pre-Columbian civilization mean?
They developed before Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492
They developed after Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492
They developed during Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492
They developed in the 20th century
The Aztec homeland myth told them they would know where to settle when they saw what?
An eagle sitting on a cactus, holding a snake
A lion sitting on a rock, holding a fish
A bear sitting on a tree, holding a bird
A wolf sitting on a mountain, holding a rabbit
What did the Maya, Aztec, and Inca all have in common?
Multiple gods and religious ceremonies
Single god and no ceremonies
No gods and no ceremonies
Only one god and many ceremonies
Mesoamerica was home to which two civilizations?
The Maya and the Aztec
The Inca and the Olmec
The Toltec and the Zapotec
The Anasazi and the Hohokam
What is an epidemic?
A sudden, widespread illness
A small, localized illness
A gradual, widespread wellness
A sudden, localized wellness
What two things prove that the Maya had a writing system?
Glyphs and codices
Paintings and sculptures
Songs and dances
Tools and weapons
What was the capital of the Aztec civilization?
Tenochtitlan
Machu Picchu
Chichen Itza
Teotihuacan
What was the capital of the Inca civilization?
Cuzco
Lima
Quito
La Paz
What does "sacred" mean?
Something that is holy or deserving respect
Something that is funny
Something that is old
Something that is broken
What ended the Maya civilization?
A combination of factors
A single war
A natural disaster
A lack of food
What two groups of people developed at the same time?
Aztec and Inca
Maya and Egyptians
Romans and Greeks
Chinese and Japanese
How were the Aztec and Inca tribute systems similar?
Their citizens were forced to pay a goods tax
They had no taxes
They only taxed the rich
They used a barter system
Which civilizations had Creation myths about how Earth and people were created?
Maya, Aztec, Inca
Romans, Greeks, Egyptians
Chinese, Japanese, Koreans
Vikings, Celts, Saxons
What are the key characteristics of a civilization?
Farming and Cities, Religion, Social Classes, Art and Architecture, Government, System for Recording Information
Only Farming and Cities
Only Art and Architecture
Only Government and Laws
How did the Maya adapt to their environment?
Creating step terraces and using slash and burn techniques
Building large ships
Inventing the wheel
Developing a written language
How did the Aztec adapt to their environment?
Building chinampas
Building aqueducts
Creating step terraces
Waging war
How did the Inca adapt to their environment?
Building aqueducts
Creating step terraces
Building chinampas
Waging war
The Aztec expanded their empire by:
Building aqueducts
Creating step terraces
Waging war against other city-states
Trading peacefully
The definition of indigenous is:
Things that are produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular area
People who travel to new lands
A type of ancient building
A method of farming
The Spanish explorer that caused the decline of the Aztec empire was:
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
The Spanish explorer that caused the decline of the Inca empire was:
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
