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Maya, Aztec, Inca Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was not a staple crop for the ancient Maya?

a)

maize

b)

beans

c)

cotton

d)

squash

2.

Which region was home to the ancient Maya civilization?

a)

Northern Africa

b)

Central America

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

Western Asia

3.
How did the Aztecs increase farmland around Tenochtitlan?
a)
cleared forests
b)
built chinampas
c)
forced other tribes to farm on their land
d)
connected Tenochtitlan to the mainland
4.
How did nobles gain their positions in Aztec culture?
a)
by inheriting them
b)
by owning land
c)
by winning battles
d)
by buying them
5.

What was one reason Moctezuma hesitated to oppose Cortes and his men?

a)

He thought Cortes might be a god

b)

He wanted to form an alliance with the Spanish

c)

He feared Spanish military power

d)

He hoped to trade with the Spanish

6.

What is a conquistador?

a)

Spanish Farmer

b)

Spanish Conqueror

c)

Spanish Explorer

d)

Spanish Sailer

7.

What is maize?

a)

Corn

b)

Beans

c)

Livestock

d)

A building to see the stars and sky

8.

What is a causeway?

a)

raised path (bridge) over water or wet areas

b)

A sky bridge

c)

A fishing dock

d)

A floating garden

9.

What is an observatory?

a)

building used to study the stars

b)

building used to see the battles of the Aztecs

c)

building used to see the battles of the Maya

d)

building used to find great places to farm

10.

What was the main purpose of chinampas?

a)

To hold religious ceremonies

b)

To store water

c)

To build houses

d)

To create more farmland

11.

Who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Moctezuma

c)

Hernán Cortés

d)

Francisco Pizarro

12.

Which of the following was a major city of the Maya civilization?

a)

Madrid

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Cuzco

d)

Chichen Itza

13.

Which of the following best describes the role of priests in Mayan society?

a)

They led armies into battle

b)

They performed religious ceremonies and kept the calendar

c)

They built pyramids

d)

They traded goods with other civilizations

14.

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire after the fall of the Aztecs?

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Pedro de Alvarado

15.

Which of the following was a major city of the Inca civilization?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Cuzco

d)

Tula

16.

The Inca lived in the ________ Mountains.

a)

Pocono

b)

Andes

c)

Smoky

d)

Himalaya

17.

Machu Picchu was built by _________

a)

Inca

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Natives

18.
Why did the Mayans abandon their city-states?
a)
To avoid the Spanish
b)
Overly populated
c)
Disease & warfare
d)
No one really knows
19.

Cuzco, Peru

a)

Capital city of the Aztecs

b)

Capital city of the Inca

c)

Capital city of the Olmecs

d)

Capital city of the Maya