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New World Aztec Maya and Inca

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The birthplace of American civilizations.

a)

Terrace

b)

Chinampas

c)

Slash and Burn

d)

Mesoamerica

e)

Hieroglyphics

2.

Arable land created in the middle of a shallow lake or swamp.

a)

Chinampas

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Terrace

d)

Slash and Burn

e)

Mesoamerica

3.

A device that consists of colored and knotted cords to keep accounts, record events, and complete math equations.

a)

Quechua

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Zero

d)

Step Pyramid

e)

Quipu

4.

What did the Aztecs and Inca have in common?

a)

Terraces

b)

Chinampas

c)

Aqueducts

d)

Solar Calendars

e)

Hieroglyphics

5.

What did the Aztecs and Maya have in common?

a)

Defeated by the Spanish

b)

Chinampas

c)

Step Pyramids

d)

Corn

e)

Hieroglyphics

6.

What did the Aztec and the Inca have in common?

a)

Both ate potatoes

b)

Both were defeated by the Spanish

c)

Both built chinampas

d)

Both used Hieroglyphics

7.

2. A region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America

a)

Sudamerica

b)

Latin America

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

Centroamerica

8.

3. Aztec book that kept laws and historical records

a)

Coder

b)

Codex

c)

Popol Vuh

d)

Chinampa

9.

Incas responsible for remembering important stories, legends, and histories to pass down from generation to generation by word of mouth

a)

Chinampas

b)

Memorizers

c)

Hieroglyphs

d)

Codices

10.

6. System of writing used by the Ancient Maya

a)

Hieroglyphs

b)

Codices

c)

Memorizers

d)

Popol Vuh

11.

7. Royal retreat for Incan rulers

a)

Popol Vuh

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Tegucigalpa

d)

Machu Picchu

12.

8. Floating gardens and fields built by the Aztecs

a)

Chihuahuas

b)

Codices

c)

Causeways

d)

Chinampas

13.

Which civilization is known for building the city of Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

14.

What was the primary purpose of the Inca road system?

a)

Trade and communication

b)

Religious pilgrimages

c)

Military conquest

d)

Agricultural development

15.

Which of the following was a major agricultural technique used by the Maya?

a)

Terracing

b)

Chinampas

c)

Quipu

d)

Slash and burn