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WorksheetsNew World Aztec Maya and Inca
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The birthplace of American civilizations.
Terrace
Chinampas
Slash and Burn
Mesoamerica
Hieroglyphics
Arable land created in the middle of a shallow lake or swamp.
Chinampas
Hieroglyphics
Terrace
Slash and Burn
Mesoamerica
A device that consists of colored and knotted cords to keep accounts, record events, and complete math equations.
Quechua
Aqueduct
Zero
Step Pyramid
Quipu
What did the Aztecs and Inca have in common?
Terraces
Chinampas
Aqueducts
Solar Calendars
Hieroglyphics
What did the Aztecs and Maya have in common?
Defeated by the Spanish
Chinampas
Step Pyramids
Corn
Hieroglyphics
What did the Aztec and the Inca have in common?
Both ate potatoes
Both were defeated by the Spanish
Both built chinampas
Both used Hieroglyphics
2. A region that includes the southern part of what is now Mexico and parts of the northern countries of Central America
Sudamerica
Latin America
Mesoamerica
Centroamerica
3. Aztec book that kept laws and historical records
Coder
Codex
Popol Vuh
Chinampa
Incas responsible for remembering important stories, legends, and histories to pass down from generation to generation by word of mouth
Chinampas
Memorizers
Hieroglyphs
Codices
6. System of writing used by the Ancient Maya
Hieroglyphs
Codices
Memorizers
Popol Vuh
7. Royal retreat for Incan rulers
Popol Vuh
Tenochtitlan
Tegucigalpa
Machu Picchu
8. Floating gardens and fields built by the Aztecs
Chihuahuas
Codices
Causeways
Chinampas
Which civilization is known for building the city of Tenochtitlan on an island in Lake Texcoco?
Aztec
Maya
Inca
Olmec
What was the primary purpose of the Inca road system?
Trade and communication
Religious pilgrimages
Military conquest
Agricultural development
Which of the following was a major agricultural technique used by the Maya?
Terracing
Chinampas
Quipu
Slash and burn
