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Mesoamerica Civilizations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many pre-columbian Mesoamerican societies lived in Mexico?

a)

Maya and Olmec

b)

Olmec and Aztec

c)

Maya and Aztec

d)

Aztec, Olmec and Maya

2.

Where does this type of maize come from?

a)

Tlaxcala, Mexico

b)

Puebla, Mexico

c)

Morelos, Mexico

d)

All places

3.

Which was the type of climate in Mesoamerica?

a)

Humid continental climate

b)

Semi-arid climate

c)

Mild, warm temperatures

d)

Tundra climate

4.

What did pre columbian societies used to farm?

a)

beans

b)

squash

c)

maize

d)

all the previous answers

5.

When did the Olmec civilization appeared in Mexico?

a)

1000 BC

b)

1400 BC

c)

1500 BC

d)

1700 BC

6.

Olmecs were considered...

a)

not an important mesoamerican civilization

b)

the last mesoamerican civilization

c)

the mother of the mesoamerican civilization

d)

rivals of the Aztecs.

7.

Olmecs settled in...

a)

the coastal areas of southern Mexico

b)

the northern area of Mexico

c)

the mountainous region of Mexico

d)

the centre of Mexico

8.

What is the name of this sculpture?

a)

Aztec head

b)

Olmec vase

c)

Olmec

d)

Olmec head

9.

Look at the sculpture. Where are Olmecs supposedly come from?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

10.

What is the name of the sport Olmecs and other mesoamerican civilizations used to play?

a)

Juego de pelota

b)

American football

c)

Diving

d)

Ball

11.

Which parts of the body were allowed to use in the game?

a)

Hands and feet

b)

Elbows and hips

c)

Thighs

d)

Forehead

12.

When did Maya civilization appear?

a)

1200 BC

b)

1000 BC

c)

1000 AD

d)

100 AD

13.

In which countries did Maya civllization lived?

a)

Honduras, El Salvador and Honduras

b)

El Salvador and Guatemala

c)

Mexico

d)

Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize

14.

What is the name of the most famous agriculture method developed by Mayans?

a)

Hack and slash

b)

Slash and Burn

c)

Burn and Slash

d)

Chinampas

15.

How was Mayan society organized?

a)

Emperor, priests and nobles, merchants and artisans, peasants and slaves

b)

Slaves, commoners and the kings

c)

Artisans, merchants and emperors

d)

The king and the rest

16.

Who was considered the god of water and rain?

a)

Chaac

b)

Ixchel

c)

Kukulcan

d)

Yum Kaax

17.

Who was the god of the cosmos and universe?

a)

Yum Kimil

b)

Kinich Ahau

c)

Pawahtún

d)

Yum Kaax

18.

This is the god of corn and maize

a)

Xibalba

b)

Xtabay

c)

Kukulcán

d)

Yum Kaax

19.

The name of the god of wind and wisdom

a)

Kinich Ahau

b)

Yum Kimil

c)

Kukulcán

d)

Ixchel

20.

What has been the most interesting facts and information about Mesoamerican civilizations?

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21.

What do you think you are going to learn in the future about Mesoamerica?

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