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WorksheetsUnit 8: Maya, Inca and Aztec
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 24mins
What mountain range is the Inca Empire located in?
Yucatán's
Peru
Himalayan Mountains
The Maya are located
West of the Aztec
In South America
In Central asia
On the Yucatan Peninsula
Which of the Three Civilizations is the largest?
Maya
Aztec
Inca`
Olmec
In Tenochtitlan, due to a lack of space the Mexica created (a) to be able to grow crops.
The Maya, Inca, and Aztec were all (a) and believed in many Gods
Due to living in a mountainous area both the Maya and the Inca used (a) to grow crops.
Aztec kings were semi-divine but their position was not (a) , they had be chosen by the other nobles to be king.
The Inca were well known for creating intricate (a) commonly made with Alpaca and LLama wool.
The Olmec were the first major civilization and the foundation that the other Central American civilizations are built on.
True
False
A staple crop for the Maya, Inca, and Aztec was...
Potatoes
Maize (Corn)
Chickens
Pizza
The Spanish conquered the Maya, Inca, and Aztec quickly and totally. Allowing the Spanish to take complete control of the land, people, and culture.
True
False
The Aztec and Maya conducted human sacrifice because they saw human life as the ultimate and most valuable offering they could give their Gods.
True
False
What strategy did the Maya use to help them grow crops in the dense jungle?
Terracing
Plowing with cows
La Milpa
(Slash and Burn)
Chinampas
Check all that apply: Which of the following are true about the Maya and caves. (4 correct)
Caves were sacred.
The Maya took pilgrimages to caves
The Maya left many different kinds of offerings to their Gods.
Archaeologist find many of the same items in the cave as they do on the surface
Caves were used for food storage.
What part of the cave do archaeologist find human sacrifice?
Light Zone
Twilight Zone
Dark Zone
All of the above
The Maya were
one large empire with an Emperor
a series of dynasties with ruling families
a collection of city-states with individual kings
none of the above
Select all that are true about the Maya Ball Game, Pok ta Pok (3 correct)
The games was played on a smaller court
The game was played to honor the gods
There were 20 people on a team
Was played with a rubber ball
According to our research what was the purpose of the large ball court at Chichen Itza?
To play championship games
A status symbol to show the power of the ruler
The spanish built it
None of the above
Check all that apply: An example of Inca achievement would be (4 correct):
surgery
suspension bridges
chinampas
roads
stonework
The Inca used this animal for food, wool, and transportation.
Llama
Camel
Jaguar
Horse
The Inca believed that you needed your body to continue on which led to them having which funerary practice?
Burning their dead
Mummifying their dead
Planting trees on top of their dead
None of the above
Machu Picchu was a city in which Empire?
Maya
Inca
Aztec
The Inca were weakened by a Civil War which helped the Spanish conquer them.
True
False
The Aztec culture and empire was founded on...
Peace
Trade
Aura
War
The Mexican flag is based on the Aztec legend about the founding of Tenochtitlan.
True
False
How did the Aztec keep their Empire strong and help their economy thrive?
Trading with the Inca
Tribute
Charity
Trading with the Spanish
The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli was the god of
Blood and Sun
Sun and Moon
Sun and War
War and Peace
Through interaction and trade the Aztec adopted the ball game from the Maya and called it Tlachtli. We call this process?
Cultural Diffusion
Stealing
Plagirism
None of the above
Music and Dance were an important part of Aztec religion and culture. These dances have lived on and are still performed by the descendants of the Aztec/Mexica
True
False
Tenochitlan was only successfully invaded (a) time(s).
Extra Credit: What years did the Spanish Conquistadors start leading to the fall of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec?
1400s
1350-1450s
Mid to late 1500s
early 1600s
Extra Credit: What God is strongly associated with Maya Caves?
Chak (Rain God)
Inti (Sun God)
Mictlancihuatl
(Goddess of Death)
Huitzilopochtli (God of War)
Extra Credit: What was the name of the Spirits that guard the caves?
(a)
Extra Credit: What disease helped the Spanish conquer the Maya, Inca and Aztec? (a) What other item/technology helped the Spanish succeed? (b)
