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Aztec/Inca Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the Aztecs use as a form of currency (money)?
a)

rice

b)
cacao beans
c)
coins
d)
rocks
2.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Aztec geography?
a)
They were in Mexico and Northern Central America
b)

The climate was always the same

c)
They had diverse (different) regions that ranged from tropical to semi arid (dry)
d)

Their capital was in a lush valley where Mexico City currently exists

3.

Who was the leader/ruler of the Aztec civilization?

a)
the oldest man in each family
b)
the sun god
c)

the king

d)

the warriors

4.

The Aztecs used hieroglyphics as their written language and, like the Maya, created these which were accordion documents.

a)

codex

b)
rosetta stones
c)

cuneiform tablets

d)

alphabet book

5.

All of the following are Aztec contributions EXCEPT which one?

a)

sailboats

b)
Hip Ball
c)
two calendars
d)
Jewelry, gold and incense
6.

True/False: The Aztecs were monotheistic.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What were chinampas used for?

a)

trading across the mountains

b)
floating gardens used to grow vegetables
c)

to collect the taxes

d)

tractors to plant their crops

8.

True/False: The Aztecs were a collection of separate individual city-states.

a)
True
b)
False
9.

True/False: Women in the Aztec civilization had many rights.

a)
True
b)
False
10.
Who has the lowest social status (lowest on the social pyramid) out of the list below?
a)
warriors
b)
kings
c)
farmers
d)
nobles
11.

True/False: The Inca empire was a vast empire (meaning large).

a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Inca had several different natural barriers. All of the following were barriers EXCEPT which on?
a)
coastal desert
b)

ocean tidal waves

c)
Amazon jungle
d)
Andes mountains
13.
What is Machu Picchu?
a)
an Incan city built on a mountainside
b)
the farming method the Incas used
c)
the largest religious temple in the world
d)
the arena where they played hip ball
14.
Which of the following is FALSE about the Incan religion?
a)
They believed in a strong afterlife
b)
Their religion was closely tied to their everyday life and government
c)

The sun and moon God ruled all of Mesoamerica.

d)
They were polytheistic
15.
True/False: The Inca had no written language.
a)
True
b)
False
16.

The Incan empire built roads for all of the following except which one?

a)

hip ball

b)

Travel

c)

Trade

d)

communication

17.

Runners throughout the empire delivering messages orally were called this?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

trades men

c)

chasquis

d)

quesadillas

18.
How did the terraces built by the Incan showcase their ingenuity (cleverness)?
a)
they allowed them a new way to bury their dead
b)
they allowed them to farm on mountainous land
c)
it gave them a new writing system only Incan could understand
19.
True/False: The Incan did not have a currency/money system.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

What kind of government did the Incan have?

a)

Oligarchy with only a few rulers

b)

Democracy where everyone could vote

c)

Monarchy, with a single leader being the most important person.

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