WorksheetsMesoamerica Quiz #2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mesoamericans settling near water or inventing new ways to make fertile soil (slash and burn, terrace farming, etc.) is an example of how...
a)
government affects culture
b)
geography affects economy
c)
culture affects geography
d)
geography affects settlements
2.
Sort these words into their correct categories:
Categorize the following
Sports
Music
Art
Diplomacy
Laws and Rules
Farming
Livestock
Culture
Government
Agriculture
3.
Match the civilization with its farming technique.
a)
Aztec
1.
Chimpanas
b)
Maya
2.
Slash and Burn
c)
Inca
3.
Terrace Farming
4.
The Incas lived in a very mountainous geography. Due to this, they invented terrace farming to make more arable land. What is terrace farming?
a)
Carving step-like patterns into the sides of mountains to make large patches of flat land.
b)
Creating floating gardens on swaps.
c)
Cutting and burning down trees.
d)
Planting near the bottom of a mountain where the soil is more fertile.
5.
Which civilization lived in what is now west South America, in the Andes mountains?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
6.
Which civilization lived in what is now central Mexico?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Toltec
7.
Which civilization lived in what is now south Mexico and Central America?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
d)
Toltec
8.
What does the word diplomacy mean?
a)
a civilization run by one emperor
b)
a type of advanced agriculture
c)
the act of keeping peace between civilizations
d)
a type of government
9.
Civilizations helped traders by (a) the number of people to trade with and (b) the amount of travel time.
Choose from the below words
increasing
decreasing
changing
helping
10.
The rise of civilizations allowed for new ideas and inventions. This could not really happen in small villages because
a)
the geography would not allow them to.
b)
they did not have a large enough population.
c)
their governments would not allow it.
d)
trying something new was too risky, they had to stick with what they knew worked to survive.
11.
Match the picture with the correct type of farming
a)
1.
Terrace Farming
b)
2.
Slash and Burn Farming
c)
3.
Chinampas Farming
12.
Label the civilizations highlighted on the map.
a)Inca
b)Maya
c)Aztec
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