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Unit 7 Vocabulary Mesoamerica

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term matches this definition: society with highly developed culture, science, technology, and social structures, often characterized by cities, writing, complex governance?

a)

Advanced civilizations

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

glyphs

d)

chinampas

2.

Which term is the region extending across southern Mexico and most of Central America that was the home of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Mayans, and Aztecs?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Chichen Itza

3.

Which word means corn that was originally grown in Mesoamerica?

a)

maize

b)

quipu

c)

terraces

d)

codex

4.

Which term describes a farming technique in which plants in a given area are cut down and burned to fertilize the soil for future use?

a)

slash-n-burn agriculture

b)

terraces

c)

chinampas

d)

observatory

5.

Which term means symbols or pictures that represent words?

a)

glyphs

b)

codex

c)

observatory

d)

Advanced civilizations

6.

Which term means symbols or pictures that represent words?

a)

glyphs

b)

codex

c)

observatory

d)

Advanced civilizations

7.

Which term refers to a former Mayan city and archaeological site in the Yucatán Peninsula featuring a famous pyramid known as El Castillo?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Mesoamerica

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Machu Picchu

8.

Which term names the capital city and religious headquarters of the Aztec civilization?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Machu Picchu

d)

Mesoamerica

9.

Which word refers to artificial islands or floating gardens built by the Aztecs?

a)

chinampas

b)

terraces

c)

slash-n-burn agriculture

d)

glyphs

10.

Which term means an ancient book, manuscript, or scroll, which was used by the Aztecs to explain their history?

a)

codex

b)

quipu

c)

glyphs

d)

observatory

11.

Which word best fits this definition: people worked together for the good of the community?

a)

communal

b)

serfs

c)

conquistadors

d)

terraces

12.

Which term describes Spanish soldiers who tried to conquer as much land as possible for Spain to spread Christianity, become wealthy, and achieve fame?

a)

conquistadors

b)

serfs

c)

Advanced civilizations

d)

Mesoamerica

13.

Which word names flattened sections of land along mountain slopes that are used to grow crops in uneven areas?

a)

terraces

b)

chinampas

c)

slash-n-burn agriculture

d)

maize

14.

Which term refers to people who farmed land owned by the state or nobles in exchange for protection?

a)

serfs

b)

communal

c)

conquistadors

d)

glyphs

15.

Which word names a record-keeping tool made of string that was knotted in different ways?

a)

quipu

b)

codex

c)

maize

d)

observatory

16.

Which term refers to an Incan settlement located in the Andes Mountains that was called the "lost city of the Incas" and may have been used by Emperor Pachacuti?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Mesoamerica