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Mayans and Aztecs
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1
What modern country is in the area where the Maya civilization developed?
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Peru
Ecuador
2
Who were at the top of the social class?
Wealthy nobles
slaves
commoners
Priests and kings
3
Why was the Mayan calendar important?
It determined when to eat.
It determined when to attack and plant crops.
It determined when to hunt.
It determined when to get married.
4
The Aztec capital city that was founded in 1325 A.D. is:
Tenochtitlan
Tikal
Lake Texcoco
Quetzalcoatl
5
Which group made it mandatory for education for all people regardless of gender or social class
The serfs
The Mayans
The Incas
The Aztecs
6
A person who moves from place to place rather than settling permanently are:
Tribute
Nomads
Commoners
Serfs
7
What was the main type of food the Incans ate?
Potatoes
Avocados
Bread
Rice
8
Who was Pacal II?
A king who ruled the Mayan city of Palenque for 70 years.
A slave who rose from to the top from the bottom.
A emperor who ruled the Aztecs for 70 years.
A commoner who ruled the Incas for 70 years.
9
Why did the Mayans practice human sacrifices?
They were a cult.
To honor their parents.
To please the king.
To honor their Gods.
10
What role did the Mayan priests have?
Grow crops
Read the sacred calendar.
Command peasant armies
To build temples.
11
Mayans excelled in:
math, astronomy, farming, and architecture.
conquering the Aztecs, Spanish, and culinary arts.
science, war, economics, and art.
history, language arts, and physical education.
12
The Aztecs arose from:
Chinampas.
The valley of Mexico.
Terraces.
The mountains.
13
What negative effect did slash and burn agriculture have?
It destroyed buildings.
It dried up the lake.
It killed a lot of animals.
It weakened the soil.
14
The Mayans were known for their architecture, farming, astronomy, ___________and___________.
Science, hunting.
Writing, weaving.
Math, art.
Sleeping, eating.
15
A payment made by one ruler or country to another as a sign of respect or submission is:
A tribute
A tax
A sacrifice
A stele
16
What are chinampas?
Raised garden beds or floating gardens.
Floating boats
slash and burn
Floating ducks
17
Most common punishment of the Aztecs was:
Death
Torture
Slap on the wrist
Jail time
18
An ancient carved stone marker commemorating an important date or great event is:
A obsidian tool
A mural
Cacao
A stele
19
What are causeways?
A cause to have a way.
Suspension bridge that bridges on end to another.
A solid earthen roadway built across water or low ground.
A bridge that connects land to a lake.
20
A Mesoamerican civilization that reached its height between 250 A.D. and 900 A.D.?
The Mongols
The Aztecs
The Incas
The Maya
21
A professional soldier who is paid to fight another country or group are:
Commoners
Missionaries
Mercenaries
Priests
22
What did the Incas use since they didn't have a written language?
Quipus
Ayllus
Chasquis
Communal
23
What lake did the Aztecs settled in?
Lake Elsinore
Lake Tenochtitlan
Lake Havusu
Lake Texcoco
24
What's a social pyramid?
A structure that is friendly and talkative.
A social structure that represents social classes.
A pyramid create for people to socialize.
A social structure that represents school classes.
25
What modern country did the Incas originate from?
Tenochtitlan
Peru
Guatemala
Tikal
26
A type of book written on bark paper used by early Mesoamericans to record important events is:
Tablet
Codex
Stele
Obsidian
27
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
Area of southeastern Mexico.
Area of northwestern Mexico.
Area in the west of Mexico.
Area northeast of Mexico.
28
What is cacao?
A tree that can produce cocoa.
A tree that can produce peaches.
A tree that can produce tobacco.
A tropical tree with seeds that can produce chocolate.
29
The Incans used what to record information?
Terraces
Stele
Chinampas
Quipu
30
The network of roads the Incas had helped:
hold the empire together.
create schools.
weakened the empire.
them improve their education.
31
What is Mesoamerica?
A region in New Mexico and Brazil.
A region that includes southern Mexico and Central America.
A region North of the Dominican Republic.
The region of the Caribbean.
32
A set of actions that is always performed the same way as part of a religious ceremony is:
A ritual.
A codex.
A tablet.
A stele.
33
What type of technology did Aztec farmers used?
Terrace farming
Floating ducks
Chinampas
Slash and burn farming
34
What is slash and burn agriculture?
A type of farming by planting trees and nurturing them.
A type of farming by cutting down and burning vegetation.
A type of farming that where floating gardens are created.
A type of farming by cutting down trees and replanting them.
35
The Mayans' knowledge of astronomy and math skills contributed to their accurate:
Stele
Writing skills
Obsidian
Calendar
36
What type of technology did Mayan farmers used?
Terrace farming.
Slash and burn farming.
Floating gardens.
Chinampas
37
Why did the Aztecs sacrificed humans?
They hated the gods.
They were overpopulated.
They believed the Aztec gods needed blood.
They didn't like people.
38
A type of corn grown by Native American civilizations are:
Maize
Codex
Maze
Stele
