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A quiz on the history of ancient american cultures ( the Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs, and Incas)
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The aztecs were famous for...
Their knowledge of the stars
Blood sacrifices
Their mathematics
Their architecture
2
This place was made by which culture?
Mayan
Aztec
Inca
3
The Incas were famous for building all of their cities without use of...
Cement
Nails
Rulers
Wood
4
The mayans used which gemstone in lots of their artwork?
Rubies
Jade
Emeralds
Opals
5
An Aztec temple was unearthed in the middle of which city?
Cancún
Mexico City
Porto Vallarta
Lima
6
Which conquistador conquered the Olmecs?
Nobody.
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
Pedro de Almuerzo
7
Which conquistador conquered the Mayans?
Pedro de Alvarado
Christopher Columbus
Henando de Soto
Francisco Pizzaro
8
Which civilization was the first to exist?
The Mayans
The Aztecs
The Olmecs
The Incas
9
This mayan bulding is one of the new 7 wonders of the world. It is called...
Chichen Itza
El Dorado
The Temple of Quetzalcoatl
Vilcabamba
10
According to the Aztecs, they built their civilizaton on an Island where...
The saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a rattle snake
The sun god touched his golden staff to the ground
A quetzal flew into the sky after their king's death
A circle of mysterious stones stood in the middle of a field
11
Which conquistador conquered the Incas?
Hernando de Soto
Pedro de Alvarado
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
12
In which modern day country did the Olmecs live in?
Canada
Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
13
Which Bird was holy to the Mayans?
Eagle
Falcon
Quetzal
Toucan
14
The Spanish thought that there was a lost city full of gold in south America. They called it...
Antigua
Atlantis
El Dorado
Vilcabamba
15
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando de Soto
Pedro de Alvarado
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
16
Which country did the Mayans mainly live in?
Just Mexico
Mexico and guatemala
U.S.
Ecuador and peru
17
Which modern country did the Incas mainly live in?
Peru
Mexico
Ecuador
18
The Olmecs are speculated to be the first to have come up with which concept?
The Heliocentric theory
The Number 0
Written Language
Human Sacrifice
19
The Olmecs were famous for making giant sculptures of what?
Their gods
Mythical Creatures
Human heads
Animals
20
Which modern country did the Aztecs mainly live in?
The United States
Guatemala
Peru
Mexico
