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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where did the Inca live?
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, specifically mostly modern Peru
Central Mexico
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Andes
are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established
are a civilization that was built in central Mexico
are a series of lakes in Peru
- 3. Multiple Choice
The capital of the Inca Empire was at
Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Copan
Cusco
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Empire that developed in the Andes Mountains of South America lasting from the 1400s to the 1530s was the
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Conquistadors
- 5. Multiple Choice
Whats the name of the stone city built high up in the Andes including religious temples, royal residences, and houses for workers?
Andes
Cusco
Machu Picchu
Nahuatl
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who was the Inca emperor whose name means "he who changed the world"?
Priest
Pachacuti
Cortes
Moctezuma II
- 7. Multiple Choice
Quechua was the
language spoken by the Inca
corn recipe used by the Inca
city built by the Inca high in the Andes
ruler of the Inca
- 8. Multiple Choice
Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as
tribute
quechua
terrace farming
chinampas farming
- 9. Multiple Choice
Setting up a strong central government helped Pachacuti
get a lot of alpaca
get a lot of llamas
control the large Inca Empire
eat a lot of corn
- 10. Multiple Choice
Even though the Inca had a large and strong army, the Spanish successfully defeated them because they had
Atahualpa
horses and superior metal weapons
terraced farming
Francisco Pizarro
- 11. Multiple Choice
Their bridges built of wood, stone, and thick rope, as well as their extensive network and roads, plus their entire cities built out of stone show us that the Inca were
lazy
gifted engineers and builders
using a lot of help from the Maya
skilled readers and writers
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who in the Inca Empire had absolute power?
the priest
the emperor
the farmers
the royal religious advisor
- 13. Multiple Choice
What helped rulers maintain tight control of the large empire?
the hierarchy of Inca society
Pachacuti
terraced farming
Machu Picchu
- 14. Multiple Choice
In the Inca Empire, commoners
carved terraces and planted crops
farmed communal lands and worked on state-owned farms
served in the army and on building projects
all of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Inca has ______ for meat and wool and for transporting goods and people across the mountains.
horses
llamas
alpaca and llamas
sheep
- 16. Multiple Choice
What allowed stones to carry water to the city (like in Rome!)?
terraced farming
aqueducts
Machu Picchu
quarried stone
- 17. Multiple Choice
Francisco Pizarro
was a conquistador from Spain. He invaded the Inca.
Had only 180 men, but superior supplies compared to the Inca
conquered the territory of the fallen Inca Empire
all of the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who was the Inca Emperor while the Spanish invaded? He was eventually captured and executed.
Pachacuti
Machu Picchu
Pizarro
Atahualpa
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, mostly Peru
- 20. Multiple Choice
What were chinampas?
the name for Aztec city-states
people who lived in Tenochtitlan
farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled
walls of skulls at temples
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Aztec civilization had a class structure
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Building chinampas allowed the Aztec to
farm in swamp land
defeat the other city-states
carve skulls into stone wall
create intricate green masks
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the lake where the Aztec settled?
Lake Texcoco
Lake Tahoe
Lake Templo
Lake Cusco
- 24. Multiple Choice
The Aztec
Were skilled warriors
Were skilled llama herders
Were skilled swimmers
All of the Above
- 25. Multiple Choice
YOU CAN PICK MULTIPLE ANSWERS. How were the Aztec able to create an empire?
They were skilled warriors
They made an alliance and used their allies to control the area
They ruled from Machu Picchu
They had government officials keep order and enforce taxes
- 26. Multiple Choice
What's the name of the Aztec Capital?
Texcoco
Chinapa
Templo Mayor
Tenochtitlan
- 27. Multiple Choice
The name for a government official who works to carry out the business of the government is
conquistador
codex
glyph
bureaucrat
- 28. Multiple Choice
A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is
a city state
a chinapas
a temple
a city capital
- 29. Multiple Choice
How many people lived in the Aztec empire at its height?
6000
6 million
200,000
2 million
- 30. Multiple Choice
Most Aztecs belonged to which class?
emperor
priests
warriors
commoners
- 31. Multiple Choice
Who was the most powerful person in Aztec culture?
The Emperor
The Priest
The person who made the sacrifices at the temple
The Warrior
- 32. Multiple Choice
The Aztecs
spoke Nahuatl
spoke Spanish
spoke English
spoke Quechua
- 33. Multiple Choice
We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
Muslim
Beliebers (fans of Justin Bieber)
- 34. Multiple Choice
Teotihuacan was sacred because
the Aztec believed it was the place of the birth of the gods
it had many religious temples
it had temples dedicated to the sun and the moon
all of the above
- 35. Multiple Choice
What was one reason the Aztec became weak?
they demanded high tributes that city-states couldn't and wouldn't pay
the chinampas fell apart
too much money was spent on the Templo Mayor
all of the above
- 36. Multiple Choice
Who was Moctezuma II?
Spanish conqueror who was greedy for gold and riches from Central and South America
An important Aztec priest
Aztec ruler who considered himself equal with the gods. The ruler when Hernan Cortes first arrived.
Aztec leader who built Tenochititlan
- 37. Multiple Choice
What is one way we know about the legacy of the Aztec civilization?
the Aztec made codices (like books) with glyphs describing their history
The Spanish were very careful with Aztec goods and artifacts and have preserved them
Carvings in caves
Moctezuma II's Instagram
- 38. Multiple Choice
The Aztecs settled where they saw:A bird on a wireA Gopher eating a turtleAn eagle on a cactus - 39. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs settled on a lake called:Lake TexcocoLake of the AztecLand o Lakes
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:They were evilthey believed it would please their godsthey hated blood
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs made the people they conquered pay Tribute. What was that?attention at all timesgifts of jewels, gold , and valuablesshow honor with marches
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztecs built Chinampas. What were they?Mexica foodfloating gardenspyramids
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Spanish explorer that arrived in 1519?CortezPizzaroMarc Anthony
- 44. Multiple ChoiceA form of writing that the Aztecs used which included pictures:alphabethieroglyphssketches
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe advantage of having their city built on a lake was:protection from enemiesa source of water for cropsbathing and washingall of the above
- 46. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec built causeways around their city. What are those?race tracksfloating docks to walk onfences
- 47. Multiple ChoiceThe Aztec were very artistic and made drawings of:Important eventsreligious godsnatureall of the above
- 48. Multiple ChoiceCortez encountered a rival tribe called the Taxcallan when he arrived in Mexico. How did they play a role in the conquering of the Aztec?They provided the weaponsthey told the Aztecs the Spanish were comingThey formed an alliance with the Spanish against their Aztec enemies
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Spanish want from the Aztecs?Gold and richesconvert them to Christianityclaim the land for Spainall of the above
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish used a powerful weapon against the Aztecs without fighting at all. What was it?diseasecannonscary masks
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs due to:superior weaponsdiseasehelp from a rival tribeall of the above
- 52. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Spanish conquered the Aztecs the named the conquered land:New MexicaNew SpainNew Aztec
- 53. Multiple ChoiceThe conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:ValdezCortez CityMexico City
- 54. Multiple Choice
The Maya
had a system of writing like hieroglyphics that represented sounds and also had a system for numbers
spoke Nahuatl
spoke Quechua
built chinampas on Lake Texcoco
- 55. Multiple Choice
Where did the Maya live?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America mainly Peru
- 56. Multiple Choice
Compared to the Aztec and the Inca, the Maya civilization rose and fell
first
second
third
all of the above
- 57. Multiple Choice
What is a city-state?
an artificial field of mud and vegetation used to produce crops
the building where a bureaucrat works
the great pyramid that stood at the center of the city
a city with its surrounding territory that forms an independent state
- 58. Multiple Choice
From the list, pick the two Maya cities.
Tenochtitlan
Cuzco
Copan
Chichen Itza
- 59. Multiple Choice
Most Maya scribes recorded their people's history in a folded book made of tree bark called
a glyph
a book
a stelae
a codex
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