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World civilization - Part 3
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Q1. The pictures and symbols used in Mayan writing are called
A. numbers
B. letters
C. hieroglyphics
D. lines
Q2. Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?
A. The Church was allpowerful.
B. The Church’s power declined.
C. Factories began using electricity.
D. Women gained equal rights with men.
Q3. How did the ruler, Pachacuti, lead the Incas to expand their territory In the mid-1400s?
A. Conquest
B. Speeches
C. Agreements
D. A and C
Q4. Which civilization built a 10,000 mile road system without using wheels or work animals?
A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Inca
Q5. Which of these was used by the Mayas to better examine heavenly objects?
A. observatories
B. telescopes
C. pyramids
D. maps
Q6. Teotihuacan was studded with temples in honor of their gods. We could assume they were
A. Monotheistic
B. Polytheistic
C. Non-theistic
Q7. What is the Inca’s leader called?
A. Sappa Inca
B. King
C. Chief
D. President
Q8. Why were Inca kings buried close to each other?
A. The other sacred burial sites were already crowded
B. To make sure people knew which graves were king and which were commoners
C. So the dead kings could visit each other
D. So they knew where all the gold had been buried with the kings
Q9. Why did Emperor Pachacuti create Machu Picchu?
A. As a summer palace
B. As a negotiation center for trade
C. As a palace for his wife
D. As a retreat for royal rulers
Q10. How was the political structure of the Aztecs different from that of the Mayans?
A. The Aztecs had one ruler and capital city, but the Mayans had many citystates each with their own ruler.
B. The Aztecs elected their ruler, but the Mayans had a dynasty.
C. The Aztecs had a tribal organization, but the Mayans built an empire.
D. The Aztecs believed their religion impacted their ruler, but the Mayans did not believe their reli gion and government were connected.
Q11. This empire was conquered by Pizarro.
A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Inca
Q12. The Inca lived:
A. In the great deserts of South America
B. In the island nation of Australia
C. High in the Andes Mountains
D. In the valleys below Guatemala
Q13. Which statement best describes the city of Tenochtitlán?
A. It was a marketplace city within the Incan empire.
B. It was the largest city in the ancient Americas.
C. It was a port city where Spanish explorers landed.
Q14. The Inca built these to bring water to their crops.
A. hoses
B. Aquaducts
C. sprinkler
Q15. TheMathsystemforthe Incas was:
A. Drawing lines on a wall.
B. The Quipu, a recording device made of knotted string.
C. Writing numbers on rocks and clay in their own Math system.
Q16. How did the Azteccivi lization come to an end?
A. The Spanish conquest
B. Famine
C. Rebellion
D. We do not really know
Q17. What is a “set of strings with knots. The Number and size of the knots conveyed meaning to the Inca.”
A. Quipus
B. Aqueducts
C. Hieroglyphics
D. Ropes
Q18. Which continent were the Inca located on?
A. North America
B. South America
C. Europe
D. Asia
Q19. This civilization descended from the Olmec and Zapotec tribes.
A. Maya
B. Aztec
C. Inca
Q20. What food were they known for?
A. Corn
B. Beans
C. Apples
D. Potatoes
Q21. What did the Inca use to build?
A. wrench
B. hands
C. jackhammer
D. hammer
Q22. All of the tribes got along well.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Q23. The Aztec adapted to living on a salt lake by building these to bring fresh water to them from mainland springs.
A. Aquaducts
B. hoses
C. spriklers
Q24. The Aztec were ___, which means they wor shipped many gods.
A. Monotheistic
B. Catholic
C. Polytheistic
D. Christians
Q25. The Aztec lived in the ___ .
A. northern part of North America
B. Yucatan Peninsula
C. Rio Peninsula
D. middle of Lake Texcoco
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