Latin America - Aztecs, Incas, Conquistadors, & Colombian Exch
  • 1. Where was the Aztec civilization?
A) Ecuador
B) Venezuela
C) Mexico
D) Brazil
  • 2. What was the name of the capital city of the Aztec civilization?
A) Cuzco
B) Mexico City
C) Tenochtitlan
D) Machu Picchu
  • 3. What was the advantage of Tenochtitlan's location?
A) since it was on the top of a mountain it was difficult for the enemy to climb up
B) since it was in the middle of a lake it protected them from enemy attacks
C) since it was inside a zoo the animals would protect it from the enemy
D) since it was in the base of a volcano the enemy was afraid of the lava
  • 4. What is a causeway?
A) a raised roadway across a swamp or body of water
B) an underwater tunnel
C) a narrow strip of land that is bordered by water on two sides
D) a large farm or estate where crops are grown
  • 5. Which of these things were the Aztec NOT responsible for?
A) innovative methods to farm on the steep mountainsides
B) building a causeway to travel in and out of Tenochtitlan
C) using a calendar based on the movement of the earth around the sun
D) grew crops in floating gardens
  • 6. What was the capital of the Inca civilization?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Cuzco
C) Mexico City
D) Machu Picchu
  • 7. Which empire had the most people at its peak?
A) Inca
B) Aztec
  • 8. This was a fierce group of warriors who conquered many people and offered human sacrifices to please their gods.
A) Inca
B) Aztec
  • 9. Where was the Inca civilization?
A) Mexico
B) western coast of South America
C) eastern coast of North America
D) Central America
  • 10. This civilization was known for their building, stone roads are still used today and cities are still standing.
A) Aztec
B) Inca
  • 11. One example of the stone buildings that the Incas built that amazes scientists to this day is the city of __________________.
A) causeway
B) Machu Picchu
C) Atahualpa
D) Tenochtitlan
  • 12. Which mountain range did the Incas farm?
A) Sierra Madre Mountains
B) Pyrenees
C) Alps
D) Andes Mountains
  • 13. At first Montezuma welcomed Hernan Cortes because he thought _____________.
A) he was a god
B) he brought gold
C) he had a horse
D) he brought smallpox
  • 14. Montezuma was an _________ ruler.
A) Portuguese
B) Spanish
C) Inca
D) Aztec
  • 15. Which of these things did the Spanish people NOT bring to Central and South America?
A) smallpox
B) horses
C) guns
D) cannons
E) Gold
  • 16. After Cortes conquered the Aztec, he destroyed Tenochtitlan and established __________________.
A) Quito
B) Cuzco
C) Machu Picchu
D) Mexico City
  • 17. Many Aztecs died from smallpox because they had never been exposed to it before.
A) True
B) False
  • 18. The Inca ruler Atahualpa life was spared because he made a deal with Francisco Pizarro.
A) False, he broke the deal and killed him
B) True, they went on to rule together
  • 19. Which European country were Cortes and Pizarro from?
A) Portugal
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) Spain
  • 20. An ____________ is a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
A) immunity
B) indigenous
C) epidemic
D) causeway
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