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Ancient Civilizations In Mesoamerica
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1) The ……………………….…… are called the “mother civilization” of the Mesoamerican civilizations.
A
The Olmecs
B
The Maya
C
The Aztecs
D
The Incas
2) In the center of Tikal, there were …..……………………….. large temples made of huge stones.
A
6
B
8
C
2
D
4
3) In mathematics, the Olmecs developed a ……………………………………..
A
counting System
B
calendar
C
picture writing
D
Codex
4) …………………..…..………………….. is a game that Olmecs used to play with a rubber ball.
A
Football
B
Handball
C
Tennis
D
Ceremonial ball game
5) Game balls in the Olmec civilization were made of …..…………………….
A
plastic
B
rubber
C
metal
D
cotton
6) Olmecs used a form of …..……………….…………..… to record dates and events and to tell stories.
A
letters
B
picture writing
C
English alphabetical letters
D
symbols
7) ………………………….…………...………….. is a method used by the Mayans to clear land for farming.
A
Slash and burn method
B
All of them
C
River flooding
D
Burning the trees
8) The Maya improved the Olmec number system by adding a symbol for ………………….……
A
a symbol for zero
B
a symbol for a hundred
C
zero
D
a hundred
9) ……………………………… was an important city in the Maya civilization.
A
Mesoamerica
B
Tikal
C
San Lorenzo
D
Los Angeles
10) The Olmec and the Mayas lived in …………………………………….
A
United States of America
B
South America
C
Mesoamerica
D
North America
11) Olmec people lived in villages of small houses made of ……………..………… and …………..…………
A
reeds and grass
B
All of them
C
bricks and cement
D
mud and wood
12) The Olmecs depended on the ……………………………………………………..….. to water their crops.
A
rain
B
All of them
C
seasonal river flooding
D
wells
13) In astronomy, the Olmecs developed a ……………………………………..
A
calendar
B
a form of picture writing
C
Codex
D
counting System
14) The Olmecs made many carvings and artworks, both large and small, for ……………………………...
A
religous purposes
B
decoration
C
All of them
D
daily uses
15) The players hit the ball with their ………………….
A
hips
B
feet
C
hands
D
heads
16) The Maya borrowed many culture traits from the ……………………………… civilization.
A
The Incas
B
The Olmecs
C
The Indus
D
The Aztecs
17) Mayas writing consisted of a kind of hieroglyphics called ……………………………...
A
tumplines
B
figs
C
Codex
D
Glyphs
18) The Mayas made the codex from the .....................................
A
leaves of strawberry trees
B
bark of orange trees
C
roots of apple trees
D
bark of wild fig trees
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