Ancient Civilizations Quiz

We have studied some ancient civilizations. Which ancient civilization is labeled as A on the map?

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

Shield Jaguar was the ______ of a large city.

• ruler

• warrior

• merchant

• priest

Shield Jaguar was from a ______ that had ruled the city for hundreds of years.

• dynasty

• tribe

• empire

• kingdom

One night, Shield Jaguar and his queen, Lady Xoc, gave thanks to the gods by performing a ritual called ______ on a night when some of the planets were ______. This ritual involved the queen pulling ______ of glass through her tongue.

• misaligned

• aligned

• dancing

• bloodletting

• shards

The Yucatán peninsula is located in which part of Mexico?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast

The ancient civilisation that lived on the Yucatán peninsula was:

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Olmecs

Where did the ancient Maya civilisation live?

• In the Amazon rainforest

• In the Andes mountains

• In the Yucatan Peninsula

• In the Sahara desert

The Maya built their cities on which peninsula?

• Iberian Peninsula

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

• Balkan Peninsula

Shield Jaguar was a ruler in which ancient civilisation?

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

The ancient civilisation that spoke the Mayan language is:

• Aztec

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec