Ancient Civilizations Worksheet

The ________ were known for their great cities. Their capital, Tenochtitlan, was built on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco. They modified their environment and built Chinampas or floating gardens.

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

These early people spread throughout Mexico, Central Mexico, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Their greatest accomplishment was the development of an advanced system of writing called hieroglyphics.

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

This civilization began in 1438 in the Andes Mountains and then spread to Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina. They are known for building a road system that stretched over 12,000 miles, using runners to relay messages, and for practicing terrace farming.

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who conquered the Aztecs? The Spanish explorer ________

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortes

• John Cabot

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The Incan Empire ended because they were taken over by ________, a Spanish Conquistador.

• Fransico Pizzaro

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

The Incan Empire modified their environment to increase the amount of land for agriculture by ________.

• chinampas

• terrace farming

• moving to flat land

Olmec: What are the Olmec known for?

• Pottery

• Giant stone heads

• Terrace farming

• Chinampas

Haida: What are the Haida known for? (Accomplishments/Known For)

• Canoes and totem poles

• Stone heads

• Terrace farming

• Hieroglyphic writing

Pueblo: The Pueblo are known for Pottery and __________.

• adobe

• totem poles

• canoes

• wigwams

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Aztec: What is a floating garden called in the Aztec civilization?

• chinampas

• pueblos

• ziggurats

• terraces