7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 11
Maya, Aztec & Inca
Empires of the Americas
What your child practices
How the Maya, Aztec (Mexica) and Inca arose, their cities, farming, achievements in mathematics and astronomy, and how the Aztec and Inca empires were defeated by Spain. Maya, Nahua and Quechua peoples are living communities today.
California Content Standards learning standard: 7.7.1; 7.7.2; 7.7.3; 7.7.4; 7.7.5 · the geography, societies, rise and fall, arts and achievements of the Maya, Aztec and Inca
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Maya cities such as Tikal were built in the…
- rainforests of Central America
- Andes Mountains
- Great Plains
- Sahara
rainforests of Central America
Hint: Tikal is in today's Guatemala.
Question 2
Under the Inca labor tax called mit'a, people…
- paid in silver coins
- worked on public projects for the state
- served as priests
worked on public projects for the state
Hint: Roads and terraces were built this way.
Question 3
Today, millions of people in Mexico and Guatemala speak…
- Maya languages and Nahuatl
- only Latin
- Greek
- only English
Maya languages and Nahuatl
Hint: These languages are living today.
Question 4
Books like the Codex Mendoza help historians because…
- they record Aztec life in pictures and words
- they are about Rome
- they are written in English
they record Aztec life in pictures and words
Hint: Codices are primary sources.
Question 5
English words like 'chocolate' and 'tomato' come from…
- Quechua
- Greek
- Nahuatl, the Aztec language
Nahuatl, the Aztec language
Hint: Nahuatl is still spoken in Mexico.
Question 6
Tenochtitlan was founded in about…
- 1325
- 500
- 1776
1325
Hint: It grew into one of the world's largest cities.