Primary Education

Ms Isabel Irribarra 4A

SOCIAL TEST Grade: 4° grade A

Name: _____________________________________________ Prema: 60% Mark:

Date: ________________ Total Score: 39 Student Score:

Objectives: To identify the main characteristics of the Mayan and Aztec

civilizations.
To appreciate their historical and cultural legacy.

I. Color the geographical distribution of the Mayas and Aztecs.

Use different colors and write. (4 pts.)

II. - Read carefully and answer. (25 pts)

1. - Where were the Mayans and Aztecs located?

a) Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil.

b) Peru, Chile and Mexico.
c) Mesoamerica, Yucatan peninsula.
d) Peru, Brazil and part of Honduras.
2. - How was the Mayan and Aztecs political organization?

a) They had a hierarchical system.

b) The people control the states.
c) There were alliances with the Spanish people.
d) The nobility had the highest power.

3. - What social group was the economic base of the Mayans?

a) Slaves and merchants.

b) Priests and nobility.
c) Artisans and farmers.
d) Nobility.

4. - What was the main economic activity of the Mayans?

a) Fishing.
b) Mining.
c) Agriculture.
d) Forestry.

5. - What was the function of the lunar calendar?

a) Religious ceremonies.
b) The harvest period.
c) Dance period.
d) Games ceremonies.

6. - What was the function of the solar calendar?

a) Religious ceremonies.
b) Agriculture activities.
c) Sacrifices.
d) Official games.

7.-What was the religion of the Mayans and Aztecs?

a) Catholics.
b) Christians.
c) Monotheists.
d) Polytheists.

8. - Which function did the pyramids have?

a) They were religious temples.
b) They were astronomical observatories.
c) They were used to perform sacrifices.
d) All of them.

9. – Mayans cultivated their food on:

a) popol vuh
b) milpas
c) chinampas
d) potatoes

10. - Which sentence express the structure of the Mayan and Aztec society?

a) Merchants were divided into clans.

b) Nobility was only obtained through birth.
c) Anybody could become the emperor.
d) All people had the same rights in their society.

11. - Which sentence is correct? Mayan and Aztecs:

a) lived in South America.

b) ate corn, tomatoes and chili.
c) didn’t built temples.
d) had an emperor as a highest authority.

12. – Aztecs were good warriors because:

a) Girls were educated in special schools.

b) They prepared young children to be warriors.
c) Education was based on science and math.
d) They wore special masks to go to the war.

13. – Which characteristic had Mayans and Aztecs in common?

a) They had floating islands for farming.

b) They had the same capital city.
c) They were excellent astronomers.
d) They believed in one god.

14. - How did the Aztecs satisfy their gods?

a) They had a peaceful life.

B) They cultivated a lot of corn.
c) They went to many wars.
d) They made sacrifices.

15. – Where was Tenochtitlan founded?

a) In the Caribbean sea.

b) In the Teotihuacán river.
c) In the lake Tenochtitlan.
d) In the lake Texcoco.

16. – Mayans and Aztecs built the pyramids:

a) as ceremonial centers.
b) for ball games.
c) to live in there.
d) in honor of Kukulkan.

17. – The Aztec families were divided in clans called:

a) Slaves.
b) Merchants.
c) Nobility.
d) Calpullis.

18. – According to the historical origin of the Aztecs, is correct:

a) They were a warrior empire located in North America.

b) Aztecs were a nomad civilization that lived in Mexico.
c) Toltecas were their ancestors.
d) They were groups of slaves and artisans.

19. - Which of the following inventions belongs to the Mayans?

a) The hieroglyphs writing system.

b) A solar calendar with 260 days.
c) Floating islands for farming.
d) They recorded the movement of the stars.

20. - The Mayan numeral system was important because:

a) it allowed them to write their codices.

b) they could prepare complex calendars.
c) nobody else could count like them.
d) they used symbols to represent ideas.
21. - Which of the following options corresponds to Huitzilopochtli?

a) God of corn.
b) God of the skies.
c) God of the spring.
d) God of war.

22. – They were prisoners of war and criminals that were used to make human
sacrifices:

a) Merchants.
b) Priests.
c) Artisans.
d) Slaves.

23. – The highest political authority of the Mayans was:

a) Halach Uinic.
b) Kukulkan.
c) Tlacotin.
d) Tlatoani.

24. – The capital city of the Aztec Empire was:

a) Popol Vuh.
b) Tenochtitlan.
c) Chichen Itza.
d) Tikal.

25. – The highest political authority of the Aztecs was:

a) Halach Uinic.
b) Kukulkan.
c) Tlacotin.
d) Tlatoani.

III. – Write a similarity and a difference between the Mayans and the
Aztecs. (4 pts)
 Similarity
Difference

III. – Lee y responde en forma breve y clara, con letra legible. (6 pts)

1.Desarrolla un tema que hayas aprendido de la cultura Maya. (Título, descripción)

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2.Imagina que eres parte de la sociedad Azteca, elige una clase social y explica
cuáles serían tus derechos y cuáles tus obligaciones.

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