The American Civilisation

Q. The most important of the stone buildings of the Inca empire can be found in the country of .

1. Peru
2. Ecuador
3. Chile

Q. Which of the following options state an incorrect fact about the Aztec civilization?

1. They built their city in an island, in the Texcoco lake in Mexico.
2. Their city was called Tenochtitlan, meaning a stone rising from water.
3. Their people spoke the language of Nahua.
4. They were called Tenochca since their ancestor was called Tenoch.

Q. The people are the American-Indian aborigines of the Yucatan area of Mexico and Central Asia.

1. Maya
2. Aztec
3. Inca

Q. Which of the following civilisations are the Columbian Civilisations of America?

1. The Harappan Civilisation
2. The Inca Civilisation
3. The Aztec Civilisation
4. The Maya Civilisation

Q. What was the language spoken by the Mayans?

1. Yucutec
2. Nahua
3. Greek
4. Latin

Q. The Mayas lived in huts in outskirts of ceremonial centres. They were intelligent people. Rain, soil, maize, etc., were considered as Gods.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following is/are part of the American Civilisation?

1. Maya Civilisation
2. Roman Civilisation
3. Inca Civilisation
4. Aztec Civilisation

Q. What are the early depictions of the hierarchical systems in American civilisations?

1. Construction of pyramids
2. Olmecs discovered in coastal Mexico
3. Historical writings
4. All of the above

Q. Why were the aborigines present in America and Australia named as "Indians" also?

1. There is no reason.
2. These areas discovered were believed to be India and hence named Indians.
3. These areas were inhabited by natives from India.
4. These areas were originally part of India.

Q. The Inca empire flourished in the regions of Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina, in the 15th and 16th centuries.

1. True
2. False

Q. What are Olmec?

1. Commorative idols depecting leaders and kings.
2. Commorative idols depecting religious deities.
3. Commorative idols depecting women.
4. None of these.