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Chapter 7 Test
Part 1: Content Test
Directions: Fill in the circle next to the correct answer.
1. Which is the longest mountain chain in
the world?
a Andes
b Rocky Mountains
c Alps
d Cascade Mountains
2. What is the Altiplano?
a ice glaciers formed at the peaks of
the Rocky Mountains
b foothills of the Andes Mountains
c swampland in mountain valleys
d a region of plateaus and plains high
in the mountains
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3. Which is NOT a reason why people
settled near Lake Titicaca?
a The climate near the lake is moderate.
b The soil near the lake can support
crops.
c The lake is a good source of
transportation.
d The god of nature was believed to
live in a hut near the lake.
4. Which is NOT found in South America?
a Atacama Desert
b Lake Texcoco
c Amazon River
d Guiana Highlands
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5. How is the land of central and southern
South America different from the land in
the northern part of the continent?
a It is an area of plains.
b It is divided by the Amazon River.
c It is an area of highlands.
d It is divided by the Andes.
6. Which is NOT a reason why few early
South American peoples created largescale civilizations?
a It is hard to unite people separated by
dense forests.
b The landscape of the continent is very
rugged.
c There are very few resources on the
continent.
d People lived great distances apart
from one another.
7. Which is NOT true about Chavín art?
a It is known for its fantastic images.
b It included pottery and carvings.
c Jaguars often were depicted.
d Other peoples did not like Chavín art.
8. How were the Mochica and the Chavín
alike?
a They both were accomplished artists.
b They both worshipped jaguars.
c They both altered the courses of
rivers and streams to irrigate their
crops.
d They both disappeared around 200 B.C.
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9. In which country did both the Chavín and
Mochica live?
a Mexico
b Peru
c Bolivia
d Chile
10. What are the Chavín and Mochica best
known for today?
a art
b crops
c cities
d religion
11. Which best describes the Mochica citystates?
a dirt mounds and straw huts
b sod buildings connected by roads
c flat-topped pyramids, stone
courtyards, and plazas
d vast network of caves
12. What mystery remains unsolved about
the Chavín and Mochica civilizations?
a Their artifacts can no longer be
found.
b No one knows for sure what
happened to them.
c Their art reveals little about their lives.
d No one knows for sure where they
lived.
13. According to their discoveries, what do
archaeologists believe Machu Picchu
was?
a religious center
b trade center
c communications center
d arts center
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14. Which city was the capital of the Inca
Empire?
a Los Angeles
b Tenochtitlan
c Machu Picchu
d Cuzco
15. Which two emperors turned the Inca into
rulers of the greatest empire in the
Americas?
a Pachacuti and Topa Inca
b Manco Capac and Topa Inca
c Inca Viracocha and Pachacuti
d Manco Capac and Inca Viracocha
16. Which is NOT a way that the Inca kept
their vast empire united?
a They had an efficient form of
government.
b They built about 14,000 miles of roads.
c They developed a system of writing.
d They had officials who supervised
the people.
17. Why are the Inca remembered as fine
stoneworkers?
a They were the first to use cement.
b They cut stones to fit together so
tightly they did not need cement.
c They only built new buildings from
scratch.
d They cut stones into standardized
shapes.
18. Which is NOT an achievement of the Inca?
a They built many miles of roads.
b They dug tunnels through rock.
c They created islands on a lake.
d They built sacred rope bridges.
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Part 2: Skills Test
Directions: Use complete sentences to answer questions 1–7. Use a separate sheet
of paper if you need more space.
1. Divide the major landforms of South America into the following groups: northern,
southern, eastern, western. Identify at least one landform in each geographical region.
Categorize
2. Why do you think people such as the Chavín and Mochica created art? Hypothesize
3. Write the main events of the Inca Empire from about A.D. 1200 until 1527 in the order in
which they happened. Sequence
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4. Compare and contrast the wartime leadership of Inca Viracocha and that of Pachacuti.
Compare and Contrast
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5. Why do you think the Inca’s elaborate system of roads was reserved only for military and
government use? Hypothesize
6. Which civilization do you think was the most important: the Chavín, the Mochica, or the
Inca? Why? Express Ideas
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7. Use the map to answer the questions. Use Latitude and Longitude
a. What is the name of the imaginary lines that run north and south on the map?
b. Where are you if you are vacationing at 20ºN and 90ºW?
c. Estimate the longitudinal location to which the Baja California Peninsula extends.
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