Social Studies Benchmark

Name the landform.

• Cliff
• Island
• Mountain
• Swamp

What is this landform?

• lake
• peninsula
• hills
• mountain

____________________ is the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains. 

• Archaeology
• Anthropologist
• History

_______ is the way of life of people, including their beliefs, customs, and practices.

• Culture
• Customs
• Beliefs
• Social Classes

civilization began in present-day Mexico and Guatemala

• Aztec
• Inca
• Maya

The ______ civilization created the 365 day calendar

• Inca
• Aztec
• Mayan
• Greek

The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer made trips to the Americas. Who is this explorer?

• Hernando de Soto
• Leif Eriksson
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus

The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres. 

• people/cultures 
• disease
• animals/plants
• all of the above

What was Columbus trying to find?

• A new continent
• Nothing.  He was simply exploring.
• A new source for slaves
• A new way to get to East Asia

The explorer who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico, destroyed their capital and built Mexico City there.

• Ponce de Leon 
• Cortes
• Vasquez de Coronado
• de Soto