7th Grade Chapter 1 Test

What is the oldest known early American civilization?

• A Aztec
• B Inca
• C Maya
• D Olmec

What is a steppe?

• A a desert covered in dunes and sand
• B a flat grassland with very few trees
• C a rocky formation
• D a freshwater source in the desert

Which group was at the bottom of medieval hierarchy?

• A serfs
• B knights
• C vassals
• D church officials

Which term describes a celebration in which people give away and gifts to guests?

• A civilization
• B kayak
• C potlatch
• D tepee

Which early American culture built mounds?

• A Hopewell
• B Iroquois
• C Algonquian
• D Hohokam

What did Prince Henry the Navigator establish?

• A a company that built navigational tools
• B a mapmaking school in Africa
• C a shipyard for caravels in Constantinople
• D a navigation school in Portugal

Which of the following was NOT a result of the bubonic plague?

• A the death of one-third of all Europeans
• B the creation of jobs
• C the decline of feudalism
• D the waging of the Crusades

Which group of people supported Martin Luther’s ideas?

• A architects
• B Protestants
• C merchants
• D Catholics

Who gave away gold and other luxuries on a pilgrimage to Mecca?

• A the Songhai people
• B the Yoruba people
• C Mansa Musa
• D Sundiata Ke

How do primary sources such as travel journals help people understand human history?

• A They are written by people who lived through the described events.
• B They match what modern-day historians think about past events.
• C They are based on secondary sources.
• D They are easy to read.