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WorksheetsUnit 1 - How do we know?
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
2.
A movie showing the life of George Washington.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
3.
A journal written by Sequoyah describing how he created the Cherokee alphabet.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
4.
A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
5.
A Youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
6.
An interview with a soldier about what it was like while she was fighting in Iraq.
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
7.
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
a)
Nahuatl
b)
Montezuma
c)
Tenochititlan
d)
Mexico city
8.
What did montezuma do to cortez and his men as they approached tenochtitlan?
a)
killed them all
b)
took spanish troops as hostage
c)
he welcomed them
d)
became friends with them
9.
Who was the ruler of the aztecs when cortez arrived ?
a)
Cortez
b)
Montezuma
c)
billy burk
d)
Harry potter
10.
When did the Aztecs live?
a)
700-900
b)
1700-1900
c)
1000-1100
d)
1400-1500
11.
What does the term "mesoamerican" mean?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Middle America, between North and South America
c)
Middle America, including states like Texas and Oklahoma
d)
Messy America
12.
What is the word to describe the belief in many Gods.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Hierarchy
c)
Nobility
d)
Polytheism
13.
What was the name of the peninsula where the Mayans largely lived?
a)
Baja California Peninsula
b)
Iberian Peninsula
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Yucatan Peninsula
14.
Which sentence below most accurately describes Mayan religion?
a)
Religion was central to Mayan culture as they worshiped many gods and made many sacrifices, including human sacrifices.
b)
The Mayans were largely catholic because of the Spanish influence.
c)
Religion was central to the Mayan culture as Mayans had a single god that they worshipped.
d)
Mayans were Christians that made many sacrifices, including human scarifices.
15.
The Aztecs sacrificed birds and humans because they believed Huitzilopochtli, the god of sun and war
a)
required suffering.
b)
hated most living things.
c)
built with bones and feathers.
d)
needed blood for nourishment.
16.
Who found Otzi
a)
Eskimos
b)
Hikers
c)
children
d)
Otzi's mom
17.
What was found near Otzi's body?
a)
his suitcase
b)
food
c)
tools
d)
a dead skunk
18.
How old was Otzi when he was found
a)
11 years old
b)
300 years old
c)
over 5,000 years old
d)
2 weeks old
19.
The metal he used for his ax was ______________.
a)
steel
b)
iron
c)
bronze
d)
copper
20.
What was Lodged in Iceman's shoulder?
a)
Arrowhead
b)
Axe
c)
Nothing
d)
A Hand
21.
What is Communism?
a)
The idea that all people own everything
b)
A small group controls everything
c)
Useless
d)
The bane of American existance
22.
How did Tiananmen Square begin?
a)
A peaceful protest in China for more rights
b)
A violent protest in China for more rights
23.
Why did the Chinese government start the "Tiananmen Massacre"?
a)
The students in the protest where annoying
b)
The students in the protest where refusing to leave
c)
The students in the protest where hostile
d)
The students in the protest where out of control
24.
In 1989 students held protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and demanded
a)
the establishment of normal relations with Japan
b)
the establishment of a communist state.
c)
the end of apartheid
d)
democratic reforms
25.
Why were there attacks in Tiananmen Square?
a)
citizens were protesting to put Chairman Mao back in power
b)
there were foreigners on vacation in the wrong neighborhood
c)
citizens were protesting the Communist government and wanted democracy
d)
the government was vandalizing local businesses and citizens attacked
26.
Government owns all industries.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
27.
Individuals own all industries.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
28.
This economic system is based on freedom of the individual.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
29.
They wanted to spread the wealth evenly.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
30.
This economic system is believed to cause poverty.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
31.
This economic system is based on competition, profits, and self-interest.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
32.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
33.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
34.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
35.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
36.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
37.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
38.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
39.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
40.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
41.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
42.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
43.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
44.
Latitude lines on a globe measure from-
a)
north to south
b)
east to west
c)
north to east
d)
south to west
45.
The invisible lines that run North to South are called ______________.
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
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