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WorksheetsUnit 2 US History Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This Hopewell was one group who lived in the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys, what is the name we call them.
a)
Mound Builders
b)
Ohio River People
c)
Mississippians
d)
Aztecs
2.
Hernán Cortés destroyed the powerful empire of the
a)
Aztec.
b)
Inca.
c)
Maya.
d)
Olmec.
3.
A pueblo is
a)
a Spanish fort
b)
Spanish upper class
c)
a Spanish town
d)
A Spanish religious community
4.
Spanish explorers are known as
a)
Pizarros
b)
natives
c)
missionaries
d)
conquistadors
5.
A mission is
a)
a Spanish town
b)
a missionaries duty
c)
a Spanish religious community
d)
a farm
6.
After the arrival of Europeans, many Native Americans died because of
a)
starvation
b)
exposure to heat
c)
disease
d)
overcrowded conditions
7.
A presidio is
a)
A president
b)
Spanish fort
c)
Spanish religious community
d)
a Spanish town
8.
Juan Ponce de León landed on the mainland of North America in search of
a)
enslaved people
b)
food
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
fountain of youth
9.
This explorer is celebrated as having ‘discovered’ America, even though he thought he was in the Indies; he was the first to try to sail west to reach the east.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Sir Francis Ddrake
d)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
10.
This explorer discovered (and explored) the St. Lawrence River. He claimed the area for France and named it New France. It is now known as Canada.
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Jacques Cartier
11.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
12.
North and South America were named in honor of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Magellan's crew circumnavigated the globe and gave Spain an all-water route to China.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
European people brought guns and ______ which killed many indigenous people of the Americas
a)
spears
b)
diseases
c)
Poison
15.
All the people of the Americas spoke the same language.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
These items left behind are called _____________.
a)
bones
b)
artifacts
c)
fossils
d)
scraps
17.
What tribe used this type of home?
a)
Inuit
b)
Seminole
c)
Chickee
d)
Hopi
18.
In which region did the Pawnee live?
a)
Pink
b)
Black
c)
Red
d)
Yellow
19.
Southwest Indians, HOPI, lived in hot, dry desert. They built their homes called pueblos out of clay. Where on the map did the HOPI live?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
6
20.
Arctic Indians, called INUIT, lived in below freezing temperatures almost all year. Where are the map did the INUIT live?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
21.
The Southeastern Indians, SEMINOLE, lived in the warm, wet climate of the Southwest. They used the climate to farm. Where on the map did the SEMINOLE Indians live?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
6
d)
3
22.
The Inuit Indians used skin from seals, hides, and fur to make clothing. They lived in which region:
a)
Southeast
b)
Arctic
c)
Midwest/Plains
d)
North East
23.
During the 1300's and 1400's Europe and Asia had 1 in 3 people died, the disease is now called ____________.
a)
Black Death
b)
Nasty Death
c)
Purple Death
d)
Brown Death
24.
The olmec civilization was the first.....
a)
civilization in mesoamerica
b)
one to invent apple juice
c)
great civilization mesoamerica
d)
civilization
25.
What today is the Olmec people most famous for?
a)
Sculptures made out of limestone
b)
Giant stone heads
c)
Their famous cookies
d)
how they grew their crops and that their techinques are still used today
26.
What is maize
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
beets
d)
carrots
27.
Which capital city was located where an eagle was sighted holding a snake in its beak?
a)
Cuzco
b)
Mesa Verde
c)
Cahokia
d)
Tenochtitlan
28.
What were the main foods eaten in Mesoamerica?
a)
Squash, beans, potatoes
b)
Beans, potatoes, corn
c)
corn, squash, beans
d)
All of the above
29.
When Cortes arrived on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Moctezuma thought...
a)
it would be fun to get to know the Spanish
b)
they could trade with the Spanish
c)
that it meant the god Quetzalcoatl was returning
d)
that they'd be best friends
30.
The Aztecs believed they owed their gods...and they thought sacrificing ________ would make them stronger.
a)
unicorns
b)
humans
c)
polar bears
d)
kangaroos
31.
What was on top of Mayan pyramids?
a)
light houses
b)
temples
c)
statues of the gods
d)
free cotton candy for anyone who could climb that high
32.
Which civilization created three major calendars?
a)
Olmec
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
33.
4 Things traded in Africa were
a)
Gold, Religion, and, Salt, Slaves
b)
Gold, Rotten food, and Salt, Slaves
c)
Silk, Salt, and Gold and Religion
34.
Who were the first explorers to make a voyage to the Americas?
a)
The Vikings
b)
The English
c)
The Spanish
d)
The Dutch
35.
Leif Eriksson named Vinland. What is it currently known as?
a)
Norway
b)
Genoa
c)
Newfoundland
d)
Rouen
36.
Why was Ferdinand Magellan famous?
a)
He discovered lands and wealth in the West Indies.
b)
He was the first person to travel around the globe.
c)
He claimed Florida and the southwest region for Spain.
d)
He found the northwest passage.
37.
Who funded Christopher Columbus's expedition?
a)
King Henry
b)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
c)
a Spanish Conquistador
d)
the Dutch
38.
What is Hispaniola?
a)
Caribbean island that Columbus landed on.
b)
nickname of City of Cibola
c)
Name for area Vikings first explored
39.
Who was the first Europeans on North America
a)
The Spanish
b)
The French
c)
The English
d)
The Vikings
40.
Why were Native American cultures were so diverse?
a)
Because they were shaped by their different environments
b)
Because they met different Europeans
c)
Because they had frequent wars
d)
Because they came from Asia
41.
Why was the Iroquois Confederacy originally formed?
a)
To battle Europeans
b)
To make peace among the tribes
c)
To join the United States
d)
To trade with Asia
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