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Ch 16 Review for Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The Rocky Mountains are lower than the Appalachians.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Growing and trading crops helped early Americans form more complex societies.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The most difficult challenges faced the Maya were sinkholes found in Mexico & Central America.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Hopi of the Pacific Northwest built homes from adobe.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

grand emperor retreat complex built by the Inca high in the Andes Mountains

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Montezuma I

c)

hogan

d)

isthmus

7.

powerful ruler who expanded the Aztec empire and built temples, aqueducts, and roads

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Montezuma I

c)

hogan

d)

isthmus

8.

Navajo home

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Montezuma I

c)

hogan

d)

isthmus

9.

region between central Mexico and Costa Rica

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Montezuma I

c)

hogan

d)

Mesoamerica

10.

narrow strip of land connecting two larger land bodies

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Montezuma I

c)

hogan

d)

isthmus

11.

What is adobe?

a)

clay sculptures

b)

dry farmland

c)

the Mayan word for the sun

d)

sun-dried mud bricks

12.

According to some scientists, how did ancient people cross from Asia to North America?

a)

across a large glacier

b)

by Viking ship

c)

using a land bridge

d)

using a primitive raft

13.

Why did the Maya seek captives in war?

a)

to marry Mayan people

b)

to use as household servants

c)

to use as slaves to build pyramids

d)

to work the land

14.

Hunter-gatherers

a)

hunted and cultivated crops.

b)

built large cities with paved streets.

c)

moved constantly in search of food.

d)

used canals to irrigate their gardens.

15.

Where was the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlán located?

a)

on a swampy lake island

b)

in the desert

c)

in the mountains

d)

on the coastline

16.

The Iroquois League was formed in order to

a)

bring unity and peace to several warring groups in region.

b)

further develop trade routes.

c)

promote the development of farming.

d)

defend attacks by the Navajo.