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2019-2020 CCA #1 Review.

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Native Americans migrated across a land bridge from _____________ to North America?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Iceland

2.

Which cultural area would have had Native American societies following the buffalo and living in tee-pees?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Pacific Northwest

d)

Great Plains

3.
Where did the Great Basin N.A. live
a)
East of the Atlantic 
b)
East of the Mississippi
c)
Desert 
d)
East of the Pacific Ocean
4.

Which Cultural Area would cause tribes to collect rainwater for irrigation because it was so dry in their area

a)

Great Plains

b)

Pacific Northwest

c)

Southwest

d)

Northeast

5.

Why did American Indians living on the Great Plains live in tee-pees?

a)

to follow herds of animals

b)

to stay near other tribes

c)

to move to a better climate

d)

to stay near their crops

6.
In what region of the country is the Great Plains located?  
a)
Midwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southwest
d)
Northwest
7.

Which Native American group used totem poles and potlatches as part of their culture because of high 'time on hand"?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Southwest Desert

c)

Pacific Coast

d)

Northeast

8.
Which word means a people’s way of life?
a)
Nomad
b)
culture
c)
irrigation
d)
nomad
9.
Which word means to supply with water using artificial means?
a)
irrigation
b)
culture
c)
resources
d)
migrate
10.

The ______ lived in shelters made of ice and snow called igloos in the Arctic.

a)

Inuit

b)

Seminole

c)

Nez Perce

d)

Hopi

11.

What warm up word means "group of people"?

a)

Archeology

b)

Society

c)

Culture

d)

Environment

12.
A matriarchal society _____________ (fill in the blank)
a)
Is led by a king
b)
Is led by a council of elders
c)
have the same religious beliefs
d)
Is led by women
13.
Which following were tribes of Natives that lived in Central America?
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztecs
c)
Incas
d)
All of these choices
14.

Pueblos in the Southwest were made out of ___________

a)

Carved Stone

b)

Adobe

c)

Wooden Planks

d)

Buffalo Hide

15.
Which of the following was the first group to use irrigation in America?
a)
Anasazi
b)
Mound Builders
c)
Eastern Woodlands
d)
Great Plains
16.
Which of the following had an extensive road system and fast communication system?
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
Great Plains
17.
What objects were used by the people of the Northwest Coast to represent a person's ancestors and show power and wealth?
a)
Totem poles
b)
Canoes
c)
Beaded clothing
d)
Horses
18.
Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
19.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
20.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
21.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
22.

Which of the following were reasons that the Europeans began exploring?

a)

Gold - they wanted to find new wealth and trade routes

b)

God - they wanted to spread Christianity around the world

c)

Glory - they wanted to become famous and gain more land

d)

All of the above

23.
What is considered the "New World?"
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
The Americas
d)
Africa
24.
What was the purpose of European exploration?
a)
To find a sea route to Asia.
b)
To expand the Silk Road.
c)
To take back the Holy Land.
d)
To find a land route to Africa.
25.
Who was the first captain whose crew circumnavigated the globe?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
26.
The Italian sailor who explored the Americas for Spain was…
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
27.
The trading of ideas, culture, people, goods, and diseases between Europe and the New world came to be known as...
a)
Triangular Trade.
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
the Columbian Exchange.
d)
Mercantilism.
28.

To Portuguese explorers, the southern coast of West Africa became known as the

a)

Cape of Good Hope ( Was called Cape of Storms)

b)

land of salt

c)

Iron Coast

d)

Burning Land.

29.
Who was the first to discover the Americas?  
a)
The Vikings 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
John Cabot
d)
 Robert La Salle
30.
What country did Christopher Columbus represent? 
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
France
31.
Which country did John Cabot represent?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
North America
d)
England
32.
Which country did Jacques Cartier represent?
a)
Holland
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
England
33.
Which country did Henry Hudson represent? 
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Holland
d)
Africa
34.

What was Balboa's success?

a)

He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (Sea of the South) by land.

b)

He named Canada.

c)

He fought with Native Americans

d)

He went through bad weather.

35.
Who was the first European to explore the southeast of the United States and to find the Mississippi River?
a)
Mrs. Houser
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Hernando De Soto
36.
I am an Italian explorer who was hired by the King of England to go out exploring after Columbus.  I landed on what is today Newfoundland, but I thought I was in Asia.
a)
Vespucci
b)
Cabot
c)
Erickson
d)
Balboa
37.
I crossed the Isthmus of Panama and found the Pacific Ocean as I climbed over a mountaintop.
a)
Balboa
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
d)
Cabot
38.
I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil.
a)
de Soto
b)
Erikson
c)
Columbus
d)
de Leon
39.
_____________ discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and explored over 1000 miles of the St. Lawrence River.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Vasco Nunea Balboa
d)
Christopher Columbus
40.

Who is known as the "Father of New France"?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Count de Frontenac

d)

King Louis XIV

41.

Who wanted to establish a fur and fishing trade?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Both

42.

Who sent missionaries to the New World to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

43.

Who established the colony of Quebec and the land of Lousiana?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

44.

Who came to find gold in the New World?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

both

45.

How did the French make their money in the Americas?

a)

cash crops

b)

fur and fish

c)

slave trade

d)

gold/silver

46.

Where did the French set up trading posts?

a)

along rivers such as the Mississippi

b)

along the Atlantic Ocean

c)

along the Appalachian Mountains

d)

along the Rocky Mountains

47.

What was the first successful French settlement called?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Montreal

c)

Quebec

d)

New France

48.

According to the encomienda system who had the most rights and privileges in New Spain?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Penninsulares

c)

Creoles

d)

None of the Above

49.
Who do we credit for the name "Americas"?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Pizarro
50.
Who is the Spanish Conquistador who conquest the Incas?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Pizarro
c)
Cortes
d)
Balboa
51.
After the conquest of the Incas, what did the Spanish name the new colony?
a)
Pinta
b)
Peru
c)
Cuzco
d)
Lemon
52.
True or False
Cibola, the Land of Gold, was found by de Vaca.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
A person who was born in Spain and was granted land in Mexico, they were considered the highest level of society in New Spain (Mexico)
a)
Indian
b)
Mestizo
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Creoles
54.
Who were at the lowest levels of the New Spain society?
a)
Indians and Africans
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Spanish
55.
Who was the Spanish priest who spoke out against the mistreatment of Indians in New Spain.
a)
Bartolome de Las Casas
b)
Pizarro
c)
De Vaca
d)
The Indians spoke for themselves
56.
True or False
The profits from plantations and mines created great wealth for the Spanish.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
What is the name of the settlement in present-day Manhattan?
a)
Fort Orange
b)
Aquebogue
c)
New Amsterdam
d)
Belgium
58.
Who "bought" Manhattan from the Native Americans?
a)
Peter Stuyvesant
b)
Adrian Block
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Peter Minuit
59.
Which angry, stern governor started many new laws in New Amsterdam and also made a fire department and public schools?
a)
Peter Minuit
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Peter Stuyvesant
d)
Willem Kieft
60.
How did Native Americans benefit from the fur trade? (benefit means that it helped them)
a)
They were able to trade with the Dutch for items like knives, metal tools, and hatchets
b)
The Dutch were always kind and fair to the Native Americans
c)
The Native Americans peacefully shared their land with the Dutch
d)
They did not benefit at all
61.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
62.
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
a)
Ceremony acknowledging the achievement of completing 12 years of education
b)
Expel Martin Luther from the Catholic Church
c)
Unite all of Europe as one Christian kingdom
d)
Retake the city of Jerusalem (Holy Lands)
63.

Which of the following is true about the Magna Carta signed by King John in 1215?

a)

It demanded that lord's provide military service to the king.

b)

It was signed before the civil war in Iceland.

c)

It limited the power of the king.

d)

It gave the king more money and power.

64.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
65.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth

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