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Chapter 1: Life in the Western Hemisphere

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lived in the 4 Corners of the United States

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

2.

This group invented kayaks and hunted whales

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

3.

This group of people was located around Mississippi river valleys

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

4.

This civilization is considered the first to use irrigation in North America

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

5.

This civilization lived in igloos

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builder

c)

Inuit

6.

This civilization lived in Canada and Alaska

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

7.

This group of people constructed ceremonial mounds out of earth

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

8.

This group lived in apartment style houses carved inside of cliffs

a)

Anasazi

b)

Mound Builders

c)

Inuit

9.

Legend says this civilization was told to find an eagle with a snake on a cactus

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

10.

This civilization settled in South America along the Andes Mountains

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

11.

This was a warrior society that had slaves and demanded tribute

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

12.

This group is famous for building pyramids and a calendar around 200 A.D.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

13.

This group lived during the same time as the Aztecs, (hint NOT the Aztecs)

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

14.

This civilization lived in modern-day Mexico City

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

15.

This group was credited for inventing the zero in the Americas

a)

Azteca

b)

Maya

c)

Incas

16.

This civilization had possibly the greatest communication system in the world during their time period

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

17.

This civilization made the floating gardens and terraces

a)

Maya

b)

Aztecs

c)

Inca

18.

The Paleo-Indiana were able to cross into North America as a result of this worldwide event.

a)

The Flood

b)

The Ice Age

c)

Global Warming

d)

The Mass Effect

19.

It is believed that the Paleo-Indiana may have crossed into North America using this frozen passage.

a)

Atelidas Way

b)

Bering Land Bridge

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Strait of Gibraltar

20.

The Anasazi built these rooms of worship in the center of communities.

a)

Chapels

b)

Mosques

c)

Kivas

d)

Travois

21.

This is the name for the home of the Anasazi.

a)

Mesa Verde

b)

Devil's Tower

c)

Wyoming

d)

Cohokia

22.

This was the capital city of the Aztecs located in Central America.

a)

Azteca

b)

Bolivia

c)

Cuzco

d)

Tenochtitlan

23.

The was the capital city of the Inca

a)

Ithaca

b)

Bolivia

c)

Cuzco

d)

Techochtitlan

24.

These people study artifacts of people who lives long ago.

a)

Archaeologists

b)

Botanists

c)

Cartographers

d)

Demographers

25.

What may have caused the Anasazi to suddenly "disappear" ?

a)

No animals to hunt

b)

A drought

c)

War

d)

Got bored and left

26.

What did the Aztecs and Inca do to become so powerful?

a)

They traded a lot

b)

The worked together with local villages

c)

They conquered other people's land

d)

They built lots of civilizations

27.

How fast could the Inuit build an igloo?

a)

6-10 minutes

b)

2 days

c)

1-2 hours

d)

5 hours

28.

Name this state

a)

Georgia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Florida

d)

Kansas

29.

Name this state

a)

Georgia

b)

Indiana

c)

Alabama

d)

Kansas

30.

Name this state

a)

Georgia

b)

Idaho

c)

Illinois

d)

Hawaii

31.

Name this state

a)

Kansas

b)

Idaho

c)

Illinois

d)

Indiana

32.

Name this state

a)

Hawaii

b)

Indiana

c)

Iowa

d)

Illinois

33.

Name this state

a)

Iowa

b)

Indiana

c)

Kansas

d)

Flordia

34.

Name this state

a)

Indiana

b)

Kansas

c)

Iowa

d)

Illinois

35.

Name this state

a)

Indiana

b)

Illinois

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Kansas