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History Alive - America's Past Spiral Review #3 Ch. 1-5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river did La Salle explore?

a)

Colorado

b)

Hudson

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rio Grande

2.

Which foods came from America?

a)

wheat and rice

b)

apples and pears

c)

lettuce and cabbage

d)

potatoes and squash

3.

The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

globe

d)

latitude

4.

Most scientists believe that the first Americans came from the continent of

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

5.

Why did the Seminoles of southern Florida wear deer-hide leggings?

a)

to make clay pots

b)

to help them float in lakes

c)

for warmth during cold winters

d)

for protection from sharp saw grass

6.

Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Kwakiutls use to make waterproof clothing?

a)

cedar bark

b)

seals

c)

shells

d)

bamboo

7.

The five tribes in the League of the Iroquois agreed

a)

to move to the Great Plains

b)

to let men make all the decisions

c)

to live together in log homes

d)

to avoid war among themselves

8.

When did these first Americans come to our continent?

a)

the last Ice Age

b)

Age of Reconstruction

c)

a heat wave

d)

Age of Information

9.

The person in the Sioux tribe that had the honor of painting the pictographs on the winter count was called the

a)

painter

b)

keeper

c)

chief

d)

hunter

10.

Aspects of weather that are measured over time in an area, such as temperature, rainfall, and wind

a)

geography

b)

globe

c)

climate

d)

latitude

11.

A sphere that is a model of Earth and accurately represents it

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

globe

d)

latitude

12.

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

a)

sell it for money

b)

feed it to animals

c)

eat it as soon as possible

d)

freeze it to store for winter

13.

Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

14.

What was the first European settlement in the United States?

a)

Fort Caroline

b)

Cibola

c)

St. Augustine

d)

San Salvador

15.

Why did the Spanish attack Fort Caroline?

a)

They were hoping it would help them conquer Mexico.

b)

They did not want the French to challenge their rule in America.

c)

They wanted revenge for American Indian attacks on their fort.

d)

They hoped to discover a new route to the Pacific Ocean.

16.

Columbus and other explorers thought they had reached Asia, but in time they realized the land was actually

a)

Africa

b)

a new continent

c)

Australia

d)

Spain

17.

After Martin Luther, Europe had many wars between

a)

Jews and Muslims

b)

traders and farmers

c)

sailors and explorers

d)

Protestants and Catholics

18.

An imaginary line called a parallel that circles Earth from west to east

a)

geography

b)

climate

c)

globe

d)

latitude

19.

Early American Indians used natural resources that they found in the area where they lived to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The organization that makes the laws in a country, state, or community and has the power to enforce them

a)

government

b)

gorge

c)

mesa

d)

culture