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Indigenous Peoples

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an indigenous tribe from the Far North?

a)

Sioux

b)

Ute

c)

Navajo

d)

Inuit

2.

The first Europeans to arrive in Canada came from this area:

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Siberia

d)

None of these

3.

How did the first people arrive in the Americas?

a)

They came by wagon

b)

They crossed a land bridge

c)

They came on the Mayflower

d)

They swam

4.

What was the language of the Aztecs?

a)

Nahuatl

b)

Hiergolyphics

c)

Spanish

d)

They only used pictures

5.

What type of writing did the Aztecs use?

a)

Nahuatl

b)

Hiergolyphics

c)

Spanish

d)

Mexico

6.

What did many Aztec festivals include?

a)

Prayers

b)

Bible verse

c)

Sacrifices

d)

Dancing girls

7.

Who was the Aztec God of the sun and war?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Huitzilopochtli

c)

Tezcatlipoca

d)

Xolotl

8.

Who was the Aztec God is known as the Feathered Serpent?

a)

Quetzalcoatl

b)

Huitzilopochtli

c)

Tezcatlipoca

d)

Xolotl

9.

What Inca invention helped with counting?

a)

Abacas

b)

Quipus

c)

Capac

d)

Inti

10.

What tied the Inca Empire together providing communication, trade, and troop movement?

a)

Llamas

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Roads

d)

Gold

11.

Which of the following people would not be found living in the Incan cities?

a)

Metalworker

b)

Farmer

c)

Weaver

d)

Crafter

12.

Of the following cities which was the largest of the Mayan?

a)

Tenochtitlan

b)

Tikal

c)

New Spain

d)

Mexico City

13.

Which of the following did not weaken the Mayan civilization?

a)

Droughts

b)

Civil Wars

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Gold

14.

Which of the following was not a major accomplishment of the Maya?

a)

Calendar

b)

Agriculture

c)

Sophisticated art and architecture

d)

monotheism (belief in one god)

15.

Of the following, what is NOT a reason the Inca empire lasted less than 500 years?

a)

Drought

b)

Overpopulation

c)

Disease

d)

Landslides

16.

Who carved huge heads out of stone?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

17.

Who developed a number system based on 20?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

18.

Who flourished from 1200-300 BCE?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

19.

Who flourished from 1200-1500 AD?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

20.

Who flourished from 300-900 AD?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

21.

Who was located in central Mexico?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

22.

Who was located on the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

23.

Who was located on the south coast of the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

24.

Whose capital was Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

25.

Who was the first in the Americas to develop writing?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

26.

Who lived in adobe pueblos and made Kachina dolls?

a)

Plains Indians

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Arctic

d)

Southwestern

27.

Who lived in temporary ice shelters called igloos during hunting expeditions ?

a)

Far North/Arctic

b)

Southeastern

c)

Northwest Coast

d)

Plains Indians

28.

Who was famous for their bead and feather designs in their clothing?

a)

Plains Indians

b)

Far North/Arctic

c)

Southwestern

d)

Southeastern

29.

Who lived along the Gulf Coast and Southern Coast of what is today the US?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Far North/Arctic

c)

Southeastern

d)

Plains Indians

30.

Who set up confederations such as the Iroquois League?

a)

Southwest

b)

Far North/Arctic

c)

Plains Indians

d)

Eastern Woodlands

31.

In what sort of region do you think these people live?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

Plains

c)

Arctic/Far North

d)

Eastern Woodlands

32.

Do you think these people always live in the same place, or do they move around?

a)

Stay

b)

Move

33.

Why do you think these people wear this kind of clothing?

a)

It's cold

b)

It's really warm

c)

It's convenient

d)

It's stylish

34.

Who wore clothing made of animal hides and seal skin?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Far North

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

35.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 1?

a)

Sub-Arctic

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Arctic

d)

Southwest

36.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 2?

a)

Arctic

b)

Sub-Arctic

c)

Plains

d)

Southeast

37.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 3?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

California

c)

Northwest

d)

Plains

38.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 4?

a)

Plateau

b)

Northwest

c)

Arctic

d)

Southeast

39.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 5?

a)

Plains

b)

Eastern Woodlands

c)

Great Basin

d)

Southwest

40.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 6?

a)

Northwest Coast

b)

Southwest

c)

Plateau

d)

California

41.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 7?

a)

Arctic

b)

Plains

c)

Eastern Woodlands

d)

Southeast

42.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 8?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Southeast

c)

Arctic

d)

Southwest

43.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 9?

a)

Southwest

b)

California

c)

Plains

d)

Great Basin

44.

What Native American cultural region lived in area 10?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Plains

c)

Southwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

45.

Which ancient civilization lived in area 1?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

46.

Which ancient civilization lived in area 2?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

47.

Which ancient civilization lived in area 3?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Olmec

d)

Inca

48.

Which ancient civilization lived in area 4?

a)

Aztec

b)

Maya

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

49.

Who wore clothing made of animal hides and seal skin?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Northwest Coast

c)

Southeast

d)

Plains