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ICS Grade 5 American Social Studies

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an invention of the Mayans?
a)
Astronomy
b)
Measurement Tool
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Machu Picchu
2.
What did the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 demonstrate?
a)
Communities need continuity.
b)
People change their community over time.
c)
Changes in a community usually happen slowly.
d)
Changes in a community can happen very fast.
3.

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

4.
Which of the following BEST describes American Reconstruction? (5.1.1)
a)
Time period of fear and destruction following the Civil War
b)
Time period when the northern states fought the southern states
c)
Time period of hope, change, and rebuilding following Civil War
d)
Time period when Americans fought Great Britian to gain indepe
5.

Which region had horses and travois (pulled by dogs) for transportation?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Eastern Woodlands

6.

Why did the Southwest have to develop irrigation systems?

a)

Because there was so much rain, it was used to drain away the excess water.

b)

Because the water there was contaminated.

c)

Because it was so dry and arid, they couldn't grow corps.

d)

Because the Gods told them to.

7.

Why did the Northwest create totem poles?

a)

To scare away the enemy.

b)

To show who was in their family.

c)

To welcome people to their homes.

d)

To tell story stories about ancestors.

8.

In the Great Plains, they used ________ as their homes when they hunted buffalo.

a)

Huts

b)

Longhouses

c)

Wigwams

d)

Teepees

9.

Why was the Great Council formed in the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

To have a government that made rules for all Native American tribes.

b)

To organise the jobs between the peoples of the tribe.

c)

To make laws and decisions for all Iroquois groups.

d)

To show who was the richest in the group.

10.

Why were Kachina dolls sued in the Southwest?

a)

To tell stories about ancestors.

b)

To educate children on religion.

c)

To keep children occupied.

d)

To keep bad spirits away.

11.

What type of housing held many families?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Wigwams

c)

Teepees

d)

Lodges

12.

What region was hot and arid?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

13.

What is another name for a medicine man?

a)

Chief

b)

Hunter

c)

Gatherer

d)

Shahman

14.

Why did Native Americans make masks?

a)

To be able to perform plays.

b)

To scare away evil spirits.

c)

To hide their faces in war.

d)

To purify their bodies.

15.

What type of home did the Arctic people live in?

a)

Wigwam

b)

Igloo

c)

Longhouse

d)

Pueblo

16.

What would the Arctic people use to make waterproof clothes?

a)

Tree bark

b)

Seal and Walrus skin

c)

Seal and Walrus intestines

d)

Seal and Walrus fur

17.
What is an invention of the Mayans?
a)
Astronomy
b)
Measurement Tool
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Machu Picchu
18.
What is an invention of the Mayans?
a)
Astronomy
b)
Measurement Tool
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Machu Picchu
19.

Which region had horses and travois (pulled by dogs) for transportation?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Eastern Woodlands

20.

Why did the Northwest create totem poles?

a)

To scare away the enemy.

b)

To show who was in their family.

c)

To welcome people to their homes.

d)

To tell story stories about ancestors.

21.

In the Great Plains, they used ________ as their homes when they hunted buffalo.

a)

Huts

b)

Longhouses

c)

Wigwams

d)

Teepees

22.

Why was the Great Council formed in the Eastern Woodlands?

a)

To have a government that made rules for all Native American tribes.

b)

To organise the jobs between the peoples of the tribe.

c)

To make laws and decisions for all Iroquois groups.

d)

To show who was the richest in the group.

23.

Why were Kachina dolls sued in the Southwest?

a)

To tell stories about ancestors.

b)

To educate children on religion.

c)

To keep children occupied.

d)

To keep bad spirits away.

24.

What type of housing held many families?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Wigwams

c)

Teepees

d)

Lodges

25.

What region was hot and arid?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southwest

c)

Northwest

d)

Eastern Woodlands

26.

What is another name for a medicine man?

a)

Chief

b)

Hunter

c)

Gatherer

d)

Shahman

27.

Why did Native Americans make masks?

a)

To be able to perform plays.

b)

To scare away evil spirits.

c)

To hide their faces in war.

d)

To purify their bodies.

28.

What type of home did the Arctic people live in?

a)

Wigwam

b)

Igloo

c)

Longhouse

d)

Pueblo

29.

What would the Arctic people use to make waterproof clothes?

a)

Tree bark

b)

Seal and Walrus skin

c)

Seal and Walrus intestines

d)

Seal and Walrus fur

30.

Why did the Southwest have to develop irrigation systems?

a)

Because there was so much rain, it was used to drain away the excess water.

b)

Because the water there was contaminated.

c)

Because it was so dry and arid, they couldn't grow corps.

d)

Because the Gods told them to.

31.

Which region used whales for food, tools, etc?

a)

Eastern Woodlands

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southeast

d)

Northwest

32.

Great Plains used all parts of the __________ for food, clothing, and shelter.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Crops

c)

Whales

d)

Fish

33.

Great Plains used all parts of the __________ for food, clothing, and shelter.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Crops

c)

Whales

d)

Fish

34.

All Native Americans travelled by ____________.

a)

Horse

b)

Canoe

c)

Foot

d)

Dog Sled

35.

In the Southwest, they made their homes out of _________

a)

Bricks

b)

Straw

c)

Sticks

d)

Adobe

36.

In the Great Plains, they used ________ as their homes when they hunted buffalo.

a)

Huts

b)

Longhouses

c)

Wigwams

d)

Teepees

37.

What was another name for a canoe?

a)

Dugout

b)

Kanoe

c)

Wooden log boat

d)

Ship

38.

What type of housing held many families?

a)

Longhouses

b)

Wigwams

c)

Teepees

d)

Lodges

39.

Why did people in the Arctic eat raw fish?

a)

Because they didn't have any way to cook it.

b)

Because it tasted better when it wasn't cooked.

c)

Because it saved on fuel and provided better nutrients.

d)

Because it fed more people when it was raw.

40.

How are the Iroquios and Makah similar?

a)

They both lived in longhouses.

b)

They both had totem poles

c)

They both hunted whales