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Social Studies Chapter 1 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Experts think that first Americans may have benn hunters that migrated from _________________to North America by crossing ____________________Strait.

a)

Asia, Beringia

b)

Europe, Beringia

2.

Hunter gathers are

a)

people that stayed in one place.

b)

traveled to hunt and gather food.

3.

3. As part of their writing the __________________drew symbols that stood for words and ideas.

a)

Incas

b)

Aztecs

c)

Puebloans

d)

Mayas

4.

4. All of the following describe the Mayas EXCEPT-

a)

They created systems for writing and for doing advanced math.

b)

They built irrigation systems for bringing water to dry fields.

c)

They observed the sun, moon, and stars.

d)

They created a highly accurate calendar.

5.

5.The Aztec civilization was located in ______________which is where Mexico city is today.

a)

Saltillo

b)

Central America

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Americas

6.

All of the following describe the Aztecs EXCEPT-

a)

They invented a system for growing crops on large reed mats.

b)

They valued the turquoise stone.

c)

They were in search of an eagle with a serpent standing on a cactus.

d)

They rose 4,000 years ago in what is now Central America.

7.

Who built these dwelling?

a)

mound builders

b)

Ancienct Puebloans

c)

Inuits

8.

American Indians from the Great Plains lived on grasslands and depended on ___________________, or buffalo to meet their needs.

a)

cows

b)

chickens

c)

bison

9.

9. According to the map on page 65, the Hopi and the Pueblo Indians both lived in the ____________region and the Cherokee Indians lived in the____________region.

a)

Plains, Southeast

b)

Southwest, Northern Woodlands

10.

Which Native Americans from the Northern Woodlands built these home?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Makah

11.

What is this object called?

a)

Tree Art

b)

Totem Pole

12.

Some American Indians had celebrations or feasts where the hosts showered the guests with food and gifts. These great feasts were called

a)

celebration

b)

potlatches

13.

What did Hallow Horn Bear from the Sioux tribe, wear in order to show his ranking as the tribe's chief?

a)

feathered hair dress

b)

suit

c)

cap

14.

What are nomads?

a)

people that stayed in one place

b)

people that moved often in search of food

15.

Which of the following describe the role of both an American Indian boy and girl?

a)

Played games to prepare them to be hunters and warriors.

b)

Learned to gather food and make clothing.

c)

Learned the customs and traditions from the tribe's storytellers.

d)

Went on a vision quest alons in the wilderness.

16.

The League of the________________called themselves the People of the ______________________, or the Haudenosaunee.

a)

American Indians, government

b)

Iroquis, Longhouses

17.

Which of the following in NOT true of Iroquois women?

a)

Women chose the council members in each league.

b)

Women were the property owners for each tribe.

c)

Women were resposible for hunting the chldren's meals.

d)

Women could remove or replace the tribe's group leader.

18.

A _________was a spirit that represented natural forces, such as wind or storms, or ancestors. Some tribes, such as the Hopi carved a doll as a representation of this spirit.

a)

Hopi Doll

b)

Kachinas

19.

19. A shaman is all EXCEPT

a)

Religious leaders

b)

they had special knowledge of skills

c)

the ability to heal the sick

d)

ability to communicate with the gods

e)

always men

20.

Which tribe believed that women were the center of everything?

a)

Mayas

b)

Incas

c)

Iroquois

d)

Hopi