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Gr. 10 History Bi-Monthly Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People who lived during the Ice Age were called Nomads. This means:

a)

They moved from place to place following the animals for food

b)

They lived in brick houses

c)

Plant their own food and build cities

2.

What where the two indigenous groups in the Caribbean?

a)

Omec and Nahuatl

b)

Tainos and Maya

c)

Sioux and Cherokee

d)

Taino and Kalinagos

3.

The Tainos lived on the following islands EXCEPT:

a)

Jamaica

b)

Belize

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

4.

The Kalinagos built their houses near the sea in order to:

a)

To guard against surprise attacks from their enemies

b)

Acquire fish to eat

c)

Get the fresh sea breeze

d)

Canoe- racing

5.

Which group was located on the Yucatan Peninsula?

a)

Maya

b)

Kalinagos

c)

Tainos

d)

None of the above

6.

Mayans lived in an areas called a

a)

countries

b)

empires

c)

squads

d)

city-states

7.

Which indigenous group flourished from 300-900 AD?

a)

Kalinagos

b)

Maya

c)

Tainos

d)

None of the above

8.

Choose the correct order of the Mayan Social Structure.

a)

slaves, ruler, peasants, merchants/artisans, nobles/priests,

b)

nobles/priests, slaves, ruler, peasants, artisans/merchants

c)

Ruler, nobles/priests, merchants/artisans, commoners, slaves

d)

Rich dudes, poor dudes, average dudes

9.

What did Mayan people wear to show they were very important?

a)

Dresses

b)

Jewelry

c)

Feather Hats

d)

Tattoos

10.

Which of the following was NOT one of the main foods of the Maya?

a)

Chili Peppers

b)

Tomatoes

c)

Maize

d)

Sweet Potatoes

11.

Eventually, what was used as currency (money)

a)

cocoa beans

b)

vanilla beans

c)

gold coins

d)

maize kernals

12.

What did the Mayans do to please their gods?

a)

offer them blood through human sacrifice

b)

pray five times a day

c)

play a ball game

d)

fast for a month

13.

The Mayans believed in many gods, this is seen as:

a)

Polythestic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Animistic

d)

Supernatural

14.

All of the following was a building material were used by the Mayans EXCEPT:

a)

Paint

b)

Iron

c)

stone

d)

Wood

15.

As a mayan ruler this title was usually a hereditary position. This meant that his post was:

a)

handed down from distant cousins

b)

passed down from grand-father to grand-daughter

c)

passed down from mother to grandson

d)

passed down from father to son

16.

According to the social pyramid, what is the name of the Mayan leader.

a)

Nacoms

b)

Batobabs

c)

Halach Unic

d)

Ppolms

17.

All of the following were roles of the mrechants EXCEPT:

a)

At as spies for the supreme ruler

b)

traded goods crafted by women in other cities.

c)

link other city states through trade relations

d)

plant crops and trade surplus with other indigenous groups

18.

Nacoms were the warriors and the ppolms were the

a)

priests

b)

astrologers

c)

leader

d)

merchants

19.

The batabs/batabobs were the chief of the villages, while the priest were

a)

Astrologers

b)

Farmers

c)

commoners

d)

warriors

20.

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

a)

Calendar

b)

Agriculture

c)

monotheism (belief in one god)

d)

Sophisticated art and architecture