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Topic 1 - Lessons 1-3 Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first Americans were able to cross the land bridge because the world was experiencing an (a)  

2.

The name of the land bridge that the First Americans crossed was (a)  

3.

The Anasazi people were NOT found in ________

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

4.

The Aztec "sign" that told them where to build their capital included: (Choose all that are correct)

a)

cactus

b)

snake

c)

tiger

d)

eagle

5.

The body of water that now covers the land bridge is the

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Bering Strait

d)

Bering Lake

6.

Lake Texcoco was found within the (a)   empire.

7.

Because early Americans had to constantly move around, they lived a (a)   lifestyle. (Hint: vocab word)

8.

It is believed that the last ice age ended about __________ years ago.

a)

100,000

b)

12,000

c)

120,000

d)

1,000

9.

Beringia was "exposed" because water levels had gone (a)  

10.

What discovery allowed early Americans to begin establishing more permanent communities?

a)

the internet

b)

the Ice Age

c)

agriculture

d)

carbon dating

11.

Which pairing of civilization and city is incorrect?

a)

Aztec - Tenochtitlan

b)

Inca - Cuzco

c)

Maya - Chichen Itza

d)

Aztec - Tikal

12.

Which of the following are accurate regarding the Maya? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

each city had at least one pyramid

b)

lived in the rainforests

c)

conquered by Cortes in 1521

d)

built over 10,000 miles of roads

e)

began to disappear around 900 CE

13.

Which of the following are accurate regarding the Aztec? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

created a 365-day calendar

b)

conquered by Cortes in 1521

c)

build over 10,000 miles of stone paved roads

d)

believed in human sacrifice

e)

build their capital in the middle of a lake

14.

Which of the following are accurate regarding the Inca? (Choose all that are correct)

a)

believed the sun god was most important

b)

created a 365 day calendar

c)

build their capital in a lake

d)

used quipus to keep records

e)

used terraces to farm in the mountains

15.

A frozen sheet of ice is called a

(a)  

16.

The only "empire" not located in North America was the

a)

Olmec

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Maya

17.

A temple was found on top of pyramids in the (a)   empire.

18.

Horses first arrived in the Americas along with the _______.

a)

Inca

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Comanche

19.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Iroquois?

a)

Algonquian

b)

Mohawk

c)

Seneca

d)

Oneida

20.

The largest Moundbuilder settlement, located in present-day Illinois, was called:

a)

Cuzco

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Hohokam

d)

Cahokia

21.

The Inca were able to farm in the Andes due to their use of (a)  

22.

The overland trading route that connected China with the Middle East was the ____ ____.

(a)  

23.

Which of the following was NOT part of the "Three Sisters" diet?

a)

corn

b)

squash

c)

wheat

d)

beans

24.

Christians and Muslims fought a series of wars called the (a)  

25.

Those 9 wars were fought over control of the ____ ____, or what today is known as Israel.

(a)  

26.

Which of the following inventions did NOT come from China?

a)

rudder

b)

printing press

c)

caravel

d)

compass

27.

Tribal leaders within the Iroquois were known as

a)

gods

b)

nobles

c)

sachems

d)

kachinas

28.

Johannes Gutenberg introduced the __________ _____ to Europe in the 1430s.

(a)  

29.

Followers of Islam are known as (a)   .

30.

The __________ dug irrigation ditches, allowing them to farm in the desert.

a)

Moundbuilders

b)

Maya

c)

Hohokam

d)

Iroquois

31.

The Renaissance, which began in the late 1300s, started in

a)

China

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

Israel

32.

Chinampas were "floating gardens" used by the (a)   .

33.

The spreading of ideas from one place to another is known as

a)

diffusion

b)

culture

c)

persecution

d)

adobe

34.

The Iroquois were found in the present-day state of (a)   .

35.

The Middle Ages spanned from ____ to ____.

a)

500-1500 BC

b)

500-1500CE

c)

1300-1600CE

d)

500-1864CE

36.

Which of the following IS true of Iroquois women? Choose ALL that are correct.

a)

Chose the tribal leaders

b)

Were in charge of planting

c)

Could remove tribal leaders

d)

Served on the League Council

37.

The system of rule by lords who ruled over a monarch's lands and owed loyalty & military service to that monarch was called (a)   .

38.

Which of the following WERE true about Prince Henry? Choose ALL that are correct.

a)

He was from Spain.

b)

He created a navigation school.

c)

He helped design a new type of ship.

d)

He was the first to reach to southern tip of Africa.