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Quarter 1&2 Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of houses the Iroquois live in?

a)

Longhouse

b)

Wigwam

c)

Brush Shelter

d)

Igloo

2.

Iroquois built _______ around their villages to protect themselves from enemies.

a)

Wigwams

b)

Palisades

c)

Wampum

d)

Hogans

3.

The Algonquians would make ______ out of wood to help them fish.

a)

Wampum

b)

Canoes

c)

Kayaks

d)

Houses

4.

What was the Plains Native Americans main source of food that they hunted and used for almost everything?

a)

Elk

b)

Moose

c)

Buffalo

d)

Wolves

5.

Plains Native Americans lived in cone-shaped houses that could be moved easily from place to place. What were they called?

a)

Tepee

b)

Wigwam

c)

Longhouse

d)

Portable

6.

Tall wooden posts that showed one or more animal characters that were used to tell a story or to welcome visitors were called

a)

Wampum

b)

Wigwams

c)

Totem Poles

d)

Harpoons

7.

The Inuit and Aleut in the arctic hunted foxes, caribou, and ______________.

a)

Buffalo

b)

Polar Bears

c)

Snakes

8.

The land bridge that once connected present day Russia to Alaska was called ________.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Beringia

c)

Long Bridge

d)

Russia-Alaska Bridge

9.

Where were the Vikings originally from?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Spain

10.

Who was most likely the first European to land in North America?

a)

Eric the Great

b)

Leif Eriksson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

11.

What country was the FIRST to find a sea route to Asia?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

12.

Why did European rulers want to find a sea route to Asia?

a)

So they could control trade routes and make money.

b)

So they could be famous with other rulers.

c)

So they could get more land.

d)

They liked to sail their big boats.

13.

When Columbus first landed, where did he think he was?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Scandinavia

14.

Where did Columbus really land?

a)

Australia

b)

An island in Canada

c)

An island in the Caribbean Sea

d)

Africa

15.

What group of people did Hernan Cortez want to conquer?

a)

Aztecs

b)

French

c)

Myans

d)

Iroquois

16.

No matter which explorer they were - they were all after what two things?

a)

fame & fortune

b)

religion & land

c)

land & riches

d)

gold & the Fountain of Youth

17.

Which explorer wrote about riches and gold in Asia. He is one of the main reasons so many countries and people wanted to find a sea route to Asia.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Marco Polo

18.

What place had people mysteriously disappear when John White returned with supplies after being gone for 2 years?

a)

Roanoke Island

b)

New York

c)

Spain

d)

Jamestown

19.

Captain John Smith had one major rule when he was in charge of Jamestown. What was it?

a)

No work, no food!!

b)

Do whatever you want!!

c)

Women and children first!

d)

Run for your Lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!