WorksheetsIndigenous Americas Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
The Aztec and Maya lived in ______________, which is present day Mexico and Central America
Canada
Europe
USA
MesoAmerica
What did the Inca sacrifice to keep their gods happy?
llamas
gold coins
food
humans
What kinds of home did the Northeast tribes live in? (Choose 2)
Igloos
Wigwams
Teepees
Longhouses
What is the name of this Great Plains Native American home?
Longhouse
Wigwam
Apartment
Teepee
Why were teepees the best home for the lifestyle of the Great Plains Native Americans?
They were made of trees and there are a lot of trees on the Great Plains
They were made of stone so they are strong
They are easy to move and do not require many resources to build
They had TVs and video games inside of them
What animal did the Great Plains Native Americans rely on for almost all their needs?
Buffalo
Rabbits
Deer
Elk
Where did/do most of the Iroquois people live?
California and the West Coast
The Great Plains
South America
The Northeast
Which group of people are indigenous to North America?
Americans
Texans
Native Americans
Mexicans
The first Americans most likely arrived in North America by
Building boats & sailing from Africa
crossing a landbridge that formed due to glaciers
crossing from Antarctica to South America
People who are constantly wandering and moving from place to place are known as
hitchhikers
cavemen
nomads
primitive
What are “The Three Sisters”?
Carrots, Celery and Wings
Corns, beans and squash
Eggplant, Broccoli and Cucumbers
Apple, Bananas and Pears
True or False - Most Native American groups traded/had vast trading networks
True
False
What region of the US was known for hunting bison?
Artic
The Great Plains
The West
Eastern Woodlands
The Andes
are a mountain range where the Inca Empire was established
are a civilization that was built in central Mexico
are a series of lakes in Peru
Cutting flat steps or terraces into the side of a mountain to have more land to cultivate is known as
tribute
quechua
terrace farming
chinampas farming
What color represents where the Inca civilization was?
blue
red
gray
green
Where was the Aztec civilization located?
Central Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
South America, mostly Peru
What's the name of the Aztec Capital?
Texcoco
Chinapa
Templo Mayor
Tenochtitlan
We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
Muslim
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The ballgame that Mayas watched for entertainment was also
A sacred ritual
A game everyone played
a test of intellect
the way new kings were picked
The Mayan diet consisted mainly of this major crop
Potatoes
Maize
Rice
Cotton
The Maya civilization was a group of connected city-states.
True
False
The Maya priests were supposed to
decide when to plant crops
decide when people could marry
conducted important religious rituals and ceremonies
all of the above
The people of an important Mesoamerican civilization that lasted from about 2000 B.C.E. to 1500 C.E.
Maya
Romans
Chinese
Japanese
What did the Maya offer as sacrifice to keep their gods happy?
humans
crops
animals
their blood
What did the Aztec sacrifice to keep their gods happy?
crops
humans
llamas
their blood
Animism is the religion practiced by the southeast Native Americans. This is the belief that....
Spirits/souls only exist in humans; not plants, animals, trees, rocks, etc.
Big game (Bison, deer, bears) are sacred animals and should be worshipped.
There is more than one right religion.
The universe and all objects in nature have a soul/spirit
What was the most important harvest in this cultural region?
Beans
Corn (maize)
Squash
Watermelon
The language that the Southeast Native Americans spoke was
Muskogean
Latin
English
Wampanoag
