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Americas and the Pacific Islands

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the indigenous people of Australia?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Māori

c)

Polynesians

d)

Rapa Nui

2.

Who is the ingenious people of Mariana Islands?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Chamorro

c)

Polynesians

d)

Rapa Nui

3.

Who is the indigenous people of New Zealand?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Americans

c)

Māori

d)

Rapa Nui

4.

Pick the three parts of the Polynesians Triangle.

a)

Australia

b)

Easter Island

c)

Hawaii

d)

New Zealand

5.

A tropical American tree whose seeds are used to produce chocolate

a)

Beans

b)

Cacao

c)

Maize

d)

Squash

6.

Olmec lived in what modern country?

a)

Belize

b)

Guatemala

c)

Mexico

d)

Nicaragua

7.

A culture that shapes and influences the customs and ideas of later cultures?

a)

Brother Culture

b)

Father Culture

c)

Mother Culture

d)

Third Cousin Twice Removed Culture

8.

Who ruled each Mayan city?

a)

Duke

b)

Emir

c)

King

d)

Sultan

9.

What number was discovered independently by the Mayans?

a)

Zero

b)

One

c)

Eighty-Nine

d)

Three hundred and sixty-two

10.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmec

d)

Rapa Nui

e)

Yapese

11.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmec

d)

Rapa Nui

e)

Yapese

12.

Aztecs built this city in the middle of a lake?

a)

Cahokia

b)

Cusco

c)

Mandan

d)

Tenōchtitlan

13.

This European country defeated both the Aztec and Inca empires.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

14.

The Inca empire was established in this mountain range?

a)

Andes

b)

Appalachians

c)

Himalayas

d)

Ozarks

15.

The Incas used these as transportation and livestock. (two answers)

a)

Alpaca

b)

Cow

c)

Horse

d)

Llama

16.

The Incas used this as a from of communication?

a)

Sign Language

b)

Smoke Signals

c)

Talking Knots

d)

Written Language

17.

Middle America located between United States and South America is what?

a)

Mesoamerica

b)

Mexico

c)

Lower America

d)

Upper America

18.

Which of these is NOT one of the four cultures influenced by the Olmec mother culture?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Teotihuacan

e)

Zapotec

19.

What kind of writing system did the Olmec and Mayans have?

a)

Alphabet

b)

Digits

c)

Glyphs

d)

Runes

20.

Who was one of the last Aztec emperors?

a)

Ardashir I

b)

Elizabeth II

c)

Montezuma II

d)

Pacal II

21.

Who was the founder of the Inca empire?

a)

George

b)

Montezuma

c)

Pachacuti

d)

Shapur

22.

Who is the Aztec god of sun and war?

a)

Huītzilōpōchtli

b)

Kāne

c)

Quetzalcoatl

d)

Zeus

23.

Who is the Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztecs?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Hernán Cortés

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

24.

Prior to human arrival in New Zealand what type of animal dominated it?

a)

Amphibian

b)

Bird

c)

Mammal

d)

Reptile

25.

For the Māori the Tā moko (facial tattoo) is a sign of what?

a)

Ancestor worship

b)

Education

c)

Priesthood

d)

Upper Class

26.

How did the Aborigines transform Australia's landscape?

a)

Asteroid Impact

b)

Fire and growing of certain plants

c)

Hurricanes and penguins

d)

Nuclear explosion

27.

What was the name of Hawaiian temples?

a)

Fire Temple

b)

Heiau

c)

Makemake

d)

Synagogue

28.

According to legend two sorcerers and a what built Nan Madol?

a)

Grey Alien

b)

Dragon

c)

Tarasque

d)

Wyvern

29.

Who is the indigenous people of Easter Island?

a)

Aborigines

b)

Chamorro

c)

Māori

d)

Rapa Nui

30.

What animal is number 1?

a)

Haast's Eagle

b)

Kiwi

c)

Kakapo

d)

Moa

31.

What animal is number 2?

a)

Haast's Eagle

b)

Kiwi

c)

Kakapo

d)

Moa

32.

Which of these was NOT a consequence of the lost of trees on Easter Island?

a)

Extinction of local birds

b)

No new boats

c)

No new houses

d)

Use of dirt for clothing

33.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmec

d)

Rapa Nui

e)

Yapese

34.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmec

d)

Rapa Nui

e)

Yapese

35.

Match the sculpture/building to the civilization that made it.

a)

Inca

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmec

d)

Rapa Nui

e)

Yapese

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