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America, Africa, & Europe Before 1500

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following actions helped the Aztec to build a powerful and wealthy state?

a)

They created expensive carvings to sell for great profits.

b)

They seized many towns to control a broad trade network.

c)

They destroyed older civilizations to prevent the spread of disease.

d)

They introduced a calendar to organize the activities of their people.

2.

How did the Anasazi benefit from building cliff dwellings?

a)

It expanded their system of agriculture.

b)

It increased their protection from enemies.

c)

It improved their ability to capture rainwater.

d)

It eliminated their need for building materials.

3.

Which of the following describes how the Iroquois League made decisions?

a)

Representatives from each nation reached a consensus.

b)

Chiefs from each nation bargained with goods and resources.

c)

Elders from each nation cast secret ballots to guide the council.

d)

Individuals from each nation voted until a majority was reached.

4.

Which of the following describes a commonly held view among Native Americans with respect to land ownership?

a)

Land should be purchased for farming.

b)

Land could be traded for valuable goods.

c)

Land should be shared among all living things.

d)

Land could be exchanged in peace negotiations.

5.

Which of the following describes a way Ghana became wealthy through trade?

a)

being a center for salt and gold trading

b)

mining salt and exchanged large slabs of it for gold

c)

forcing travelers to pay a fee to sue its trade route

d)

seizing valuable possessions from defenseless traders

6.

Mansa Musa traveled to ______ on a spiritual journey, and along the way, he introduced his empire to the world.

a)

Ghana

b)

Tripoli

c)

Benin

d)

Mecca

7.

Which type of government developed during the Greek Classical Period?

a)

a democracy, in which citizens rule themselves

b)

a monarchy, in which one rulers makes laws for the benefit of the people

c)

an aristocracy, in which a small group makes all the laws

d)

a dictatorship, in which one ruler makes laws for the benefit of himself or herself

8.

The invention of the _______ helped spread new ideas during the Renaissance.

a)

feudal system

b)

hajj

c)

totems

d)

printing press

9.

What region of people used sealskin as a method of clothing?

a)

Great Basin

b)

Southeast

c)

Arctic

d)

Great Plains

10.

A business in which investors pool their wealth for a common purpose.

a)

plantation system

b)

encomienda

c)

joint stock company

d)

slavery

11.

_________ led to the growth of civilizations.

a)

Farming

b)

Building

c)

Sewer Systems

d)

Donald Trump

12.
What were the Crusades?
a)
A series of wars in which Christians tried to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims
b)
An attack by Hindus on a Muslim mosque in Dehli
c)
The effort to save Jews from the Holocaust
d)
An alliance between Christians and Muslims
13.
How many tribes made up the Iroquois League?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
5
d)
4
14.

Which disease is responsible for the deaths of millions of people throughout Europe?

a)

Black Death

b)

Chicken Pox

c)

Measles

d)

Mumps

15.

What discovery turned nomads into farmers?

a)

clay

b)

tomatoes

c)

maize

d)

brick

16.

Which was the largest of the early American civilizations?

a)

Olmec

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Maya

17.

In the 1500s what changed the ways of life for Native Americans forever?

a)

arrival of Europeans

b)

lack of food

c)

wars between nations

d)

climate changes

18.

Which of the following people was not an early Greek or Roman philosopher?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Muhammed

19.

Seneca, Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, & Onondaga were part of the most powerful group of Natives Americans in the NW Woodlands called

a)

Mayans

b)

the Iroquois League

c)

Democracy

d)

the Five Civilized Tribes

20.

Which early civilization adapted to their environment by using floating gardens to help provide enough food for their population?

a)

Mayan

b)

Incan

c)

Aztec

d)

Olmec