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chap 2 lesson 1 test review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which letter shows the Olmec civilization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which letter shows the Mound Builder civilization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which letter shows the Mayan civilization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Which letter shows the ancient Pueblo civilization?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

check both: Which 2 ancient civilizations were in the current US?

a)

Pueblos

b)

Mayans

c)

Olmecs

d)

Mound Builders

6.

Spelling counts! The first people to cross into N. America were believed to have migrated from (a)   (continent).

7.

The first people were ____________ because they had to follow the food.

a)

nomadic

b)

wealthy

c)

expert swimmers

d)

farmers

8.

Named the “rubber people”

a)

Olmec

b)

Pueblo

c)

Mound Builders

d)

Mayan

e)

All

9.

Followed many Olmec traditions

a)

Olmec

b)

Pueblo

c)

Mayan

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

10.

lived around river valleys and in the plains

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

11.

farmed using drought-resistant seeds

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

12.

included Mississippians, Hopewells, and Adenas

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

13.

Met Spanish explorers and their armies in the early 16th century

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

14.

lived in the Four Corners states

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

15.

Check Both: The ancient _________ lived here and they're know as the ________ states

a)

Pueblo

b)

Mound Builders

c)

hottest

d)

4 corners

e)

Olmec

16.

built many stone cities that were ruled by kings

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

17.

Check all 3: Mounds, in what is now the US, were built for which 3 things?

a)

burial

b)

ceremonies

c)

wealthy to live on

d)

for protection during war

e)

for exercise

18.

Which REGION of the US (from chapter 1) did the ancient Pueblos live?

a)

NE

b)

SW

c)

SE

d)

Midwest

19.

What does nomadic mean?

ex/ The Puebloans and first people lived a nomadic way of life.

a)

always on the move

b)

strong fighters

c)

hunting

d)

farming

20.

known as the mother culture

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

21.

polytheistic=many gods

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

22.

invented a number system that included “0”

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

23.

stored food in granaries to use later

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

24.

carved giant stone heads

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

25.

Used a written language that scientists still cannot read today

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

26.

built homes in high alcoves, canyons, and caves

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

27.

This is an example of a _____________________ home.

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Mound Builder

d)

Pueblo

e)

All

28.

Lived on the CONTINENT of North America

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builder

e)

All

29.

_______ skull

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Puebloan

d)

Mound Builder

30.

check both: The __________ were known for carving pieces of this green substance called ___________

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

jade

e)

turquois

31.

built irrigation systems

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

32.

Beringia is a ____________________ that scientists have come up with, after study and research, about how the first people entered the continent of N. America.

a)

theory

b)

civilization

c)

migration

d)

tradition

33.

One of my ancient _______________________ told me the story about how they used mounds for burial.

a)

theories

b)

ancestors

c)

civilizations

d)

artifacts

34.

The ______________________ of the first people to cross into N. America was VERY SLOW!

a)

ancestors

b)

traditions

c)

migration

d)

theories

35.

Mayan, Olmec, Pueblo, and Mound Builders are all examples of ancient ____________________.

a)

artifacts

b)

civilizations

c)

migration

d)

classes

36.

The word Pueblo means....

a)

housing/village

b)

temple

c)

turquois

d)

Sun god

37.

The symbol for the "Almighty" in the Pueblo culture was a _________

a)

mask

b)

stone head

c)

sun

d)

jaguar

38.

The _______ used drought resistant seeds

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

all

39.

farmed and hunted in every day life

a)

Maya

b)

Olmec

c)

Pueblo

d)

Mound Builders

e)

All

40.

This shows a _______ system

a)

agricultural

b)

sacrifice

c)

nomadic

d)

class