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Ms. Hankerson Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which early civilization is this statue associated with?

a)

the Sumerians

b)

the Olmec

c)

the Gupta

d)

the Bantu

2.

What is the correct chronological order for the civilizations listed from first to last?

a)

Olmec, Aztec, Inca, Maya

b)

Inca, Olmec, Maya, Aztec

c)

Maya, Olmec, Aztec, Inca

d)

Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca

3.

How did Aztecs worship their gods?

a)

by praying

b)

by offering the crops they grew

c)

by human sacrifice

d)

all of the above

4.

The Olmec Civilization...

a)

is known as the "mother civilization" of the Americas.

b)

developed calendars, a number system, and a form of writing.

c)

began about 3,500 years ago in southeastern Mexico.

d)

all of the above

5.

Olmec means inhabitant of

a)

the rubber country

b)

an island

c)

the sea

d)

the river

6.

What was the name of the Aztec capital city?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Tlacopan

c)

Purepecha

d)

Tenochtitlan

7.

The ancient Mayans lived in what modern day part of the world?

a)

Central America and Mexico

b)

Southwest United States

c)

South America

d)

Caribbean

8.

Besides the Conquistadors what killed many Inca because of European exploration?

a)

measles

b)

plague

c)

smallpox

d)

chicken pox

9.

Mayan cities were the center for what?

a)

Recreation

b)

Living

c)

Rituals and Religion

d)

Shopping

10.

Tenochtitlan lies beneath which modern-day city?

a)

San Antonio

b)

Mexico City

c)

Cancun

d)

Las Vegas

11.

Machu Picchu was built by which civilization?

a)

Wari

b)

Inca

c)

Aztec

d)

Maya

12.

What was the name of the first major Mesoamerican civilization?

a)

Maya

b)

Zapotec

c)

Olmec

d)

Aztec

13.

The _______________ were know for their 400 year cycle calendar.

a)

Aztec

b)

Mongolians

c)

Mayans

d)

Olmecs

14.

____________was a Spanish explorer who defeated the Aztecs.

a)

de las Casas

b)

Columbus

c)

Pizarro

d)

Cortes

15.

The worldview of the Aztecs contained the belief that the Aztec culture was destined to conquer and rule over all the people of the world. With this belief in mind, after settling in the Valley of Mexico and building Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs turned their focus to building an empire.


In what two ways did the Aztecs use to expand their territory and build an Aztec Empire?

a)

Farming and the construction of chinampa

b)

Conquest and human sacrifice

c)

War and trade

d)

Treaties and tributes

16.

People who wander from place to place and have no settled home are?

a)

Olmecs

b)

Nomads

c)

Indians

d)

Wanderers

17.

Which civilization developed advanced highway and bridge systems?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Olmecs

18.

Which continents produced the first civilizations, first towns and first new ideas?

a)

Europe and Antarctica

b)

South America and North America

c)

Africa and Asia

d)

Europe and Russia

19.

This god is associated with which of the following civilizations?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maura

c)

Egypt

d)

Assyria

20.

What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?

a)

Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana

d)

Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali

21.

A similarity between the ancient western African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai is that these kingdoms

a)

limited the power of their rulers

b)

practiced Christianity

c)

established economies based on trade

d)

isolated themselves from contact with other cultures

22.

Who was the first ruler of the Songhai Empire?

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Muhammed Ali

c)

Sunni Luke

d)

Mansa Musa

23.

Called the "Lion King", who was the first ruler of the Mali Empire?

a)

Sundiata Keita

b)

Sundiata Gaines

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Muhammad Ali

24.

The two most important trade goods to Ghana were salt and gold.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Aksum was located on a trade route between Rome and India.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The Songhai Empire conquered much of the territory previously held by the Benin Empire.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The Mali Empire was the largest state in West African history.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What was the title of the kings of Mali?

a)

Oba

b)

Mansa

c)

Ezana

d)

Pharaoh

29.

What is the name of the part of the map that shows directions?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

longitude

e)

latitude

30.

What part of the map shows how distance on the map compares to distance on the ground?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

longitude

e)

latitude

31.

What part of the map explains what its symbols mean?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

longitude

e)

latitude

32.

What is the name of the lines that run horizontally across to the map?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

longitude

e)

latitude

33.

What is the name of the lines that run vertically across the map?

a)

scale

b)

key

c)

compass rose

d)

longitude

e)

latitude

34.

The largest continent is ______________.

a)

Asia

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

35.

How many continents are on Earth?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

7

d)

5

36.

The smallest continent is _____________.

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Europe

37.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Nile

b)

Niger

c)

Congo

d)

Limpopo

38.

There are five oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The ________________ Ocean surrounds Antarctica and was named in 2000.

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Southern Ocean

40.

The largest landmasses are called continents.

a)

True

b)

False