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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which society was considered to be the "Mother Culture"?

a)

Zapotec

b)

Inca

c)

Maya

d)

Olmec

2.

Giant stone heads belong to which civilization?

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

3.

What is maize?

a)

sweet potatoes

b)

corn

c)

peas

d)

chili peppers

4.

What does the term "Meso" mean?

a)

a. center

b)

b. middle

c)

c. end

d)

d. outer

5.

What type of religion did the Meso-american civilizations follow?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

6.

Where was the Incan empire located?

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Uruguay

7.

Where was the Maya civilization located?

a)

Andes Mountain

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Amazon River

d)

The Llanos

8.

Which city was the capital of the Aztec empire?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Cusco

9.

What farming technique did the Incas use?

a)

Chinampas

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

The Three Sisters

10.

What caused the fall of the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

a)

Famine

b)

Drought

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Crop failure

11.

Which of the following is an image of terrace farming?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What Spanish Explorer overthrew the Aztec Empire?

a)

San Raphael

b)

Juan Del Sol

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Con Quistador

13.

Which of the Mesoamerican Civilizations DID NOT have a WRITTEN language?

a)

Aztec

b)

Mesoamerican

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

14.

The Inca tied knots on rope to record numbers and called it:

a)

Chinapas

b)

The Inca

c)

Moctezuma

d)

Quipu

15.

Who was the SPANISH conqueror that killed The Inca (King Atahualpa) and his family before destroying the Inca empire?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Pizzaro

d)

The King of Spain

16.

What was the MAJOR trade city in the center of the Inca Empire (and capital) ?

a)

Cortes

b)

Cusco

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

Texcoco

17.

Machu Picchu is the incredible city built by the:

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

King of Spain

18.

What is the name for the period when humans transitioned from hunting and gathering (nomadic) to agriculture?

a)

Neolithic Age

b)

Paleolithic Age

c)

Neolithic Revolution

d)

Paleolithic Revolution

19.

Mesoamerican civilization that is considered the “Mother culture” of Mesoamerican civilizations, located in southern Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico, the name came from the Aztecs (means “rubber people”), ceremonial centers rather than cities, use of jade and other stone for art, Giant Stone Heads, first Mesoamerican civilization to develop a writing system

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

20.

Mesoamerican civilization located on the Yucatan Peninsula, played a ball game that ended with the death of the losers (Pok-a-tok), 3-in-1 calendar, end of their calendar made people think that the world would end on December 21, 2012, their decline was partly caused by their success

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

21.

Mesoamerican civilization located in the Valley of Mexico, spoke the language of Nahuatl, Fierce and warlike conquerors, Polytheistic, human sacrifice, Capital city of Tenochtitlan, Hernan Cortes of Spain and his armies conquered them

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

22.

Mesoamerican civilization located in modern-day Peru between the Andes Mountains and Pacific Ocean, language of Quechua, no writing system, used Quipu to communicate, practiced terrace farming, extensive road systems, strict government, conquered by Pizarro

a)

Olmec

b)

Maya

c)

Aztec

d)

Inca

23.

What is the name for the import-export relationship between the "Old World" and "New World"?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

The Slave Trade

24.

European explorers went exploring for all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Gold

b)

Goods

c)

God

d)

Glory

25.

Which of the following is the definition of mercantilism?

a)

To bring into a country

b)

To ship out of a country

c)

A person who spreads the message of Christianity

d)

An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

26.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
27.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
28.

Which of the following is the definition of import?

a)

To bring into a country

b)

To ship out of a country

c)

A person who spreads the message of Christianity

d)

An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

29.

Which of the following is the definition of export?

a)

To bring into a country

b)

To ship out of a country

c)

A person who spreads the message of Christianity

d)

An economic policy meant to profit the mother country

30.

Word that means map making

a)

Mapography

b)

Cartography

c)

Geography

d)

Ecology

31.

Handheld map of the universe

a)

Magnetic Compass

b)

Sextant

c)

Caravel

d)

Astrolabe

32.

Shows directions- North, East, South, West

a)

Magnetic Compass

b)

Sextant

c)

Caravel

d)

Astrolabe

33.

Place where students learn to sail

a)

Navigational Schools

b)

Sextant

c)

Caravel

d)

Astrolabe

34.

Sailing ship that is small and fast

a)

Navigational Schools

b)

Sextant

c)

Caravel

d)

Astrolabe

35.

Instrument that measures the distance between the horizon and an astronomical object in order to get latitude and longitude

a)

Navigational Schools

b)

Sextant

c)

Caravel

d)

Astrolabe

36.

Explorer that helped take over Ceuta, had a navigational school, and owned many ships

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Henry The Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

37.

Explorer that sailed around the southern tip of Africa into the Indian Ocean

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Henry The Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

38.

Explorer that reached the tip of South America, Died on the trip, His ships returned after being the first crew to circumnavigate (sail around) the Earth, Proved “New World” theory, Proved Round Earth Theory

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Henry The Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

39.

Explorer that was Italian but commissioned by Spain, His goal was to reach India and other places in the East by traveling west around the Earth, When he landed, he thought that he reached India, but it was really in Central America,

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Henry The Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

40.

Treaty that set a Line of Demarcation, giving to Spain rights to any land west of the line & to Portugal, rights to any land east of the line.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris of 1763

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Versailles

41.

Conquistador that ended the Aztecs

a)

Columbus

b)

De Soto

c)

Cortes

d)

Pizarro

42.

Conquistador that ended the Incas

a)

Columbus

b)

De Soto

c)

Cortes

d)

Pizarro

43.

3 legged trade network along the Atlantic ocean that connected the Americas, Europe, and Africa

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Mercantilism

d)

African Slave Trade

44.

Africans are shipped to the Americas as slaves. This voyage on the slave ship from Africa to the Americas was called...

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Middle Passage

45.

Which was NOT a theory that Magellan's success proved?

a)

New World Theory

b)

Flat Earth Theory

c)

Round Earth Theory

46.

What is the name for a person who sailed beyond Europe that colonized territory and exploited local people in the area?

a)

Explorer

b)

Adventurers

c)

Conquistador

d)

Pirates

47.

What is the word that means to take advantage of someone for your own benefit?

a)

Conquer

b)

Exploit

c)

Explore

48.

What does the term “Old World” describe?

a)

The Americas

b)

Europe

49.

What does the term “New World” describe?

a)

The Americas

b)

Europe

50.

In Triangular Trade, what came from Africa?

a)

tobacco

b)

slaves

c)

rum

d)

indigo

51.

What Ocean was used for the Triangular Trade Route?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

52.

In Triangular Trade, what came from the Americas?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron Products such as guns

53.

In Triangular Trade, what came from Europe?

a)

Manufactured Goods

b)

Gold and Slaves

c)

Raw Materials

d)

Iron products such as guns