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Indigenous Civilizations Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What mountains are located at D on this map?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Alps

2.

Where are the Appalachian Mountains on this map?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Where are the Great Plains on this map?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What river is located at A on this map?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Mississippi River

5.

What ocean is located at E on this map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

6.

What ocean is located at F on this map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

7.

Where is the Gulf of Mexico on this map?

a)

B

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

8.

This map is a part of what continent?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

9.

This map is a part of what continent?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

10.

Where is the Caribbean Sea located on this map?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

11.

What landform is located at B on this map?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Central Mexican Plateau

d)

Dominican Repulblic

12.

What landform is located at A on this map?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Yucatan Peninsula

c)

Central Mexican Plateau

d)

Dominican Repulblic

13.

This map is a part of what continent?

a)

Europe

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

14.

What mountains are located at A on this map?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Alps

15.

This refers to a group of people that were the first settlers from a region.

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomadic

c)

Polytheistic

d)

Monotheistic

16.

Which region of Indian/Native American tribes used longhouses and wigwams?

a)

Southeast

b)

Plains

c)

Northeast

17.

Which region of Indian/Native American tribes used teepees?

a)

Southeast

b)

Plains

c)

Northeast

18.

Which region of Indian/Native American tribes sometimes used summer and winter homes?

a)

Southeast

b)

Plains

c)

Northeast

19.

What were two ways that winter impacted Indigenous tribes?

a)

They had to wear heavier clothing

b)

They had to wear lighter clothing

c)

They had to depend on different food sources or hunt more

d)

They moved to a warmer part of North America

20.

What were three uses for animals by Indigenous tribes?

a)

Food source

b)

Pets for companionship

c)

Fur/skin for clothing

d)

Bones/antlers for tools

21.

Were nomadic tribes of Indigenous people who moved frequently because of animals, like bison.

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Plains

22.

When a person doesn't have a permanent home, they are:

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomadic

c)

Polytheistic

d)

Monotheistic

23.

When a civilization believes in more than one god in the religion, they are:

a)

Indigenous

b)

Nomadic

c)

Polytheistic

d)

Monotheistic

24.

What were two ways that Mayans practiced their religion?

a)

Played games, like ulama

b)

Read holy texts like the Vedas

c)

Fasted during holy holidays

d)

Hosted religious ceremonies and festivals

25.

Why did Mayans use the slash and burn technique?

a)

To sacrifice many animals

b)

To try to win wars

c)

To clear land for growing crops

d)

To try to clear trade paths for others

26.

What were two advantages of the Mayan calendar?

a)

Used to map out the stars

b)

Used to know when to plant crops

c)

Used to know when festivals are

d)

Used to keep score in ulama

27.

True/False: Astronomy is the study of stars and was used by Mayans to create their calendar.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What civilization was located in purple on this map?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

29.

What civilization was located in red on this map?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

30.

What civilization was located in pink on this map?

a)

Mayans

b)

Aztecs

c)

Incas

31.

What were two ways that Aztecs practiced their religion?

a)

Practicing animal & human sacrifice

b)

Read holy texts like the Vedas

c)

Fasted during holy holidays

d)

Hosted religious ceremonies and festivals

32.

Who was typically on the top of social class systems in the Americas?

a)

Nobles/Rulers

b)

Slaves

c)

Serfs

d)

Commoners

33.

Who was typically on the bottom of social class systems in the Americas?

a)

Nobles/Rulers

b)

Slaves

c)

Serfs

d)

Commoners

34.

What were the chinampas within the Aztec Empire?

a)

An agricultural method combining the growth of corn, squash, and beans

b)

The main god of Aztec religion that required daily sacrifices

c)

Floating farms built to create more farmland within the swampy wetlands

d)

A way of keeping records and information to remember

35.

The capital city of the Aztecs, built on Lake Texococo.

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Tenochtitlan

c)

Cuzco

36.

This civilization mummified their dead because they believed in the afterlife.

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

37.

What were two ways that the Inca adapted to their large, mountainous empire?

a)

Terrace farming to expand the amount of available farmland

b)

Chinampas to create floating farms in the water

c)

Roads to connect the empire together for military and trade benefits

d)

Teepees to live a nomadic life constantly moving around the Andes

38.

What was the purpose of quipu in the Inca Empire?

a)

To help keep count of items/people

b)

To help the growth of crops

c)

To communicate with the gods

d)

To create many types of clothing