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Mr. Baker 5th Grade Trimester One Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the Mayans located

a)

Peru

b)

South America

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

Northern Mexico

2.

Which word means "The belief in more than one god?"

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

atheistic

d)

pantheistic

3.
There are no Mayans left in the world.
a)
true
b)
false
4.

The Mayans had many different areas with different rulers called

a)

countries

b)

empires

c)

squads

d)

city-states

5.

The Mayans religion was

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

6.

What was the name of the writing system used by the Mayans?

a)

Natuatl

b)

heiroglypics

c)

Codex

d)

Quipas

7.

What is a synonym for agriculture?

a)

farming

b)

food

c)

ancient

d)

happy

8.

Which of the following were in the lower social class and did the hardest work?

a)

Nobles

b)

Farmers and Slaves

c)

Priests

d)

Craftsmen and Warriors

9.
Where was the Maya civilization located?
a)
Arabian Peninsula
b)
Southern Mexico/Central America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
10.
What is Mesoamerica?
a)
A region of Europe
b)
A region of Mexico and Central America
c)
A region of Southeast Asia
d)
A region of South America
11.
Where did the Incas live?
a)
Western South America
b)
Eastern North America
c)
Eastern South America
d)
Western North America
12.
What kind of farming technique did the Mayans use in the Mountains?
a)
crop rotation
b)
terraces (staircase)
c)
raised-earth platforms
d)
they didn't
13.
What is the Aztec capital?
a)
Mexico
b)
Tenochtitlan 
c)
Tlatelolco
d)
Calpolli
14.
The Aztecs were a nomadic tribe until they settled on Lake Texcoco. What does nomadic mean?
a)
They did not know how to hunt so they fished.
b)
They traveled from place to place.
c)
It is another term for being a farmer.
d)
It means that no mad people are allowed.
15.
"Each picture stood for an object and/or a sound."  This refers to the Mayan writing system that we call ___________. 
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
Arabic
d)
Cyrillic
16.
The Aztecs believed in human sacrifice because:
a)
They were evil and horrible people.
b)
They believed it would please their gods
c)
They hated blood but thought it would give them life.
d)
They wanted to show people how tough they were.
17.
The Aztecs built chinampas. What were they?
a)
Mexican food
b)
walls
c)
pyramids
d)
floating gardens
18.
What is/are the advantage(s) of having thier city built on a lake?
a)
protection from enemies
b)
a source of water for crops
c)
bathing and washing
d)
all of the above
19.
The conquered city of Tenochtitlan is now the modern day city of:
a)
Valdez
b)
Cortez City
c)
Mexico City
d)
San Jose
20.

What refers to the cultures and peoples of Central America before the arrival of the Spanish?

a)

Mesoamerican

b)

Latin American

c)

The Olmecs

d)

Mayanamerican

21.

Where were the Incas located?

a)

Honduras

b)

Shore of Belize

c)

Yucatan Peninsula

d)

South America on and near the Andes Mountains

22.

What were the mounds and large temples created by the Indigenous people used for?

a)

Parties

b)

Burials

c)

Weddings

d)

Town Meetings

23.

What is smallpox?

a)

The name of the Ruler of the Mayas

b)

Has a religious purpose.

c)

A group of families.

d)

A serious disease that spreads from person to person and causes fever and rash.

24.

What is astronomy?

a)

The study of the stars

b)

The study of the planets

c)

studies of stars, planets and other features of outer space.

 

 

d)

Study of outer space

25.

What is a priest?

a)

A person who has the training and authority to carry out religious ceremonies or rituals.

b)

studies of stars, planets and other features of outer space.

c)

Somebody that writes down information.

d)

  All the destandance of a common ancestor.

26.

What did the Plains tribe eat? They followed their migration and worshiped these animals.

a)

Cows

b)

Bears

c)

Deers

d)

Bisons

27.

What was the weather like for the Southeast or Cherokee tribe?

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

rainy

d)

always snowing

28.

What was the name of the tribe from the Northeast?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Cherokee

c)

Navajo

d)

Inuit

29.

Where did the Arctic tribe live?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Ohio

c)

Whitesburg

d)

North Pole

30.

The Plains tribe lived in Teepees. What were their teepees made of?

a)

Animal Skins

b)

Sticks and stones

c)

Branches and leaves

d)

Mud and clay

31.

The Inuit tribe lived in snow and ice homes called?

a)

Plank homes

b)

Igloos

c)

Longhouses

d)

Wattle and Daub homes

32.
Which tribe lived in the Arctic?
a)
Inuit
b)
Kwakiutl
c)
Nez Perce
d)
Hopi
33.
Which tribe lived in igloos and tents?
a)
Pawnee
b)
Seminole
c)
Inuit
d)
Nez Perce
34.
Which tribe lived on the Colombian Plateau region (ex. parts of Oregon, Idaho and Washington)?
a)
Nez Perce
b)
Inuit
c)
Hopi
d)
Pawnee
35.
Which tribe lived in the Southwest (ex. Arizona)?
a)
Nez Perce
b)
Hopi
c)
Inuit
d)
Pawnee
36.
Which tribe is also known as the Pueblo people?
a)
Inuit
b)
Nez Perce
c)
Hopi
d)
Seminole
37.
Which tribe lived in multi-level homes made of dirt, rocks and straw called pueblos?
a)
Hopi
b)
Seminole
c)
Kwakiutl
d)
Pawnee
38.
Which tribe lived in the Southeastern Region (ex. Florida)?
a)
Seminole
b)
Inuit
c)
Pawnee
d)
Hopi
39.
Which tribe lived in houses called chickees?
a)
Hopi
b)
Seminole
c)
Pawnee
d)
Kwakiutl
40.
Which tribe ate fish, squash, turtles and alligators?
a)
Hopi
b)
Pawnee
c)
Seminole
d)
Nez Perce
41.

Which area are the tribes: Cherokee and Seminole from?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Northeast

42.

What area is the Iroquois tribe from?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Northeast

43.

What area are the Navajo and Hopi tribes from?

a)

Southeast

b)

Southwest

c)

Great Plains

d)

Northeast

44.

Culture can be described as..

a)

Behavior patterns shared by a group of people

b)

The type of food you eat

c)

Parties people go to

45.

What type of area did the Great Plains tribe live in?

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Tundra

d)

Beach

46.

What was the MOST important resource for the Great Plains Native Americans?

a)

Deer

b)

Bison

c)

Duck

d)

Corn

47.

What type of Native American home is this?

a)

Longhouse

b)

Teepee

c)

Pueblo

d)

Chickee

48.

The Iroquois lived in homes called..

a)

Teepees

b)

Pueblos

c)

Longhouses

d)

Chickees

49.

Pueblos are made from adobe. What is adobe?

a)

A type of clay

b)

Skin from a Bison

c)

Sticks and leaves

d)

Feathers

50.

What animal did the Great Plains tribes rely on for EVERYTHING?

a)

Chicken

b)

Bison

c)

Deer

d)

Pig

51.

What is an astrolabe?

a)

Outbreak of disease that spreads quickly

b)

A Spanish Conqueror

c)

An instrument that measured the height of the sun or star

d)

A trip made to explore

52.

In 1493 Columbus reached an island in the Caribbean Sea where the Tainos people lived. He thought he had reached which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

West Indies

d)

South America

53.

Cortez wanted to lead an expedition to Mexico because

a)

He heard it was a good place to vacataion

b)

he wanted to conquer the world

c)

the people were very friendly

d)

he had heard of the Aztec Empire and its riches.

54.

The Colombian Exchange was

a)

A student exchange program

b)

a movement of ships from west to east

c)

a movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures

d)

The line that splits the Northern & Southern hemispheres

55.

When the Spanish forced American Indians to work the plantations they

a)

paid them well

b)

suffered because they had no immunity to diseases such as measles & smallpox

c)

Were treated very well

d)

rebelled & a war begun

56.

The process of planning a route and finding one's location:

a)

expedition

b)

caravel

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

navigation

57.
merchants
a)
people who buy and sell goods
b)
explorers
c)
process to plan a course and location
58.
slave trade
a)
people who bought and sold goods
b)
a place where goods could be bought and sold
c)
where humans were bought and sold as property
59.

He sailed for Spain to find a new route to Asia

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Henry Hudson

60.

A group of Spanish soldiers were called __________.

a)

Expeditioners

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Travelers

d)

Navigators

61.

This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

62.

What were the names of Columbus’ three ships?

a)

Britannic, Titanic, Olympic

b)

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

c)

Missouri, Arizona, Maine

63.

What three (3) instruments did Columbus use to navigate? 

a)

telescope, compass & sextant

b)

sextant, astrolabe, compass

c)

compass, telescope & maps

64.

What did Columbus call the people living in the Americas?

a)

Asians

b)

Indians

c)

Native Americans

d)

Africans

65.

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

a)

spice traders

b)

shipbuilders

c)

American Indians

d)

European Explorers

66.

When was Christopher Columbus's first trip to the Americas

a)

1462

b)

1567

c)

1783

d)

1492

67.

conquistador who destroyed the Aztec empire

a)

Hernando Cortez

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Moctezuma

68.

conquistador who ended the Inca empire

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Vasco Nunez de Babloa

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Francisco Coronado

69.
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West

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