WorksheetsThe Rise of Early American Civilizations, chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What continents did humans begin to migrate and inhabit?
Antarctica, Europe, Oceania, South America, Africa and Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America, and Europe
North America, South America, Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe
Oceania, Africa, Europe, Central America, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Fill in the blank. People used animals to help plow and fertilize the soil, provide wool for clothes and other uses because people could (a) animals.
Around what time towns and villages turned into cities?
Between 12,000 and 5,000 BC
Between 12,000 and 8,000 BC
Between 4,000 and 2,000 AD
Between 4000 and 2000 BCE
Where did the earliest civilizations arise in?
They arose in Australia and Africa.
The earliest civilizations arose in Asia and the Americas.
The earliest civilizations arose in Asia and Africa.
The earliest civilizations arose in the Middle East and Egypt.
Fill in the blank. How are the early American civilizations called? (a)
A synonym is a word that means the same. What is a synonym of Middle America according to the passage?
(a)
What is the piece of land that connects North and South America?
isthmus
peninsula
inland rainforest
river banks
Where do Maya descendants live nowadays?
The Mayans live from Mexico to Los Angeles.
The Mayas live in Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
The Mayas live in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
The Mayas live in the Valley of Mexico.
Where did the Inca civilization begin?
The Inca civilization began north of the Yucatan Península.
The Inca civilization began in what is Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica today.
The Inca civilization began in the Amazon jungle.
The Inca civilization began in the Andes Mountains.
What animal does not belong to the Andes region?
Quetzal birds
chinchillas
cougars
alpacas
Answer the question in a complete sentence. All sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period.
What do archeologists study?
(a)
Answer in a sentence. Why were the Spanish conquistadores in the Americas?
(a)
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernán Cortés
Simón Bolivar
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
What empire did Francisco Pizarro take control of?
the Aztec Empire
the Inca Empire
the Maya empire
the Americas
What artifacts you DO NOT find from the early American civilizations?
Pictures and photographs
ceramic shard and bones
textiles
flaked stone
What was the motivation of the Spanish conquistadors to explore the Americas?
They wanted to strike richness.
The Spanish explorers wanted to impose the Spanish language on the newly found territories.
The Spanish conquerors wanted to establish trade routes between Europe and the Americas.
The Spanish explorers wanted to establish colonies for the Spanish kingdom.
A synonym is a word that means the same. Write down the synonym of dig. (a)
Complete the sentence. The Aztec created a magnificent empire with cities under one central (a)
The Aztec empire is located in what present day territory?
Guatemala
Mexico
Honduras
Nicaragua
What country does not belong in South America?
Argentina
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Bolivia
