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American Indians and Exploration

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A period during the 1400’s and 1500’s in which many explorers sailed the ocean and mapped the world.

a)

Age of Empires

b)

Age of Exploration

c)

Bronze Age

d)

Caravel

2.

A settlement made by a parent company.

a)

City

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Caravel

d)

Colony

3.

To work or act together; to get along.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Obstacle

c)

Conflict

d)

Colony

4.

To come into opposition; to disagree.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Motivation

c)

Accomplishment

d)

Conflict

5.

A desire to accomplish a goal.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Motivation

c)

Accomplishment

d)

Conflict

6.

Something that stands in your way or tries to prevent you from accomplishing a goal.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Motivation

c)

Accomplishment

d)

Obstacle

7.

The act of achieving one’s goals.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Motivation

c)

Accomplishment

d)

Obstacle

8.

The science of piloting ships.

a)

Navigation

b)

Caravel

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Obstacle

9.

An instrument used by sailors to observe the position of the stars.

a)

Motivation

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Colony

d)

Caravel

10.

Small, fast ship with a broad bow.

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Conflict

d)

Cooperation

11.

Exchange of goods, ideas and people between Europe and the Americas.

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Colony

c)

Silk Road

d)

Columbian Exchange

12.

Water route to Asia through North America sought by European explorers.

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Colony

c)

Silk Road

d)

Columbian Exchange

13.

Establishment or settlement where goods and 

services could be traded.

a)

Trading Post

b)

Jamestown

c)

Farmer's Market

d)

Columbian Exchange

14.

the invaders, knights, soldiers, and explorers of 

the Spanish and the Portuguese Empires.

a)

Equestrians

b)

Heroes

c)

Vanquishers

d)

Conquistadors

15.

Outposts across California whose purpose was to convert Native Americans into devoted Christians and Spanish citizens.

a)

Trading Posts

b)

Churches

c)

California Missions

16.

Which explorer explored the area represented by the letter "A" on the map?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

17.

Who established the French settlement of Quebec for France?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Francisco Coronado

18.

Which explorer explored the area represented by the letter "D" on the map?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

19.

Which explorer explored for Spain?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

20.

Which explorer explored the area represented by the letter "B" on the map?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

21.

Which explorer explored for England?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

22.

Which explorer explored the area represented by the letter "C" on the map?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

23.

Which explorer explored for France?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

24.

The area represented by the letter "D" on the map was claimed by which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

25.

Which explorer explored for France?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

26.

Which country made voyages of discovery to the continent pictured here?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

27.

The area represented by the letter "A" on the map was claimed by which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

28.

The area represented by the letter "B" on the map was claimed by which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

29.

Which explorer claimed the southwest for Spain?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

30.

Which explorer claimed the the Mississippi River Valley for France?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

31.

Portugal made voyages of discovery to -

a)

Australia

b)

West Africa

c)

Spain

d)

France

32.

Which explorer explored Eastern Canada for England?

a)

Robert La Salle

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francisco Coronado

d)

Samuel de Champlain

33.

The area represented by the letter "C" on the map was claimed by which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

34.
Which group learned new farming techniques from the Native Americans?
a)
English
b)
Portuguese
c)
Spanish
d)
French
35.
Which group established trading posts with the Native Americans?
a)
English
b)
Portuguese
c)
Spanish
d)
French
36.

Which group conquered and enslaved the Native Americans?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

37.
In addition to conquering and enslaving American Indians what else did the Spanish do to them?
a)
gave them diseases
b)
traded with them
c)
created settlements
38.

Which exploring nation set up the Fur Trade with Native Americans?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

Spain

39.

Which group brought Christianity to the New World?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

40.

Which group brought European Diseases?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

41.

Which group spread Christian religion?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

42.

Which group traded with American Indians?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

43.

Which group established settlements and claimed ownership of land?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

44.

Which group taught farming techniques to European settlers?

a)

English

b)

American Indians

c)

Spanish

d)

French

45.

Which group believed that land was to be shared not owned?

a)

English

b)

American Indians

c)

Spanish

d)

French

46.

Which group established Missions(religious outposts)

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

47.
Which tribe lives in a dry grassland environment?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
48.

Which tribe lives in a mild and rainy climate?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Pueblo

49.
Which tribe lives in a heavily forested area?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
50.

Which tribe lived in arctic areas where the temperature is below freezing for most of the year?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Lakota

51.
Which tribe lives in a desert environment?
a)
Inuit
b)
Iroquois
c)
Lakota
d)
Pueblo
52.

Inhabited present day Alaska and northern Canada

a)

Pueblo

b)

Inutit

c)

Lakota

d)

Kwakiutl

53.

Which tribe inhabited the Pacific Northwest coast ?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Kwakiutl

d)

Pueblo

54.

Which tribe Inhabited the Southwest in present day New Mexico and Arizona?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

55.

Which tribe lives in a desert environment and areas bordering cliffs and mountains

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

56.

Which tribe inhabited the interior of the United States called the Great Plains?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

57.

Which tribe's homeland includes northeast North America called the Eastern Woodlands ?

a)

Inuit

b)

Iroquois

c)

Lakota

d)

Pueblo

58.

What area was inhabited by the Inuit?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.

What area was inhabited by the Iroquois?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

60.

What area was inhabited by the Lakota?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

61.

What area was inhabited by the Kwakiutl?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

62.

What area was inhabited by the Pueblo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

63.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Things that come directly from nature

b)

People working to produce goods and services

c)

Goods produced and used to make other goods and services

64.

Which of the following was NOT a motivating force of early exploration?

a)

Competition

b)

Religion

c)

Disease

d)

Economic

65.

Which of the following was NOT a motivating force of early exploration?

a)

Competition

b)

Religion

c)

Disease

d)

Economic

66.

Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of early exploration?

a)

Exchange of goods and ideas

b)

Improvement of navigational tools

c)

Claiming of territories

d)

Finding cures to diseases

67.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle of early exploration?

a)

Fear of the unknown

b)

Poor maps

c)

Disease

d)

Economic reasons

68.

Which were motivating forces for exploration?

a)

Economic, Religious, Politics

b)

Fame, Competition for Empire, Politics

c)

Economic, Religious, Adventure

d)

Economic, Religious, Competition for Empire

69.

Which is an obstacle to exploration?

a)

Claim new territories

b)

Poor maps and navigational tools

c)

Exchange of goods and ideas

d)

Improved navigational tools

70.

Which is Not an obstacle to exploration?

a)

Fear of the unknown

b)

Poor maps and navigational tools

c)

Exchange of goods and ideas

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

71.

Which is Not an Accomplishment of Exploration?

a)

Exchanged goods and ideas

b)

Lack of adequate supplies

c)

Claimed territories

d)

Improved navigational tools and ships

72.

Which is an Accomplishment of Exploration?

a)

Exchanged goods and ideas

b)

Lack of adequate supplies

c)

Fear of the unknown

d)

Disease and starvation

73.

What were the 3 accomplishments of exploration?

a)

Exchanged goods and ideas, Claimed territories, Poor maps and navigational tools

b)

Exchanged goods and ideas, Disease and starvation, Improved navigational tools and ships

c)

Fear of the unknown, Claimed territories, Improved navigational tools and ships

d)

Exchanged goods and ideas, Claimed territories, Improved navigational tools and ships

74.

Which was a motivating force for exploration?

a)

Spread Christianity

b)

Lack of adequate supplies

c)

Poor maps and navigational tools

d)

To learn new languages

75.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Things that come directly from nature

b)

People working to produce goods and services

c)

Goods produced and used to make other goods and services

76.

Trees, water, stones, and buffalo are examples of...

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Human resources

c)

Capital Resources

d)

Man made resources

77.
Which is an example of a capital resource?
a)
stone
b)
fish
c)
doctor
d)
spear
78.
A bow and arrow is an example of? 
a)
a human resource
b)
a natural resource
c)
a capital resource
d)
none of the above
79.

What is human resources?

a)

Things that come directly from nature

b)

Goods produced and used to make other goods and services

c)

People working to produce goods and services

d)

Goods used to make money

80.

How did Native american tribe gather food a long time ago?

a)

used money to purchase

b)

traded with settelers

c)

traded animal skins for meat

d)

fished, hunter, and grew crops

81.

A hunter is an example of a _________ ________?

a)

Human resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Capital Resource

d)

none of the above

82.
wood, fish and plants are examples of?
a)
Capital Resources
b)
Human Resources
c)
Natural Resources
d)
All of the above
83.

A person that makes clothing is an example of?

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Natural Resources

d)

All of the above

84.

A canoe is an example of?

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Natural Resources

d)

All of the above

85.

The animals that Native American hunted were examples of?

a)

Capital Resources

b)

Human Resources

c)

Natural Resources

d)

All of the above

86.

American Indians made clothing from ____ __ and _____.

a)

Ground stone and plants

b)

Animal skins and plants

c)

Animal skins and metal.

87.

Sod is an example of?

a)

Human resource

b)

Capital resource

c)

Natural resource

d)

all of the above

88.

What items did Portugal exchange for West African gold(select all that apply)?

a)

Metal

b)

Cloth

c)

Manufactured Goods

d)

Lumber

89.

Where were Ghana, Mali and Songhai located?

a)

Western Region of Africa

b)

Eastern Region of Africa

c)

Western Region of North American

d)

Eastern Region of Australia

90.

How did the empires become so powerful?

a)

Controlled trade with North America

b)

Controlled trade in Western Africa

c)

Controlled trade in Eastern Australia

d)

Were already powerful

91.

Which country made voyages to West Africa?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

92.

The West African Empires were located south of which desert?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Mojave Desert

d)

Ice Cream Dessert

93.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert near what river?

a)

Nile

b)

Niger

c)

Missouri

d)

Colorado

94.

What were the three West African Empires that dominated West Africa one after the other from 300 to 1600 A.D.?

a)

Georgia, Mali, and Songhai

b)

Georgia, Egypt, and Songhai

c)

Ghana, Mali, and Portugal

d)

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

95.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Land Ownership

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

96.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Difference in Cultures

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

97.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Trade

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

98.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Difference in Language

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

99.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Crops

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

100.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? -Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

101.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Competition for Trade

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

102.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict? - Disease

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

103.

Which is an area of Cooperation?

a)

Competition for Trade

b)

Trade

c)

Disease

d)

Difference in Culture

104.

Which is an area of Cooperation?

a)

Difference in Language

b)

Land Ownership

c)

Crops

d)

Difference in Culture

105.

Which is an area of Cooperation?

a)

Technology (Metal Weapons and Farm Tools)

b)

Difference in Culture

c)

Difference in Language

d)

Land Ownership

106.

Pick the - Area of Conflict

a)

Trade

b)

Land Ownership

c)

Crops

d)

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

107.

Which is an area of Conflict?

a)

Difference in Cultures

b)

Crops

c)

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

d)

Trade

108.

Which is an area of Conflict?

a)

Trade

b)

Difference in Language

c)

Technology (Metal Weapons and Farm Tools)

d)

Crops

109.

Which is an area of Conflict?

a)

Trade

b)

Disease

c)

Crops

d)

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

110.

Which is an area of Conflict?

a)

Trade

b)

Competition for Trade

c)

Crops

d)

Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools

111.

The natural surroundings of a place.

a)

Sod

b)

Culture

c)

Archaeology

d)

Environment

112.

Something used from the environment to help one survive.

a)

Culture

b)

Resource

c)

Artifact

d)

Cactus Hill

113.

A piece of grass or soil held together by matted roots.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Sod

c)

Artifact

d)

Culture

114.

The fish American Indians caught, wild animals they hunted, and crops they grew were examples of -

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

d)

Culture

115.

The canoes, bows, and spears American Indians made were examples of-

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

d)

Pueblo

116.

People who fished, made clothing, and hunted animals were examples of-

a)

Natural Resources

b)

Capital Resources

c)

Human Resources

d)

Sod

117.

The recovery of material evidence remaining from the past.

a)

Sod

b)

Archaeology

c)

Capital Resources

d)

Pueblo

118.

A scientist that studies human behavior and cultures of the past through the recovery and analysis of artifacts.

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Capital Resource

c)

Human Resource

d)

Artifact

119.

Located on the Nottoway River in southeastern Virginia. Evidence that humans lived at ________________ as early as 18,000 years ago makes it one of the oldest archaeological sites in North America

a)

Iroquois Confederacy

b)

Pueblo

c)

Cactus Hill

d)

Sod

120.

A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.

a)

Sod

b)

Artifact

c)

Human Resource

d)

Culture

121.

An item left behind by an early people that represents their culture.

a)

Artifact

b)

Sod

c)

Human Resource

d)

Archaeologist

122.

An early form of corn grown by Native Americans.

a)

Sod

b)

Artifact

c)

Human Resource

d)

Maize

123.

A home or community of homes built by Native Americans.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Sod

c)

Adobe

d)

Artifact

124.

A sun-dried mud brick used to build the homes of some Native Americans in the southwest.

a)

Pueblo

b)

Sod

c)

Adobe

d)

Artifact

125.

A powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations.

a)

Artifact

b)

Resource

c)

Iroquois Confederacy

d)

Adobe

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