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G6 Social Studies Chapter 8 Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country were the Aztecs from?
a)
Peru
b)
Bolivia
c)
Panama
d)
Mexico
2.
What country were the Inca from? 
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Venezuela
d)
Peru
3.
Why did the population of Native Americans decrease after Europeans came to the New World?  
a)
They survived the diseases
b)
They moved to Europe
c)
The population grew
d)
They died from diseases
4.

Which of the following is one way cultures of central America were influenced by Spanish colonization?

a)

Farming became the primary economic activity

b)

Christianity and Spanish language were introduced to the region

c)

Mayan cultural practices were adopted by the conquistadores

d)

Women gained greater equality when Spanish laws were applied

5.

What is one way that the migrations of European colonists to South America changed the character of the region?

a)

men an women gained equality

b)

economic practices reverted to traditional methods

c)

religion and language patterns changed significantly

d)

native groups switched from terrace to field farming

6.

What are the two primary languages in Latin America?

a)

Portuguese and English

b)

Spanish and Portuguese

c)

English and French

7.
What were children of native people and Europeans called?
a)
mulattoes
b)
indigenous people
c)
black Europeans
d)
mestizos
8.
What ancient civilization were great warriors who were advanced with agriculture?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Mayans
c)
Incas
d)
Indians
9.
Which ancient people built complicated roads and buildings built of stone and were also great with bridges?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Mayans
c)
Indians
d)
Incas
10.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Montezuma II
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Christopher Colombus
d)
Francisco Pizarro
11.
Why did European slaves prefer Africans to work on their land?
a)
they were stronger than Native Americans
b)
they had more immunity to European diseases
c)
introduction of the horse to the they lived longer that Native Americans
d)
they were better farmers than Native Americans
12.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

The transmission of one culture to another

b)

Communicating to several countries

c)

Mining resources

d)

Agriculture

13.
What ancient Incan farming technique do people living in the Andes Mountains still use today? 
a)
plowing
b)
irrigation canals
c)
terracing
d)
floating gardens 
14.

Which of the following physical features is displayed in the picture?

a)

Amazon Rainforest

b)

Amazon River

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Brazil

15.

Which of the following physical features is displayed in the picture?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.

Which of the following physical features is displayed in the picture?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

17.

Which of the following physical features is displayed in the picture?

a)

Andes Mountains

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Chili

d)

Great Victoria Desert