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Early Americas vocab review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for large-scale constructions made from earth, often used in ancient cultures?

a)

Quipu

b)

Earthworks

c)

Portico

d)

Yoke

2.

Which crop was a staple food in many early American civilizations?

a)

Obsidian

b)

Thatch

c)

Maize

d)

Quatrefoil

3.

What term describes the period before the arrival of Columbus in the Americas?

a)

Pre-Columbian

b)

Cosmological

c)

Imbued

d)

Glypic

4.

What are large designs or motifs created on the ground, often visible from a distance?

a)

Vertical archipelagos

b)

Geoglyphs

c)

Brasiers

d)

Portico

5.

What is a naturally occurring volcanic glass used by ancient peoples for tools and weapons?

a)

Obsidian

b)

Yoke

c)

Thatch

d)

Quipu

6.

What is the term for a roof covering made of straw, reeds, or similar materials?

a)

Thatch

b)

Wrought

c)

Lunar

d)

Imbued

7.

What term refers to a series of islands arranged in a vertical formation?

a)

Vertical archipelagos

b)

Cosmological

c)

Quatrefoil

d)

Glypic

8.

What is the name of the ancient Andean device used for recording information, consisting of knotted strings?

a)

Quipu

b)

Yoke

c)

Portico

d)

Brasiers

9.

What word means to be filled or saturated with a quality or feeling?

a)

Imbued

b)

Wrought

c)

Lunar

d)

Thatch

10.

What term relates to the study of the origin and development of the universe?

a)

Cosmological

b)

Pre-Columbian

c)

Glypic

d)

Quatrefoil

11.

What is a decorative element consisting of four overlapping circles?

a)

Quatrefoil

b)

Yoke

c)

Brasiers

d)

Portico

12.

What is a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart they are to pull?

a)

Yoke

b)

Quipu

c)

Thatch

d)

Obsidian

13.

What term refers to the art or process of carving or engraving on a surface?

a)

Glypic

b)

Imbued

c)

Wrought

d)

Lunar

14.

What is a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building?

a)

Portico

b)

Earthworks

c)

Geoglyphs

d)

Vertical archipelagos

15.

What term describes something that is shaped or fashioned, often with care or artistry?

a)

Wrought

b)

Obsidian

c)

Maize

d)

Quipu