NEW
Font size
WorksheetsEarly Americas vocab review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the term for large-scale constructions made from earth, often used in ancient cultures?
Quipu
Earthworks
Portico
Yoke
Which crop was a staple food in many early American civilizations?
Obsidian
Thatch
Maize
Quatrefoil
What term describes the period before the arrival of Columbus in the Americas?
Pre-Columbian
Cosmological
Imbued
Glypic
What are large designs or motifs created on the ground, often visible from a distance?
Vertical archipelagos
Geoglyphs
Brasiers
Portico
What is a naturally occurring volcanic glass used by ancient peoples for tools and weapons?
Obsidian
Yoke
Thatch
Quipu
What is the term for a roof covering made of straw, reeds, or similar materials?
Thatch
Wrought
Lunar
Imbued
What term refers to a series of islands arranged in a vertical formation?
Vertical archipelagos
Cosmological
Quatrefoil
Glypic
What is the name of the ancient Andean device used for recording information, consisting of knotted strings?
Quipu
Yoke
Portico
Brasiers
What word means to be filled or saturated with a quality or feeling?
Imbued
Wrought
Lunar
Thatch
What term relates to the study of the origin and development of the universe?
Cosmological
Pre-Columbian
Glypic
Quatrefoil
What is a decorative element consisting of four overlapping circles?
Quatrefoil
Yoke
Brasiers
Portico
What is a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart they are to pull?
Yoke
Quipu
Thatch
Obsidian
What term refers to the art or process of carving or engraving on a surface?
Glypic
Imbued
Wrought
Lunar
What is a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building?
Portico
Earthworks
Geoglyphs
Vertical archipelagos
What term describes something that is shaped or fashioned, often with care or artistry?
Wrought
Obsidian
Maize
Quipu
