WorksheetsUnit 13 The Americas Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
🗣️7 – W3.1.9
Which of the following are ways that early American civilizations showed evidence of religious beliefs.
Select all that apply.
a)
Building large temples to honor the gods.
b)
Offering sacrifices (sometime human) to the gods.
c)
Creating a holy book to read and help teach the religion.
d)
Respect for nature because they believe both animals and plants have spirits.
2.
Native Americans often planted 3 types of crops as their staple (main) foods. They called them the 3 sisters and were squash, beans and maize which is another name for
a)
Apples
b)
Potatoes
c)
Corn
d)
Pumpkins
3.
📖7 – W2.1.1
Why was story telling was particularly important to North American tribes?
a)
To make sure that future generations remembered when to plant and harvest crops
b)
Because they did not have a written language and stories passed down history and knowledge.
c)
So that families could become closer in a time without electronics and modern entertainment.
d)
Without stories native peoples would not remember hunting grounds and places to gather food.
4.
According to this image people crossed from ___________ into North America crossing over the_____________.
a)
Europe / Atlantic Ocean
b)
Asia / Bering strait land bridge
c)
Africa / Atlantic slave trade
d)
Greenland / Polar icecap
5.
Which statement is supported by the image below?
a)
People possibly came to the Americas by crossing the isthmus of Panama
b)
People migrated from South America to North America.
c)
People possibly came to the Americas by land and sea.
d)
Less land was exposed 15,000 years ago
6.
Select the 4 geographical areas of the Americas.
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
Caribbean
e)
West America
7.
How did early Americans develop more complex societies?
a)
Growing & trading
b)
Praising the sun god
c)
Asking their history teachers for help
d)
By staying nomadic
8.
Many early Americans settled in hot, often dry, places and not in river valleys. Because of this they had to become experts at ___________ if they wanted to survive and grow their population.
a)
Hunting
b)
Fishing
c)
Irrigation
d)
Language
9.
The Maya were a collection of city states spread out acrost the Yucatan Peninsula
The Aztecs were warriors that conquered surrounding people and forced them to pay tribute.
The Inca grew their empire thousands of miles down the Andes Mountains.
What does all of this tell about these early empires?
a)
They were not very advanced
b)
They had trouble communicating without horses
c)
Trade, travel and tribute kept the empires well connected
d)
These civilizations did not last long because they could not stay connected
10.
The Aztec and the Inca were both conquered by the
a)
Mayans
b)
Romans
c)
Spanish
d)
Olmec
11.
Select all of the ways that large scale agriculture changed life for the people of North America.
a)
Larger populations and people groups developed
b)
People groups build many large stone temples and cities.
c)
All North American people quit the hunting and gathering
d)
Created governments to help organize society
e)
People groups had more time to build large mounds as monuments.
12.
What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
a)
A group of natives people that fought each other for control of the Mississippi river.
b)
A form of government that united 5 tribes and influenced our American constitution
c)
A large battle that took place between the norther tribes and the southern tribes
d)
A government the Iroquois people made to help stop attacks from the Aztecs
13.
Why did some Native American groups hunt / gather and while others developed more agriculture?🚩
a)
Native people could survive in different ways. Not all needed agriculture to survive.
b)
Agriculture was easier than hunting and gathering
c)
Hunting and gathering only worked for large civilizations
d)
People didn't have horses so it was hard to travel so it was easier to stay in one place to grow crops
14.
💡7 – G5.1.2
THIS IS A TRICKY QUESTION make sure the option you select is completely correct : )
Select the reason we know so much about the Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilizations
a)
They left behind huge cities and buildings for us to study.
b)
They all had a written language so we can read about the culture.
c)
All were conquered by the Spanish so we have written records from European people
d)
Because Mr. Meerman and Mr. Visser are geniuses who time traveled to see what their lives were like
15.
⭐7 – W3.2.1 I can describe the religious beliefs of early American civilizations.
Identify the characteristics of Native American civilizations that were similar to many of the other civilizations that we have studied. (select 3)
a)
Large Native American populations developed in river valleys
b)
Native populations were montheistic
c)
Native American civilizations built roads and trade routs to transport goods
d)
Native American people were polytheistic and worshiped many gods
e)
Native American people developed agriculture which allowed for larger populations
16.
• Cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and beans • pictorial writing system • Human sacrifices to the sun god • Accurate calendar of 365 days • Use of the number zero * Abandoned cities around year 900 AD
a)
Aztec
b)
Mayan
c)
Inca
17.
What is slash and burn agriculture?
a)
farming method where trees and plants are cut and burned
b)
A method of irrigation used in dry regions
c)
A traditional method of fishing
18.
Which region is shown on the map?
a)
Latin America
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Central America
19.
The Americas are made up of North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
empire located in South America
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Maya
21.
⛪7 – W3.1.5
Match the achievement to the correct civilization.
a)
Aztec
1.
This civilization was known for fighting
b)
Maya
2.
Used astronomy to create a calendar
c)
Inca
3.
Used advanced engineering techniques
d)
Mississippian
4.
This civilization built large mounds
22.
Match the regions to the map locations.
a)Far North
b)Pacific Northwest
c)Eastern Woodlands
d)Southwest
e)Great Plains
1
2
3
4
5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
23.
Bellringer
a)
This culture created the first empire of the Americas.
1.
Olmec
b)
The people of this culture built an empire that stretched nearly 2,500 miles
2.
Inca
c)
built a thriving civilization in what is now Guatemala and the Yucatán Peninsula.
3.
Maya
d)
This culture introduced crops to the Southwest.
4.
Anasazi
e)
constructed gigantic pyramidal mounds east of the Mississippi River.
5.
Mississippian
24.
Where would you find the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan?
A
B
C
D
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