Worksheets6th Grade Social Studies Chapter 13 Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of cutting down and burning vegetation or trees is called _________________________.
a)
Mortar
b)
Tepee
c)
Potlatch
d)
Slash-and-burn
2.
A __________________ is a symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound.
a)
Aqueduct
b)
Hieroglyphic
c)
Basin
d)
Terrace
3.
An ___________________ is a building used to look at and watch the sky or space.
a)
Mita System
b)
Wigwam
c)
Observatory
d)
Chinampa
4.
Something that is ____________is thickly covered, like a forest.
a)
Dense
b)
Terrace
c)
District
d)
Mortar
5.
An ___________________ is the system by which a country's people make a living.
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Longhouse
c)
Economy
d)
Artifact
6.
A _________________ is a bowl-shaped area.
a)
Dike
b)
Basin
c)
Distribute
d)
Igloo
7.
A ___________________ was an artificial island built by the Aztecs.
a)
Chinampa
b)
Aqueduct
c)
Quipu
d)
Potlatch
8.
A ____________________ is a wall used to hold back water.
a)
Hieroglypic
b)
Mortar
c)
Rigid
d)
Dike
9.
An ________________________ is system of government in which a king or queen has unlimited power over the government.
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Chinampa
c)
Wigwam
d)
Purchase
10.
An ________________ is a channel that moves water over a long distance.
a)
Terrace
b)
Wigwam
c)
Aqueduct
d)
District
11.
Something that is ___________________ is inflexible or unchanging.
a)
Heirarchy
b)
Potlatch
c)
Dense
d)
Rigid
12.
To ___________________ something means to buy it.
a)
Observatory
b)
Purchase
c)
Economy
d)
Dike
13.
A strip of level land cut into a slope that is planted with crops is called a ___________________________.
a)
Terrace
b)
Quipu
c)
Tepee
d)
Longhouse
14.
A __________________ is a record-keeping device made of knotted string that was used by the Incas.
a)
Mita System
b)
Wigwam
c)
Quipu
d)
Basin
15.
A system of ranking members of a group according to their importance is called a system of _______________________________.
a)
Chinampa
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Hierarchy
d)
Observatory
16.
The __________________ was an Incan system of patments of taxes using labor.
a)
Hieroglyphic
b)
Slash-and-burn
c)
Chinampa
d)
Mita System
17.
To _______________ means to divide and give out.
a)
Rigid
b)
Terrace
c)
Distribute
d)
District
18.
A cement mixture used to hold bricks together is called ______________________.
a)
Mortar
b)
Dike
c)
Dense
d)
Igloo
19.
An ___________________is a an object made by a human being.
a)
Rigid
b)
Artifact
c)
Economy
d)
Slash-and-burn
20.
A _________________ is was a home made by Northeastern Native Americans formed by bending the trunks of young trees and tying them together to make a round frame covered with bark or reed mats.
a)
Igloo
b)
Basin
c)
Wigwam
d)
Terrace
21.
A _____________________________ was a rectangular type of home built by northeastern Native Americans that was made from wood and bark or mats made of reeds.
a)
Igloo
b)
Longhouse
c)
Aqueduct
d)
Dike
22.
A ________________ was a portable cone-shaped home made by Native Americans who lived on the Plains.
a)
Potlatch
b)
Cinampa
c)
Purchase
d)
Tepee
23.
An _________________ is a domed house made from blocks of snow by Native Americans who lived in the Arctic.
a)
Tepee
b)
Wigwam
c)
Igloo
d)
Longhouse
24.
A __________________ was a feasting and gift-giving ceremony in northwestern Native American culture.
a)
Potlatch
b)
Terrace
c)
Quipu
d)
Hieroglyphic
25.
Something that is seperate or different is said the be __________________________.
a)
Mortar
b)
Rigid
c)
Purchase
d)
Distinct
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