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Pre Columbian QuizPre Columbian Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which culture built dwellings into clifs
a)
Aztec
b)
Iroquois
c)
Puebloans
d)
None of the above
2.
When was the Iroguois League established
a)
1400's
b)
1500's
c)
1000"s
d)
1200's
3.
What does migration mean?
a)
An early culture
b)
A type of crop grown by the Native American people
c)
A land bridge
d)
A movement of people from one area to another
4.
Maize is first thought to be grown as a crop in what is known as Mexico
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The settlement Pueblo Bonito is associated with what culture
a)
Puebloan's
b)
Hohokam
c)
Adena
d)
Hopewell
6.
Theocracy means a society ruled by religious leaders
a)
False
b)
True
7.
Tenochtitlan bacame the capital city of which culture
a)
Inca
b)
Olmec
c)
Aztec
d)
None of the above
8.
Machu Picchu is a religious structure built by which culture
a)
Adena
b)
Hopewell
c)
Inca
d)
Olmec
9.
Monks Mound is associated with what culture
a)
Mississippian
b)
Adena
c)
Pubeloan's
d)
Hopewell
10.
Which five Iroquois nations established the Iroquois League
a)
Onondaga
b)
Seneca
c)
Mohawk
d)
Oneida
e)
Cayuga
11.
Which cultures lived in the Ohio valley
a)
Adena and Mississippian
b)
Mississippian and Hopewell
c)
Mississippian, Hopewell, and Adena
d)
Adena and Hopewell
12.
The Iroquois League was formed by an oral constitution
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What cultures are credited with forming the first federations
a)
Cherokee, Iroquois, and Navajo
b)
Navajo and Cherokee
c)
Iroquois and Navajo
d)
Cherokee and Iroquois
14.
What culture flourished in central and southen Arizona from 200 C.E. to 1400
a)
Puebloans
b)
Hopewell
c)
Hohokam
d)
Adena
15.
Mesa Verde is located in the National Park of which state
a)
Colorado
b)
Nebraska
c)
South Dakota
d)
North Dakota
16.
Cliff dwellings were useful for
a)
Defense of military attack
b)
Weather protection
c)
Both of the above answers
d)
Neither of the above answers
17.
Which culture etched shells with acid
a)
Mayan
b)
Hohokam
c)
Adena
d)
Mississippian
18.
The culture best known for their gigantic statues and stone heads is the Olmec
a)
False
b)
True
19.
What accomplishments are credited to the Mayan
a)
365 day Calendar
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Theocracy
d)
All the above
20.
Which culture built one type of their dwellings in the Four Corner region
a)
Puebloan's
b)
Mayan's
c)
Olmec's
d)
None of the above
21.
Where is the Four Corner Region located today
a)
Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
b)
Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Colorado
c)
Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California
d)
Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma
22.
About 15,00 years ago glaciers melted and ocean levels raised causing Beringia to appear
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The Hopi were decedants of the Ancient Puebloans
a)
False
b)
True
24.
The Northernmost part of North America near the Artic Ocean was home to which cultures
a)
Aleut
b)
Yupik
c)
Inupiat
d)
Inuit
e)
All the aobve
25.
Why was farming relatively unimportant in the Far North and West?
a)
They could fish for food
b)
They could hunt for their food
c)
They could gather roots and berries for food
d)
All of the above