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67.History Unit 1 Midterm Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the Iroquois live?
a)
Longhouse
b)
Teepee
c)
Hut
d)
House
2.

Where did the Iroquois settle in North America?

a)

Florida

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

New Jersey

3.

Why was the Iroquois Confederacy formed?

a)

to establish treaties with white colonial governments

b)

to create a system of free trade

c)

to establish peace between the five Iroquois tribes

d)

to establish common rules and regulations for all tribes

4.

Which is an example of how the Iroquois used their environment for their survival

a)

using mud bricks to build pueblos

b)

using ice to build igloos

c)

using trees to build longhouses

d)

using palm leaves to build roofs

5.

Choosing leaders by voting is an example of

a)

representative democracy

b)

federalism

c)

checks and balances

d)

habeus corpus

6.

What were chinampas?

a)

the name for Aztec city-states

b)

people who lived in Tenochtitlan

c)

farmlands built in the swamps where the Aztec settled

d)

walls of skulls at temples

7.

The Aztec civilization had a class structure

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

9.

The Aztecs

a)

spoke Nahuatl

b)

spoke Spanish

c)

spoke English

d)

spoke Quechua

10.

We know the Aztec were ____ because they worshipped over 1,000 gods.

a)

monotheistic

b)

polytheistic

c)

atheistic

d)

Catholic

11.

"They traded and gave everything they had with good will, but it seems to be that they have very little and are poor in ​everything." -Christopher Columbus


What can be concluded about the European point of view of the indigenous people?

a)

They did not see a new culture but a group that was similar to those in Europe.

b)

The thought their homes and weapons were weak in comparison to theirs.

c)

They felt pity for them and offered jobs to the natives.

d)

They were very curious to learn more about their culture.

12.

How did European diseases effect the indigenous population?

a)

The indigenous population grew.

b)

The indigenous population was not affected.

c)

The indigenous population decreased.

13.

Hernán Cortés came to the Americas as a ______.

a)

scientist

b)

conquistador

c)

viceroy

d)

priest

14.

What was the motivation for Europeans to explore?

a)

The opportunity to gain wealth through the lucrative spice trade.

b)

Winning converts to Christianity and growing the church's population.

c)

The urge to gain fame and leave a legacy.

d)

All of these.

15.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

16.

Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?

a)

larger forces, better weapons

b)

metal armor, guns, horses, disease

c)

stone weapons

d)

disease and more men

17.

What is a conquistador?

a)

15th Century Spanish soldier, explorer and adventurer

b)

An indigenous person of Mexico

c)

15th Century British Explorer

d)

A man on a conquest

18.

What caused the most indigenous deaths in Mexico after the arrival of Cortés?

a)

Spanish weapons

b)

starvation

c)

smallpox

d)

poisoned water

19.
Which state borders Ohio to the West?
a)
California
b)
Indiana
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Michigan
20.
Which state is "the state up North"
a)
Canada
b)
Florida
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Michigan
21.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
22.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
A Point
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Direction
23.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house
24.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
25.

Identify this map.

a)

Population density map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Road map

26.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Economic Activity

27.

tells what the map is about

a)

map key

b)

map title

c)

symbol

28.

North, South, East, West

a)

intermediate directions

b)

symbols

c)

cardinal directions

29.

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

a)

cardinal directions

b)

map key

c)

intermediate directions

30.

an explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for

a)

map symbols

b)

map key/legend

c)

compass rose

31.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Population Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Climate Map

d)

Road Map

32.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Population Map

d)

Road Map

33.
What type of map would be most helpful if you were looking for a tall mountain range to go skiing?
a)
Population Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
Physical Map
34.

A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Population

d)

Climate

35.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Resource

d)

Topographic

36.

Which type of map shows natural features such as coal , trees and natural gas?

a)

Population Map

b)

Natural Resource Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

37.

According to the map, which resources are abundant in the Middle East? (can choose more than one)

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Oil

c)

Uranium

d)

Coal

38.

According to the map, which resources are abundant in USA (can choose more than one!)

a)

Gold

b)

Coal

c)

Fertile Land

d)

Biodiversity

39.

Humans tend to settle...

a)

where fossil fuels are abundant

b)

in regions of high biodiversity

c)

in regions rich in resources we need to survive (ex: fertile land, water)

d)

where it is hot and dry throughout the year

40.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

Clothing

b)

Cotton

c)

Water

d)

Rocks

41.

What is a natural resource?

a)

A nonliving substance found in the environment

b)

A living thing found on Earth

c)

A living or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

d)

A material that is not normally found in the environment

42.

Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

a)

he proved that the earth was round

b)

his discovery led to the colonization of the Americas

c)

he opened up a new trade route th Asia

d)

he was a great mapmaker

43.

Who sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

Sir Walter Raleigh of England

c)

King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

King Charles II of England

44.

Who were the native people that Columbus encountered on San Salvador?

a)

the Taino

b)

the Cherokee

c)

the Iroquois

d)

the Huron

45.

Which is true about the map?

a)

Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.

b)

Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.

c)

Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.

46.

Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Identify the source type:

A textbook describing the civil rights movement.

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

48.

What is a secondary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

49.

What is a primary source?

a)

A source created by someone who was there at the time of an event.

b)

A source created by someone who was NOT there at the time of an event.

50.

Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?

a)

Original uniforms worn by soldiers

b)

Diaries written at the time of an event

c)

video of a historical event

d)

A poem about a famous person from your classmate

51.

What do we call the original people of the Americas?

a)

Taínos

b)

Indigenous

c)

Tribe

d)

Spanish

52.

Iroquois used the _ around them in order to live. ​

a)

Environment

b)

Factories

c)

Machines

d)

Plastic

53.

Which Native American region had mostly nomadic tribes?

a)

The Plains

b)

The Northeast

c)

The Southeast

d)

The Southwes

54.
Where did the Iroquois live, and what type of houses did they live in?
a)
Great Plaines, Longhouses
b)
Eastern Woodlands, Teepees
c)
Eastern Woodlands, Longhouses
d)
Pacific Coast, Teepees
55.
What is a major crop the Iroquois used?
a)
Corns
b)
Beans
c)
Squash
d)
All of the above
56.

Which type of house did Inuits use in the winter when it was EXTRA cold?

a)
Igloo
b)
Tepee
c)
Lean too
d)
Log house
57.
Which area did the Inuit Indians live in?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia
c)
Northern Alaska and Canada
d)
Canada and the East Coast
58.

The way of life of a group of people...

a)

Civilization

b)

Culture

59.

Which of the following describes human migration?

a)

Movement of people from one place to another.

b)

People staying in their own country.

c)

People hunting only mammoths.

d)

Changing to fit the environment.

60.

This theory proposed that people entering the Americas followed the Pacific coastline, hunter-gatherer-fishers traveling in boats or along the shoreline and subsisting primarily on marine resources.

a)

Land Bridge Theory

b)

Pacific Coastal Migration Theory

c)

Salutrean Theory

d)

Human Migration Theory

61.

Which term means the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the eastern and western hemispheres?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Silk Road

c)

Mercantilism Economy

62.

What name did the Native Americans give to their staple crop of corn, squash, and beans?

a)

Three Sisters

b)

Three Amigos

c)

Three Staples

63.

What are the America's two migration theories?

a)

World Systems and Out of Africa

b)

Great Migration and Neoclassical

c)

Land Bridge and Coastal Route

64.

An object made by a human being of cultural or historical interest

a)

Fossils

b)

Artifact

c)

Extinct

d)

Glaciers

65.

In the Pacific Coastal Route Theory, explorers from Southeast (SE) Asia may have traveled the Pacific Coast

a)

by Woolly Mammoths

b)

in hot air balloons

c)

by Uber

d)

in small boats

66.

Explain how the landbridge theory and coastal migration theory differ in terms of the routes early humans might have taken.

a)

Both theories suggest the same route.

b)

The landbridge theory suggests a land route, while the coastal migration theory suggests a sea route.

c)

The landbridge theory suggests a sea route, while the coastal migration theory suggests a land route.

d)

Both theories suggest a sea route.

67.

Which of the following is NOT an example of geography affecting culture?

a)

Native Americans of the Great Plains (ex: Cree) lived in Tepees because they were easy to pack up and move around so that they could follow herds of animals for food.

b)

Native Americans of the Far North (ex: Inuit) lived in Igloos and dressed warmly because they lived in areas covered in ice and snow

c)

The Iroquois lived in longhouses that they built using the wood from forests around them

d)

The Aztecs had a structured social system with an emperor at the top

68.

Which of these is NOT a shared belief among many Native American cultures

a)

Respect for nature and elders

b)

Less emphasis on posessions

c)

Caring for groups more than individuals

d)

Cultures should be nomadic (move around a lot)