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Ancient Civilizations and Native American History Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

The earliest writing in Mesopotamia was used for:

a)

Writing poetry

b)

Marking religious holidays

c)

Keeping farm calendars

d)

Accounting and trade

2.

The Palette of Narmer is evidence of:

a)

Bronze tool production

b)

The first pyramids

c)

Foreign invasion

d)

Unification of Egypt

3.

Which is NOT a state characteristic?

a)

Record keeping

b)

Monumental works

c)

Social stratification

d)

Nomadic lifestyle

4.

Surplus food leads to:

a)

Less food

b)

More erosion

c)

Fewer jobs

d)

Craft specialists

5.

Ziggurats were used for:

a)

Farming

b)

Storing grain

c)

Housing slaves

d)

Religious rituals & sacrifice

6.

Hydraulic Hypothesis says states form because of:

a)

Copper resources

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Warfare

d)

Large-scale irrigation

7.

Carneiro’s theory applies to:

a)

Greece

b)

India

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Andes/Chavín

8.

Cuneiform was written on:

a)

Leather

b)

Papyrus

c)

Metal sheets

d)

Clay tablets

9.

Shang Dynasty rulers controlled:

a)

Iron

b)

Horses

c)

Steel

d)

Bronze

10.

Which site is known for drainage systems?

a)

Maya

b)

Egypt

c)

Rome

d)

Indus Valley

11.

A reason states collapse:

a)

Too much gold

b)

Happy populations

c)

Balanced diet

d)

Soil depletion

12.

Another cause:

a)

Lower taxes

b)

Available land

c)

Stable climates

d)

Environmental fluctuation

13.

And another:

a)

More jobs

b)

Better trade

c)

Fewer cities

d)

Erosion

14.

Deir el Medina is known for:

a)

Fishing

b)

Sculptures of dogs

c)

Training soldiers

d)

Artisan village & first workers’ strike

15.

The earliest state monotheism appeared in:

a)

China

b)

Rome

c)

Babylon

d)

Egypt

16.

The ruler who enforced monotheism:

a)

Narmer

b)

Ramses II

c)

Cleopatra

d)

Akhenaten

17.

Egyptians wrote on:

a)

Banners

b)

Bones

c)

Marble

d)

Papyrus

18.

New Kingdom burials moved to:

a)

Memphis

b)

Sahara dunes

c)

Pyramid temples

d)

Valley of the Kings

19.

King Tut’s tomb was famous because:

a)

It was empty

b)

It was underwater

c)

It was burned

d)

It was discovered intact with treasure

20.

The Snyder Act (1924) granted:

a)

Free housing

b)

Military rank

c)

Dual citizenship

d)

U.S. citizenship

21.

Native Americans were widely allowed to vote by:

a)

1776

b)

1830

c)

1953

d)

1962

22.

The Indian Removal Act caused:

a)

Land expansion

b)

Northern relocation

c)

Peace treaties

d)

Trail of Tears

23.

Tribes have legal status as:

a)

Counties

b)

Corporations

c)

Equal states

d)

Domestic dependent nations

24.

The Allotment Act forced:

a)

Wage increases

b)

Fishing reforms

c)

Tribal unions

d)

Private land farming

25.

Samuel George Morton claimed intelligence was based on:

a)

Height

b)

Skin tone

c)

Blood type

d)

Skull size

26.

The Termination Act did what?

a)

Expanded reservations

b)

Created tribal colleges

c)

Strengthened sovereignty

d)

Ended federal obligations, forced assimilation

27.

What % of Native Americans live in urban areas?

a)

5%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

87%

28.

Complex Foragers lived:

a)

As nomads

b)

Without tools

c)

In deserts

d)

Sedentary with surplus food

29.

Potlatch ceremonies were for:

a)

Criminal punishment

b)

Weather prediction

c)

Military training

d)

Displaying wealth to gain status

30.

The Nisqually relied on:

a)

Wheat

b)

Bison

c)

Tobacco

d)

Salmon

31.

US vs Washington ruled:

a)

No fishing rights

b)

Only commercial fishing

c)

Stop salmon hunting

d)

50/50 salmon split with tribes

32.

Elouise Cobell was:

a)

A novelist

b)

Actress

c)

Judge

d)

Tribal treasurer who exposed trust fund abuse

33.

The Cobell lawsuit demanded:

a)

Eliminating reservations

b)

New buffalo herds

c)

End of tribal councils

d)

Correct accounting of tribal funds

34.

Who signed the settlement?

a)

Nixon

b)

Trump

c)

Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

35.

Settlement amount awarded:

a)

$100 million

b)

$1 billion

c)

$10 million

d)

$3.4 billion

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