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WorksheetsSemester Test Study Guide–7th Grade History: Topic 1
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
What was the first plant food cultivated in the Americas?
Rice
Maize
Barley
Wheat
Which environmental change do scientists believe allowed migration by land to the Americas?
Sea levels lowered
Temperatures increased drastically
Deserts expanded
Rainfall increased significantly
Most theories about the first Americans speculate that they migrated from which continent?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
Which civilization carved large stone heads?
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
Inca
Which group of people developed a 365-day calendar?
Maya
Inuit
Zulu
Vikings
Which native North American culture built dwellings in the walls of steep cliffs?
Iroquois
Puebloans
Cherokee
Sioux
What caused prehistoric Americans to begin expanding their food choices?
They wanted to trade with neighboring tribes.
They discovered new cooking techniques.
When they ran out of food, they had to expand and find other options.
They followed animal migration patterns for sport.
What was made possible by the invention of farming?
Native American groups now had a more reliable source of food than only hunting.
Native American groups could now travel to the moon.
Native American groups invented electricity.
Native American groups stopped using tools.
What is the definition of 'Civilizations'?
a kind of plant
highly developed society
a weather phenomenon
a type of animal
What is the definition of 'Irrigation'?
a process of removing weeds from fields
a technique for storing grains
a system that supplies water to crops by artificial means
a method of harvesting crops
What is the definition of 'nomadic'?
moving from place to place
living in one place permanently
building large cities
farming in one location
What is the definition of 'strait'?
a deep valley with a river running through it
a mountain range separating two countries
a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
a large area of land surrounded by water
What is the definition of 'culture'?
a people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
the physical geography of a region
the economic system of a country
the political leaders of a society
Define the following: A small, fast Portuguese ship used during the age of exploration; usually had 3 sails.
Caravel
Galleon
Junk
Dhow
Define the following: A point of land that sticks out into water, much like a peninsula.
Valley
Bay
Cape
Island
Define the following: To travel completely around something. (Fill in the blank)
Navigate
Circumnavigate
Illuminate
Excavate
Define the following: Spanish explorer in the Americas during the 1500s. (Fill in the blank)
Settler
Missionary
Conquistador
Viceroy
Define the following: Resistance of an organism to infection or disease.
Immunity
Infection
Pathogen
Antigen
Define the following: A communal Native American structure; a town in Spanish-ruled lands.
Presidio
Pueblo
Mission
Mesa
Define the following: Religious community where farming was carried out and Native Americans were converted to Christianity. (Fill in the blank)
Pueblo
Mission
Colony
Presidio
Define the following: A fort. (Fill in the blank)
Presidio
Mission
Plaza
Rancho
Define the following: An economic theory that a nation’s power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating precious metals. (Fill in the blank)
Feudalism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Capitalism
Define the following: To sell goods to other countries. (Fill in the blank)
Export
Import
Manufacture
Consume
A settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by the home country is called a _______.
Empire
Colony
Province
Republic
A religious movement in the 1500s that rejected or changed some Roman Catholic teachings and practices and established the Protestant Church is known as the _______.
Reformation
Renaissance
Crusades
Inquisition
A form of Christianity that began in opposition to the Catholic Church is called _______.
Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Gnosticism
Anglicanism
A much-sought sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, located along the north coast of North America, is called the _______.
Panama Canal
Strait of Gibraltar
Northwest Passage
Suez Canal
A fleet of warships is called an _______.
Armada
Convoy
Squadron
Battalion
A global trade of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases that occurred during the 1500s and 1600s is known as the _______.
Industrial Revolution
Columbian Exchange
Age of Enlightenment
Silk Road
Who was the first European to step foot in the present day United States?
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés
Who was the first European to reach the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Describe a day in the life of a sailor.
Sailors only worked during storms, otherwise they spent their days fishing and swimming. They had several changes of clothes and personal servants.
Each day began with prayers & hymns, one hot meal per day, worked 4 hour shifts around the clock (pumped seawater out of bottom of boat, cleaned the deck, set the sails, adjusted ropes, watched cargo), had 1 set of clothes that were rarely washed, ships had no bunks, crew members slept on the deck.
Sailors spent most of their time relaxing, reading books, and attending social gatherings on the ship. They had private rooms and comfortable beds.
Sailors enjoyed luxury cabins, multiple hot meals per day, and wore freshly laundered uniforms. Their work was limited to daytime hours only.
Who wrote stories about the riches of Asia, causing others to want to explore there?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
What does “Renaissance” mean?
Rebirth in French
Golden Age in Greek
Revolution in Latin
Discovery in Italian
What was salt used for?
To make clothes
To preserve meat and flavor foods
To build houses
To power vehicles
How did Native Americans get the name “Indians?”
Christopher Columbus thought he landed at the Indies, so he nicknamed the people already there “Indians.”
They were named after the Indian Ocean by early explorers.
Native Americans called themselves Indians to honor their ancestors.
The name was given by British settlers who confused them with people from India.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
It ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe.
It divided land between Spain and Portugal; Portugal disagreed with where the line would be drawn. This Treaty moved the line farther west.
It created the United Nations to promote world peace.
It established the first permanent English colony in the Americas.
How did America get its name?
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who realized South America was a separate continent from Asia.
Christopher Columbus named it after himself.
It was named after the Native American tribes.
America was named after a mythical land in Europe.
Why did explorers want to find a Northwest Passage?
They wanted to escape religious persecution.
They wanted to discover new lands for settlement.
They wanted to find a direct route to Asia so they could trade more, which resulted in making more money.
They were searching for gold and other precious metals.
Which group was less of a threat to the Native Americans?
The Dutch
The French
The Spanish
The British
Define the following: Constitution - ____________
document stating the basic form and rules of a government
a type of economic policy
a famous historical monument
a scientific theory about evolution
Define the following: Establish - ____________
to ignore
to create
to forget
to destroy
Define the following: Tolerance - ____________
willingness to allow or overlook
strictness in enforcing rules
refusal to accept differences
enthusiasm for new experiences
Define the following: Dissident - ____________
person who refuses to go along with an official or prevailing belief or practice
person who always agrees with authority
person who follows all rules without question
person who leads a group or organization
Define the following: Lamentable - ____________
delightful
regrettable
joyful
unpredictable
Define the following: Covenant - ____________
pact; contract
promise; hope
agreement; wish
law; rule
Define the following: Patroon - ____________
religious leader
wealthy colonial landowner
skilled craftsman
colonial governor
Define the following: proprietary colony - ____________
a colony governed directly by the king
a colony in which an owner, or proprietor, owned all the land and controlled the government
a colony ruled by elected representatives
a colony established for religious freedom
Define the following: Pacifist - ____________
someone who enjoys competitive sports
someone who supports aggressive military action
someone who opposes the use of war or violence to settle disputes
someone who prefers to travel alone
Fill in the blank: An _________ is a person who pledges his or her labor for an amount of time in exchange for some payment.
indentured servant
landowner
apprentice
sharecropper
Fill in the blank: A ________ is one who flees his or her home to seek refuge or safety from some danger or ill.
Refugee
Tourist
Citizen
Resident
Squanto & Samoset were important because:
They helped the Pilgrims survive by teaching them local agriculture and acting as interpreters.
They were leaders of the Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony.
They were English explorers who mapped the New World.
They were Native Americans who opposed the Pilgrims.
What happened in 1621 that we still celebrate today?
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated
The Declaration of Independence was signed
The Boston Tea Party occurred
The Mayflower Compact was signed
The Mayflower Compact was:
an agreement to establish self-government in the Plymouth Colony
a treaty with Native Americans
a charter from the King of England
a plan for trade with other colonies
The mystery of Roanoke refers to:
the unexplained disappearance of the settlers from the Roanoke Colony
the discovery of gold in Roanoke
the founding of the first university in Roanoke
the signing of a peace treaty with Native Americans in Roanoke
The Middle Passage refers to the journey endured by slaves. What was this journey like?
It was a brutal voyage across the Atlantic Ocean where enslaved Africans faced overcrowding, disease, and harsh treatment.
It was a comfortable trip across the Atlantic with plenty of food and freedom.
It was a short walk from one African village to another.
It was a peaceful migration to new lands with voluntary travelers.
During the Middle Passage, slaves were ______ together for more than a month.
chained
fed
freed
entertained
During the Middle Passage, slaves were crammed into dark, ______ lower decks.
unventilated
luxurious
spacious
decorated
During the Middle Passage, slaves were given little ______ and water.
food
money
clothing
medicine
Captives who died on the trip during the Middle Passage were ______ overboard.
thrown
buried
rescued
hidden
Survivors of the Middle Passage faced the slave market, where they were sold to plantation owners, farmers, and ______ owners.
business
school
church
factory
