Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Maya | d. | Mesoamerica | b. | Teotihuacán | e. | monopoly | c. | glacier |
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people who lived in the rain forest of the Yucatán Peninsula
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to hold sole right to trade or to make an item
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comes from the Greek word for “middle”
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a huge sheet of ice
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called “Place of the Gods”
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | confederation | d. | Petén | b. | igloo | e. | quipu | c. | adobe |
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a dome-shaped house made from ice blocks and snow
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the Mayan word for “flat region”
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a government that links several groups
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a knotted rope used to do mathematical calculations
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a house made from sun-dried mud bricks
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Hispaniola | d. | conquistador | b. | Atahualpa | e. | Hernán Cortés | c. | Malintzin |
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She acted as a translator for Cortés.
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the Incan emperor defeated by Pizarro
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He invaded Mexico and defeated the Aztecs.
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a soldier-explorer sent to the Americas by Spain
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the first place Christopher Columbus landed in 1492
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was adobe?
a. | clay sculptures | c. | dry farmland | b. | sun-dried mud bricks | d. | the Mayan word for the
sun |
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How do scientists believe people crossed from Asia to North America?
a. | using a primitive raft | c. | across a large glacier | b. | by Viking
ship | d. | using a land
bridge |
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Why did the Maya seek captives in war?
a. | to offer as human sacrifices to gods | b. | to use as slaves to build
pyramids | c. | to use as household servants | d. | to marry Mayan
people |
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How were people able to survive in the dry deserts of the Southwest?
a. | by moving constantly | b. | by trading with people on the
coast | c. | by hunting large game | d. | by irrigating their
crops |
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Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in
a. | 1401. | c. | 1600. | b. | 1492. | d. | 1776. |
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Who was Hernán Cortés?
a. | the leader of the Aztecs | c. | the first Spaniard in the
Americas | b. | a Catholic bishop | d. | the man who conquered the Aztec |
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How did Pizarro conquer the Inca?
a. | by capturing Atahualpa | b. | by attacking with a huge
army | c. | through an alliance with the Aztec | d. | by cutting off trade
routes |
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Where was the Mayan civilization located?
a. | in the mountains | c. | in a dense forest | b. | in the desert | d. | on the
coastline |
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Hunter-gatherers
a. | both hunted and cultivated crops. | b. | moved constantly in search of
food. | c. | irrigated their gardens. | d. | built large
cities. |
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The Mayan civilization
a. | lasted about 1,000 years. | b. | hit its peak about A.D. 750. | c. | was defeated by the
Aztecs. | d. | came to a mysterious end. |
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Why were early people in North America able to build complex cultures?
a. | They had learned how to farm. | b. | They had learned how to start
fires. | c. | They had advanced weapons. | d. | They had a written
language. |
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Who were the Mound Builders?
a. | hunter-gatherers who built mounds | b. | farmers near the
Mississippi | c. | the Iroquois | d. | the Navajo |
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The Incan leader Pachacuti
a. | developed a written language. | b. | built a huge ancient
empire. | c. | headed a disorganized empire. | d. | died as a young
man. |
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Where did the Inuit live?
a. | present-day Texas | c. | present-day New York | b. | present-day Mexico | d. | present-day
Alaska |
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The Iroquois League was formed in order to
a. | further develop trade routes. | c. | end fighting among the
groups. | b. | promote sporting events. | d. | ward off attacks by the Navajo. |
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How did the Spanish explorers defeat the Aztec?
a. | with guns, horses, and an epidemic | b. | by intentionally spreading
disease | c. | with bows and arrows | d. | by greatly outnumbering
them |
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The Anasazi
a. | built huge burial mounds. | b. | lived in apartment houses in
cliffs. | c. | were located in Petén. | d. | were primarily
hunter-gatherers. |
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Scientists believe Asian people crossed the ____ land bridge to come into the
Americas.
a. | Alaska | c. | Beringia | b. | Asian | d. | Glacier |
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The first American people were
a. | farmers. | c. | explorers. | b. | hunters and gatherers. | d. | metalworkers. |
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In South America between A.D. 100 and 700, the ____ people used irrigation to make the desert bloom
with crops.
a. | Inca | c. | Olmec | b. | Moche | d. | Maya |
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This early culture was known for its large-scale farming and large
cities.
a. | Mississippians | c. | Adena | b. | Hopewell | d. | Hohokam |
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The Mayan people practiced a ____ type of government.
a. | democracy | c. | theocracy | b. | city-state | d. | bureaucracy |
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In the classes of Aztec society, the king was at the top, then the nobles, the
commoners, the ____, and the enslaved peoples.
a. | unskilled laborers | c. | artisans | b. | farmers | d. | traders |
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To hold his large empire together, Incan king Pachacuti set up a strong ____
government.
a. | city-state | c. | central | b. | tribal | d. | military |
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The Inuit people, who arrived in North America around 3000 B.C., lived by
a. | fishing. | c. | hunting. | b. | farming. | d. | herding. |
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The most famous confederation was the
a. | Inca League. | c. | Mohawk League. | b. | Seneca League. | d. | Iroquois
League. |
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Christopher Columbus found the Americas while searching for
a. | lands to conquer. | c. | gold. | b. | spices. | d. | the sea route to
Asia. |
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The ____ welcomed the Spanish invader who was thought to be the light-skinned
god Quetzalcoatl.
a. | Inca | c. | Aztec | b. | Maya | d. | Montezuma |
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Which diseases killed more Native Americans than did Spanish swords?
a. | colds and flu | c. | polio and mumps | b. | cancer and heart disease | d. | measles and
smallpox |
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What was Francisco Pizarro in search of when he found the Inca?
a. | spices | c. | the sea route to Asia | b. | gold | d. | lands
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Essay
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Who were the Mississippians? What made their culture unique?
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What was unique about the Anasazi culture?
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