Chapter 4 5th Grade Social Studies
This is a test over chapter 4.
- 1.What groups of people lived in the Caribbean Islands in the 1400s?
- A.
Taino
- B.
Hopi
- C.
Iroquios
- D.
Navajo
- 2.How did the Taino make good use of their environment?
- A.
They worked in the big city.
- B.
They worked at a Wal-Mart
- C.
The farmed, fished and hunted.
- D.
They were lazy and did nothing.
- 3.What three bodies of water surround the Taino Islands?
- A.
Carribbean Sea
- B.
Gulf of Mexico
- C.
Altantic Ocean
- D.
All of the above.
- 4.Why might a Taino wear an amulet?
- A.
It would protect them from illness or harm.
- B.
It would protect them from taking tests.
- C.
It was a sign of wealth
- 5.What Taino words have become part of the English language?
- A.
Butter
- B.
Horse
- C.
House
- D.
None of the above.
- 6.Whay goods did the European traders get from the Indies?
- A.
Cloth, jewels, spices
- B.
Gold, incense, myrrh
- C.
Gold, jewels, spices
- D.
None of the above
- 7.What is kept in the cargo hold of a ship?
- A.
Boats
- B.
Horses
- C.
Supplies for the voyage
- D.
None of the above
- 8.What tools did Europeans introduce to the Americas?
- A.
Wheel
- B.
Transportation
- C.
Iron making
- D.
All of the above
- 9.What opportunities did the Americans offer Cortez?
- A.
Farming
- B.
Searching for gold
- C.
Searching for Miss Quinn
- D.
None of the above.
- 10.How was Spanish armor more effective than Aztec armor?
- A.
Spanish armor was made of steele
- B.
Spanish armor was made of cotton
- C.
Spanish armor was made out of mesh.
- 11.Why did Spain turn to Africa for workers?
- A.
They thought Africans were better workers
- B.
They tought Native Americans were lazy.
- C.
The Native American population was dying out.
- D.
None of the above.
- 12.What is a log?
- A.
An entire town developed for cowboys.
- B.
A plant used to produce blue dye
- C.
A personal view or belief
- D.
A record, usually of a voyage or experiment.
- 13.Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
- A.
Realized that the islands that Christopher Columbus thought were Asia were not.
- B.
A conquistador
- C.
Emperor of the Aztecs.
- D.
A Roman missionary.
- 14.What is a conquistador?
- A.
A person who owes money.
- B.
A Spanish conqueror who first came to the America's in the 1500s
- C.
A form of government
- D.
A delious meal.
- 15.Who was Dona Marina?
- A.
Aztec emperor defeated by Cortez
- B.
An inventor
- C.
Indian who aided Cortez in his conquests.
- D.
None of the above
- 16.A large area of land that included Indian villiages is called what?
- A.
Tribute
- B.
Conquistador
- C.
Encomiendas
- D.
Acre
- 17.Who was Yanga?
- A.
Leader of a slave revolt in Virginia
- B.
Leader of a slave revolt in Ohio
- C.
Leader of a slave revolt in New Spain
- D.
Leader of an English colony.
- 18.How did Christopher Columbus get the money that he needed for his journey?
- A.
He went to the bank.
- B.
King Ferninand and Queen Isabella
- C.
Cortez and Dona Marina
- D.
None of the above.
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