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Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The first civilization in North and Central America was the                 civilization.
  1. Aztec
  2. Mayan
  3. Babylonian
  4. Olmec
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Archaeologists believe that the Maya began to develop a complex culture around
  1. 400 BC
  2. 500 BC
  3. 300 BC
  4. 600 BC
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Tenochtitlan was the capital city for this group.
  1. Inca
  2. Aztec
  3. Maya
  4. Anasazi
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
What colonies did the French find as a result of searching for the Northwest Passage?
  1. St. Lawrence and Quebec
  2. Quebec and Champlain
  3. St. Lawrence and Champlain
  4. Quebec and Montreal
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
One reason that the Mayan civilization MAY HAVE ended is because of:
  1. War
  2. Starvation
  3. Mammoths
  4. Disease
Grade 5 Canada
Which of the following contributed most to the growth and success of Quebec?
  1. fishing
  2. trading beaver fur
  3. John Smith
  4. a thriving harbor
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Which of the following did not happen to Toussaint L'Overture?
  1. He sent a constitution to Napoleon for approval for a new French Republic.
  2. He was attacked by Napoleon in order to restore slavery.
  3. During an armistice he was taken prisoner.
  4. He died after many long and productive years of service working for Napoleon.
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Besides Conquistadors who sought treasure and dominion over lands, Spaniards arriving in the New World also included                   who were unselfish Christians who sacrificed personal comforts (in some cases, their lives) to exemplify the compassion and servitude of Jesus Christ.
  1. explorers
  2. slaves
  3. missionary friars
  4. pilgrims
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Conquistadors introduced                                    ,                                     , and                                      to the New World.
  1. the calendar, paper, and mathematics
  2. war, disease, and torture
  3. slavery, clothing, and farming
  4. firearms, metal weaponry, and horses
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Inca grew crops by using
  1. floating gardens
  2. terraces
  3. flower pots
  4. Earth Box
Grade 5 Canada
Who are the Métis?
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Aztecs grew their crops in
  1. floating gardens
  2. terraces
  3. flower pots
  4. Earth Box
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
What Caused conflict between Cortes and the Aztec Empire?
  1. Their leader died from smallpox
  2. They wanted control of Jerusalem
  3. Cortes took Moctezuma (their leader) prisoner
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Olmec people lived                                                    .
  1. on an island in the Pacific Ocean
  2. in the desert of what is now the American southwest
  3. along the Gulf Coast in what is now southern Mexico
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Maya were known for their
  1. teeth
  2. pyramids
  3. desert climate
  4. swampy land
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Maya lived on
  1. the Four Corners
  2. Colorado
  3. the Yucatan Peninsula
  4. the Andes mountains
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
How did the Aztecs expand their empire?
  1. conquer other people
  2. force people to pay tribute to them
  3. all of the above
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
What caused the collapse of the Chimu civilization?
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
Discovery of the Seven Cities of Cibola inspired the pursuits of                                                   
  1. Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Hernando Cortes and Panfilo de Narvaez
  3. Hernando de Soto and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
  4. Giovanni Verrazano and Jacques Cartier
Grade 5 Latin America and Caribbean
The Olmec were an Agricultural civilization.

An Agricultural civilization is a           farming          civilization.
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