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Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
The Maya wrote on thin strips of bark and made books called what?
  1. Encyclopedias
  2. Bibles
  3. Codices
  4. Dictionaries
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
How did the Aztecs make new land for farming? Mark all correct answers.
  1. They used animals to pull dirt from the shoreline.
  2. They made a large compost pile.
  3. They piled up mud from the lake bottom.
  4. They added human manure to the soil to make it rich.
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
Inca people ate potatoes and guinea pigs.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
Many of the Spanish conquistadors searched for El Dorado, the "City of Gold" or "The Golden Man".
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 World History
What special skill did Benjamin Franklin learn when he was young?
  1. He learned how to plant peaches.
  2. He learned how to make umbrellas.
  3. He learned how to print books.
Grade 1 Exploration
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
  1. in Posen
  2. in Italy
  3. in Chicago
  4. in America
Grade 1 Exploration
America was actually named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Egypt
Which Pharaoh was a woman?
  1. Rameses
  2. Tutankhamen
  3. Amenhotep
  4. Hatshepsut
Grade 1 Dynastic China
Marco Polo travelled with his                   .
  1. Brother and Sister
  2. Mother and Father
  3. Father and Uncle
  4. Wife and Children
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
The Inca city of Cuzco had the Golden Garden. In this garden there were life-size plants and animals made out of gold.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 1 Exploration
Mark all that is true about Marco Polo.
  1. He lived in China for 20 years with his family.
  2. He worked for the emperor Kublai Khan.
  3. He had ten dogs.
  4. He saw fireworks, ice cream and pasta in China for the first time.
  5. He died in China.
Grade 1 Exploration
Mark all the things conquistadors were looking for in the Americas.
  1. Wood
  2. Gold
  3. Land to own
  4. Jewels
  5. Good fishing areas
  6. The Fountain of Youth
Grade 1 European History
The names of Columbus' three ships for his first voyage were the "Nina", "Pinta" and what?
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
Mark all of the ways that Inca people traveled.
  1. Walking on roads
  2. Driving by car
  3. Riding a llama or alpaca
  4. Taking a boat
  5. Rollerskating
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
What two languages are spoken in South America?
  1. English / French
  2. Hindu / Chinese
  3. Spanish / Portuguese
Grade 1 Latin America and Caribbean
Mark all of the things that Aztec priests COULDN'T do.
  1. Cut their hair
  2. Cut their fingernails
  3. Take a bath
  4. Preform sacrifices
  5. Clean the black soot off their faces
Grade 1 Exploration
Who agreed to send Columbus on his voyage to the Indies?
  1. King and Queen of Spain
  2. Kings of Portugal and France
  3. Queen of London
Grade 1 Egypt
Which of the following was not made by the ancient Egyptians?
  1. Sphinx
  2. Pyramid
  3. Ziggurat
  4. Hieroglyphics
Grade 1 Exploration
Who were two of the Spanish "conquistadors" who conquered the Native Americans?
  1. Montezuma
  2. Hernando Cortes
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. Francisco Pizarro
Grade 1 Mythology
What was the name of the turtle demon that lives in the water?
  1. Naga
  2. Isonade
  3. Kappa
  4. Hyosube
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