Test questions

1. Which word means a person who travels all the time in search of food?
a) nomad        b) scientists        c) hunter          d) thief

2. Which word means glacier a huge sheet of moving ice?
a) volcano        b) glacier           c) plain            d) mountain

3. which word means a settlement ruled by people from another land?
a) government  b) colony           c) council          d) empire

4. What ancient American civilization lived in 250 AD, in Central America and built large temples, dug ditches, and stone courtyard?

a) Maya             b) Incas              c) Aztecs          d) Indians

5. Who was the first explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
a) Marco polo     b) Columbus      c) Bartolomeu   d) Mr. Schick

6. Which one is NOT a reason why Vikings failed to settle in America.
a) the climate was too cold
b) they had conflicts with the native Aermicans
c) they didn't give enough gold to the tribe chief

7. Which one is the earliest ancient American civilization?
a) Olmecs         b) Maya                 c) Incas               d) Aztecs

8. Where did Columbus think he arrived when he discovered the New World?
a) America         b) Africa               c) Russia             d) Asia

9. Which one was NOT one of the three kingdoms in West Africa?
a) Ghama            b) Mali                  c) Songhai          d) Shabi