WKE Practice Worksheets
Practice Worksheet WKE Test Practice: Significant Historical Periods SAMPLE What activity occurred in the Americas shortly after Portugal engaged in the slave trade of West Africans? A orn was being produced in Mexico. B Leif Ericson reached the land we now call Newfoundland. hristopher reached America. D The rusades began. is the correct answer. Look for the key words in the question. They are in the Americas and shortly after. s voyage was the only event in the Americas to occur shortly after Portugal s initiation of slave trade, so is the correct answer. Wisconsin Standards: B.2.3, B.2.8, B.2.3 Directions: Use this time line and your knowledge of United States history to answer the following question. Note the events that were occurring in the Americas and the world at the same time. c. 20,000 B.. Asian peoples begin migrating to America across the Beringia land bridge. World 020 B.. Israel becomes a kingdom. c. 5,000 B.. orn is raised as a domesticated crop in central Mexico. B.. A.D. 753 B.. Rome is founded.,200 B.. society develops in southern Mexico. 500 B.. Adena culture begins building large earthen mounds in southern Ohio. 200 B.. A.D. 400 Hopewell culture flourishes in the Midwest. 622 The prophet Muhammad founds Islam. 096 The rusades begin. 492 000 hristopher Viking Leif Ericson first reaches reaches America. Newfoundland. Americas 200 500 000 500 QUESTIONS 434 Portuguese begin West African slave trade. c. 500 Iroquois league is formed. 440 Johann Gutenberg develops printing press. Directions: Use the time line above and your knowledge of United States history to answer the Which of the following was not an activity in which the Americas were engaged? A the development of a kingdom B the development of agricultural systems 2 When did the prophet Muhammad establish the religion of Islam? A between A.D. 500 and 000 B between 20,000 and 200 B.. between A.D. 000 and 096 D between A.D. 400 and 500 the development of migration patterns D the development of sculpture 24 Preparing for the Wisconsin Knowledge and oncepts Exam
QUESTIONS continued 3 Which of the following events occurred in the same century? A the discovery of America and the beginning of the rusades B the discovery of America and the invention of the printing press the discovery of America and the founding of Rome D the discovery of America and the farming of corn Directions: Use this time line and your knowledge of United States history to answer the 200 000 800 600 400 200 0 200 400 600 800 000 200 400 600 B.. A.D. OLME ADENA & HOPEWELL ANASAZI & HOHOKAM MAYA MISSISSIPPIAN AZTE 4 With which other empire did the period of the Aztec people overlap? 6 Which of the following empires lasted the longest? A Maya A Maya B B Mississippian Mississippian D Adena & Hopewell D Adena & Hopewell 5 Which of the following two empires lasted for roughly the same amount of time? A and Aztec B Adena & Hopewell and Mississippian Adena & Hopewell and Maya D Anasazi & Hohokam and Mississippian Preparing for the Wisconsin Knowledge and oncepts Exam 25
Practice Worksheet 2 Wisconsin Standards: A.2., A.2.8 WKE Test Practice: Early Exploration and Immigration SAMPLE Directions: Use this map and your knowledge of United States history to answer the following question. European Exploration of the Americas, 492 682 IELAND Arctic ircle NORTH AMERIA Hudson Bay Hudson 60 Hudson 609 abot 497 ENGLAND 40 N PAIFI OEAN 20 N W Tropic of ancer N S Equator E oronado 540 42 abrillo 542 43 abeza de Vaca 528 36 Joliet and Marquette 672 73 Santa Fe Tenochtitlán (Mexico ity) Gulf of Mexico ortés 59 Veracruz DeSoto 539 42 Pizarro La Salle 679 682 UBA 530 33 Ponce de Léon 52 3 Hispaniola aribbean Sea Balboa 50 3 Santo Domingo SOUTH AMERIA ATLANTI OEAN Verrazzano 524 492 493 95 502 03 498 artier534 35 Azores Madeira anary Islands Vespucci 499 PORTUGAL 20 W 00 W 20 W EUROPE FRANE SPAIN AFRIA Spanish French English Dutch 0,000 2,000 miles 0,000 2,000 kilometers Pay close attention to the information provided in the key. Which explorer was sponsored by different countries on his multiple expeditions to the Americas? A abot B De Soto Vespucci D Hudson D is the correct answer. Look at the map. Notice the shaded arrows and where they each originate. Hudson made two separate expeditions, once for the English and once for the Dutch, so D is the correct answer. 26 Preparing for the Wisconsin Knowledge and oncepts Exam
QUESTIONS Directions: Use the map on the previous page and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the 2 Which country sent expeditions into the Great Lakes region of North America? A Spain B France England D The Netherlands Which explorer made the greatest number of trips to the New World? A B Hudson abot D Verrazzano Directions: Use this map and your knowledge of U.S. history to answer the New England olonies to 675 NEW YORK Hudson Lake hamplain laimed by N.H. and N.Y. Hartford (635) Long Island 73 W onnecticut Deerfield (669) Merrimack MASSAHUSETTS ONNETIUT New Haven (638) NEW HAMPSHIRE Providence (636) RHODE ISLAND Stonington Salem (626) Boston (630) Plymouth (620) 0 25 50 miles 0 25 50 kilometers Portland (623) Portsmouth (624) 4 N MAINE (Mass.) W ATLANTI OEAN ape od N S 69 W E 43 3 Which of the following time periods saw the most exploration of the Americas? A 450 500 B 50 550 55 600 D 60 650 4 5 6 Which area was not part of New England? A Maine B Massachusetts Rhode Island D New York A disputed area on this map was claimed by which two colonies? A New Hampshire and New Jersey B New Hampshire and New York New York and New Jersey D New York and New Mexico Based on their geography, which of the following conclusions can you draw about the early colonies of New England? A They were involved in fishing and trade. B They were involved in the construction of major cities. They were involved in fierce debates over their independence from England. D They were involved in the exploration of New York. Preparing for the Wisconsin Knowledge and oncepts Exam 27