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Migration to the Americas - Qüestionari
  • 1. What key development led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas?
A) agriculture
B) culture
C) irrigation
D) migration
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a civilization?
A) specialized jobs for different people
B) cities that are a center of trade.
C) organized forms of government and religion
D) cities along the coast of an ocean
  • 3. How did religious practices and art spread through the early Americas?
A) trade
B) potlatch
C) agriculture
  • 4. What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?
A) They had a complex society
B) They worshiped the sun
C) They conquered their neighbors
D) They were experienced hunters
  • 5. How did the geographic knowledge Christopher Columbus brought back to Spain change European views of the world?
A) He found the Atlantic Ocean to be wider than the Pacific.
B) He found a shorter route to Asia
C) He discovered the Earth was flat
D) He found continents previously unknown to Europe.
  • 6. What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
A) Beringia
B) La Venta
C) Bering Strait
D) Alaska Path
  • 7. To " "domesticate" " is to move from one place to another.
A) True
B) False
  • 8. A " "culture" " is a way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs.
A) True
B) False
  • 9. When the Pueblo built irrigation systems to allow farming, they were using " "technology" " to change their environment.
A) True
B) False
  • 10. When he reached the Americas, Columbus called the people he met "Indians" because
A) he thought he was in some Asian islands called the Indies.
B) that is what the people called themselves.
C) he thought he had reached India.
D) the word "Indians" in Italian means "islanders."
  • 11. About what time period did the Anasazi live in the southwest?
A) beginning about 1400 A.D.
B) beginning about 250 B.C.
C) beginning about 800 A.D.
D) beginning about 100 A.D.
  • 12. What does the system of irrigation tell us about early American societies?
A) Women did most of the farming.
B) These techniques were essential to trade.
C) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
D) They used technology to adapt to their environments.
  • 13. A natural resource is
A) things that people make
B) things in nature that are not useable
C) things that people do not use
D) things found in nature that people can use
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel
A) water
B) coal
C) gas
D) plastic
  • 15. If the world continues to be polluted,
A) we will live very rich and clean lives
B) the environment will start to die and people will get sick
C) life on this planet will be healthier and people will live longer
D) the animals will grow and eat all humans
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