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Migration to the Americas - Qüestionari
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  • 1. What key development led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas?
A) irrigation
B) culture
C) migration
D) agriculture
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a civilization?
A) organized forms of government and religion
B) specialized jobs for different people
C) cities that are a center of trade.
D) cities along the coast of an ocean
  • 3. How did religious practices and art spread through the early Americas?
A) potlatch
B) trade
C) agriculture
  • 4. What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?
A) They conquered their neighbors
B) They had a complex society
C) They were experienced hunters
D) They worshiped the sun
  • 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 discovered the Earth was flat
C) He found continents previously unknown to Europe.
D) He found a shorter route to Asia
  • 6. What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
A) Beringia
B) Alaska Path
C) Bering Strait
D) La Venta
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 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 had reached India.
B) he thought he was in some Asian islands called the Indies.
C) the word "Indians" in Italian means "islanders."
D) that is what the people called themselves.
  • 11. About what time period did the Anasazi live in the southwest?
A) beginning about 250 B.C.
B) beginning about 1400 A.D.
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) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
B) These techniques were essential to trade.
C) They used technology to adapt to their environments.
D) Women did most of the farming.
  • 13. A natural resource is
A) things that people do not use
B) things that people make
C) things in nature that are not useable
D) things found in nature that people can use
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel
A) coal
B) water
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) the animals will grow and eat all humans
D) life on this planet will be healthier and people will live longer
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