Migration to the Americas
  • 1. What key development led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas?
A) migration
B) culture
C) agriculture
D) irrigation
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a civilization?
A) specialized jobs for different people
B) organized forms of government and religion
C) cities along the coast of an ocean
D) cities that are a center of trade.
  • 3. How did religious practices and art spread through the early Americas?
A) potlatch
B) agriculture
C) trade
  • 4. What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?
A) They were experienced hunters
B) They had a complex society
C) They worshiped the sun
D) They conquered their neighbors
  • 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 found continents previously unknown to Europe.
D) He discovered the Earth was flat
  • 6. What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
A) Bering Strait
B) La Venta
C) Beringia
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) the word "Indians" in Italian means "islanders."
C) he thought he had reached India.
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 100 A.D.
D) beginning about 800 A.D.
  • 12. What does the system of irrigation tell us about early American societies?
A) Women did most of the farming.
B) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
C) These techniques were essential to trade.
D) They used technology to adapt to their environments.
  • 13. A natural resource is
A) things in nature that are not useable
B) things that people do not use
C) things found in nature that people can use
D) things that people make
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel
A) gas
B) coal
C) water
D) plastic
  • 15. If the world continues to be polluted,
A) the animals will grow and eat all humans
B) life on this planet will be healthier and people will live longer
C) the environment will start to die and people will get sick
D) we will live very rich and clean lives
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