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Migration to the America’s and Resources
  • 1. What key development led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas?
A) migration
B) culture
C) irrigation
D) agriculture
  • 2. Which of the following is NOT a required feature of a civilization?
A) organized forms of government and religion
B) residence along the coast of an ocean
C) specialized jobs for different people
D) cities that are centers of trade
  • 3. How did religious practices and art spread through early American cultures?
A) trade
B) agriculture
C) potlatch
D) war
  • 4. What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?
A) They worshipped the sun.
B) They were experienced hunters.
C) They had a complex society.
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 a shorter route to Asia.
B) He discovered the Earth was flat.
C) He found continents previously unknown to Europe.
D) He found the Atlantic Ocean to be wider than the Pacific.
  • 6. What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
A) La Venta
B) Bering Strait
C) Alaska Path
D) Beringia
  • 7. To " "domesticate" " is to move from one place to another.
A) False
B) True
  • 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 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 800 A.D.
B) beginning about 250 B.C.
C) beginning about 1400 A.D.
D) beginning about 100 A.D.
  • 12. What does the system of irrigation tell us about early American societies?
A) These techniques were essential to trade.
B) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
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 make
B) things that people do not use
C) things found in nature that people can use
D) things in nature that are not useable
  • 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) 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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