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Migration to the America’s and Resources
Contributed by: Williams
(Original author: Ross)
  • 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 required feature of a civilization?
A) organized forms of government and religion
B) residence along the coast of an ocean
C) cities that are centers of trade
D) specialized jobs for different people
  • 3. How did religious practices and art spread through early American cultures?
A) war
B) agriculture
C) trade
D) potlatch
  • 4. What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?
A) They had a complex society.
B) They were experienced hunters.
C) They conquered their neighbors.
D) They worshipped the sun.
  • 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 found continents previously unknown to Europe.
C) He found the Atlantic Ocean to be wider than the Pacific.
D) He discovered the Earth was flat.
  • 6. What was the name of the land bridge between Asia and the Americas?
A) Alaska Path
B) Bering Strait
C) Beringia
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) that is what the people called themselves.
B) he thought he had reached India.
C) the word "Indians" in Italian means "islanders."
D) he thought he was in some Asian islands called the Indies.
  • 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 100 A.D.
D) beginning about 800 A.D.
  • 12. What does the system of irrigation tell us about early American societies?
A) These techniques were essential to trade.
B) Women did most of the farming.
C) They grew many crops for religious ceremonies.
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 make
C) things found in nature that people can use
D) things that people do not use
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel
A) coal
B) water
C) plastic
D) gas
  • 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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