The World Before 1500

Question 1

The slave trade was successful and profitable in Africa before Europeans ever became involved

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 2

Society that built towns and villages, but moved them every few years in search of food

Accepted Answer

Semisedentary

Question 3

The Black Death was...

Accepted Answer

Deadly disease that killed millions of Europeans

Question 4

Peru - 1200 - 1500 - Created an accurate calendar, early clock, and paved roads

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 5

Society that created small, temporary camps - continually on the move searching for food.

Accepted Answer

Nonsedentary

Question 6

They used irrigation - Built multi-storied mud-brick houses under steep mountain cliffs

Accepted Answer

Pueblo

Question 7

What was the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A time of increased interest in art, learning, and sciene

Question 8

WHY did the first Americans migrate from Asia to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

In search of food

Question 9

Name the movement to reform the church and split it into two groups:Catholics and Protestants.

Accepted Answer

Reformation

Question 10

Most African kingdoms were small territories, had 100s of citizens, & their own laws and rulers

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

First great American civilization - Main crop = maize - Ruled from 1200 BC to 400 BC

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 12

Which religion spread throughout Africa by traders, merchants, and travelers?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 13

HOW do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?

Accepted Answer

across a "land bridge" that's now covered with water

Question 14

Great civilizations such as the Aztecs, Inca,and Maya, were semisedentary societies.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 15

1200 - 1500 - Mexico - Known for military conquest - Capital is Tenochtitlan

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 16

African Kingdoms often went to war with the distinct purpose of killing one another.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 17

Groups of people who settled in PERMANENT settlements or towns

Accepted Answer

Sedentary Society

Question 18

How did the printing press change Europe?

Accepted Answer

It made books quicker and cheaper, allowing more ppl to read

Question 19

Ruled Mesoamerica from AD 250 to 900 - Advances in architecture, art, and built large cities

Accepted Answer

Maya

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a large geographic zone of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Mountainous Region

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