Unit 1 Review

Which of these characteristics can be used to define a cultural region?

What was the name of capital city of the Aztec Empire?

Why did European countries mainly compete to control territory in the New World?

Which is not a region of the United States?

Persecuted by the Catholic Church because he developed the Helio-centric theory.

Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, used to mass produce books and maps. It increased education.

A nation in Europe that borders the Mediterranean Sea, Portugal, France.

Which was not a Latin American Native Empire?

Beringia was a land bridge that connected Asia and North America at the Bering Strait.

Which explorer claimed Florida for Spain in 1513?

What were two major West African Kingdoms that practiced agriculture and slavery.

The variety of Native American cultures largely resulted from?

What was the Northwest Passage, explored by Henry Hudson?

How did the first inhabitants arrive in North America? (pick two)

Which is not one of the four major deserts in the United States?

Water that falls from the air to the ground in any form such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

The British established colonies ranging from New England to Florida.

A type of biome that has vast areas of flat, open land where grass is the primary vegetation.

What is an encomienda?

The Transatlantic Slave Trade was...

Considered one of the greatest artists of all time. Produced the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

When coming to Quebec, Canada, the French were successful in trading...

Which food was introduced to the Americas by the Columbian Exchange?

Which explorer discovered an all-water route from Europe to India?

Who gave way to the Protestant Reformation?

What was the main motivation behind Spain and Portugal's early voyages of exploration?

Which statement best explains why Europeans developed an African slave trade.

What role did the European colonies in America play in the Triangular Trade?

Indentured servants worked for eventual freedom.

Who accidentally discovered the Americans in the year 1492 while sailing for Spain?

What did the Hopewell and Anasazi people have in common?

The Inca practiced terrace farming. They grew maize and other crops. What is maize?

What defines a hunter-gatherer society?

Shared characteristics of a group of people including beliefs, arts, institutions, food, music?

Period of time from the 1300s-1600s. Great advancements in art, music, literature, and science.