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Topic 1: The Early Americas and European Exploration
Topic 1: The Early Americas and European Exploration
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8th Grade American History Unit 1 Review
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Which of the following was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?
Enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas to grow sugar cane.
Both the Europeans and American Indians were introduced to new foods.
American Indians were introduced to horses, cattle. pigs.
Food became more abundant for both Europeans and American Indians.
2
Which explorer circumnavigated the globe, identifying an all-water westward route to Asia?
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
3
The diary entry below, from a sailor on Magellan's crew, is an example of what type of source?
realistic
turning-point
secondary
primary
4
How did the invention of the astrolabe improve navigation for early explorers?
It aided in preventing ships from being lost at sea by measuring latitude.
It aided in ships being lost at sea by measuring longitude.
It aided sailors in knowing the exact direction they were sailing.
It measured the barometric pressure to help sailors predict the weather.
5
It is believed that when glaciers melted during the last ice age, a land bridge formed between Siberia and Alaska.
False
True
6
About 5,000 years ago, this development allowed settlements and civilizations to form.
sailing
farming
hunting
trading
7
The Aztec developed a surplus of food which led to settlements and civilizations.
True
False
8
Which of the following is an effect of the American Indians being introduced to animals such as pigs and cattle?
Pastures eventually became grasslands.
Native Americans had to relocate their tribes to domesticate the animals.
Grasslands eventually became pastures.
The physical environment was not affected at all by the introduction.
9
We know the Vikings traveled to North America, before Columbus, because of Inuit battle records.
True
False
10
Why would the Inuit of the Arctic and the Pueblo of the Southwest live very differently?
Trade simplified life for the Pueblo more than Inuit.
The geographical location of the tribes required different adaptations.
Fertile soil in the Arctic made it easier to farm than in the Southwest.
The fertile Southwest lands were suitable for farming, unlike Arctic lands.
11
The Renaissance was a time of technological development, in Europe, resulting from increased travel and trade.
True
False
12
Which of the following was the greatest motivator for European rulers to find new trade routes to Asia?
navigation technologies
money
silk
printing press
13
What was one effect of cultural diffusion on American Indian groups?
learning to sail
migrating for improved natural resources
learning to farm
the acceptance of one major god
14
Despite geographical differences, many American Indian religions were centered around what idea?
Human sacrifices must be made to keep the gods happy.
It is important to respect and connect with the physical environment.
Only one major god exists.
Nature's resources should be used however possible to serve mankind.
15
The Columbian Exchange affected people around the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
True
False
16
Geography did not have an influence on the settlements of American Indians.
False
True
17
The uniting of the colonists, in the 1700s, was influenced by the much earlier Iroquois League.
True
False
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How do scientists believe the first people possibly reached North America?
land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska
land bridge between Siberia & Alaska OR crossing the arctic waters by boat
crossing the arctic waters by boat
land bridge between Canada and Alaska OR crossing the arctic waters by boat
