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1
What is an example of an
adaptation
to an environment?
Cherokees and Southeastern Indians had summer and winter houses
Northeastern Indians used furs to keep warm during the winter
Plains Indians were nomadic so they could hunt bison
All of the Above
2
What was located at
E
on the map below?
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
3
What advantage did teepees give
Plains Indians
?
They were warmer than longhouses
They were more sturdy
They were easier to move
They were easier to construct
4
This was a system used to try to run Spanish colonies through soldiers; locals were frequently enslaved and mistreated.
Feudal System
Encomienda System
Daimyo System
Mission System
5
First to identify North & South America as separate continents; the Americas are named after him!
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
6
What was
not
a reason why Europeans wanted to explore other places?
They wanted to gain more wealth
They were interested in discovering new cultures
They wanted to spread Christianity to others
They wanted to become more powerful
7
Took over the Incas in 1532 after kidnapping (and eventually killing) their leader.
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
Mansa Musa
Hernan Cortez
8
What was a
disadvantage
of the Columbian Exchange?
The Americas were exposed to new culture and types of trade
Europe received new types of plants and animals
The Americas saw new diseases that killed millions of people
Horses from Europe helped Plains Indians hunt Bison
9
Why did the
Pilgrims
want to move from England to Massachusetts in 1620?
They wanted to be a part of the fur trade
They wanted to escape persecution from others about their religion
They wanted to spread Christianity to others
They wanted to find a trade route to Asia
10
Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail to India from Europe!
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu Dias
Francisco Pizarro
11
What was located at
B
on the map below?
Yellow River
Mississippi River
Hudson River
Amazon River
12
What does the word
indigenous
mean?
To be the first to settle in an area
To believe in multiple gods
To not have a lot of money
To not have a permanent home
13
Took over the Aztecs in 1521 after becoming allies with rival tribes.
Hernan Cortez
Mansa Musa
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
14
What was the main purpose of
Spanish Missions
?
To spread the Catholic Church
To help travelers and soldiers
To spread the Protestant Church
To help gain wealth for Spain
15
Sailed around the Northeastern United States and Canada to find a "Northwestern Passsage" that did
not
exist!
Both
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
16
First to
circumnavigate
(sail around) the world, but disappeared in the Philippines
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Amerigo Vespucci
17
What was the main purpose of the
Iroquois League?
To teach each other different languages
To make trade more efficient with Europe
To make decisions together
To build roads connecting different tribes
18
What was located at
A
on the map below?
Great Plains
Andes Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
19
Who built the city of
Tenochtitlan
?
Incas
Mayans
Aztecs
20
What was
not
true about religions in North/South America?
Some believed that human sacrifice and athletic games could please the gods
They all believed in the same gods
They all believed in different gods
Gods were believed to control individual parts of nature, like the sun
21
What was located at
E
on the map below?
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
22
True/False: Native Americans in North America were able to trade
easily
because they spoke the same language!
True
False
23
Known for their location in the
Andes Mountains
and roads connecting parts of their empire.
Incas
Mayans
Aztecs
24
What was located at
D
on the map below?
The Alps
Himalyan Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
25
First "discovered" America in 1492 while he was trying to find a trade route between Europe and India.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
26
What was
not
a tool used by European explorers?
Magnetic Compass
Woodblock Printing
Astrolabe
Caravel Ships
27
Sailed around the Southeastern United States, including Florida and Tennessee, to find gold and conquer land.
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
28
Which
best
describes the religion practiced by Native Americans?
They were Christians
They believed in a single, all-powerful god
They believed in multiple spirits/gods that controlled nature
They didn't have a religion
29
Known for creating a
calendar
to track religious holidays and times to grow crops during the year.
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
30
Spoke out
against
the the mistreatment of Native Americans by Spain, but instead helped promote African slavery
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Bartoleme de las Casas
Galileo Galilei
Martin Luther
