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Migration to the Americas
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1
The line of demarcation divided America between which two nations?
North Korea and Canada
Spain and England
France and Portugal
Spain and Portugal
2
An invention of the Renaissance
Flying Shuttle
Cotton Gin
Printing Press
Electrical Telegraph
3
Who was Marco Polo?
a religious leader
swimming pool inventor
an explorer and author
a philosopher
4
Which North American culture built mounds?
Iroquois
Hopewell
Anasazi
Adena
5
Which Native American region used teepees?
West
South
Plains
East
6
Which ancient American civilization built stone monuments?
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
Inca
7
The first Americans possibly crossed a land bridge to get to
Earth
Africa
Asia
America
8
The conquistador who conquered the Aztecs was
Juan Ponce de Leon
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizzaro
9
Native Americans used natural resources to build their communities.
False
True
10
In 1492 Christopher Columbus thought he landed in
America
India
Bahamas
Caribbean
11
Which Native American group were hunters and gatherers?
South
Plains
West
East
12
Which ancient American civilization was highly religous?
Inca
Olmec
Aztec
Maya
13
What system helped turn Native Americans into slaves?
plantation
irrigation
conquistador
railroad
14
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition was the first to
explore Florida
seek the Seven Cities of Gold
circumnavigate the globe
discover a Northwest Passage
15
What is agriculture?
farming
a way of life
type of government
a type of culture
16
Which Native American group formed complex societies?
West
Plains
South
East
17
What is the name for a Spanish explorer?
monk
conquistador
Dora
conquerer
18
The land bridge that the first Americans might have used to get to America
Alaska
Atlantis
Beringia
the Bering Strait
19
Many explorers were looking for a water route through the Americas called
Line of Demarcation
Columbian Exchange
a river
Northwest Passage
20
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlán
Cuzco
Tikal
Chichén Itzá
21
Helped to start the Protestant Reformation
King James
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Martin Luther King Jr.
22
The exchange of plants, animals and diseases between Europe, Africa, Asia and America
Protestant Reformation
Columbian Exchange
Foreign Exchange
Northwest Passage
23
Which of the following were famous Spanish conquistadors?
Bartholomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator
Pizarro, Cortez, Ponce de Leon, Hernando de Soto
Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci
Mansa Musa, Pope Alexander, Christopher Columbus
24
Which early American civilization had a large population?
Inca
Olmec
Maya
Aztec
25
Agriculture allowed early Americans to
travel farther
hunt more efficienty
form governments
form their own culture
26
What is maize?
an early form of corn
people who move from place to place
movement of a group of people
things left behind by early people
27
John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Giovanni da Verrazzano and Henry Hudson all searched for
Northwest Passage
slaves
gold
fur
28
Which Native American region built igloos?
West
South
East
North
29
A nation's power is based on its wealth according to
the Natives
mercantilism
the Spanish
encomienda
30
Which of these is an early navigation tool?
caravels
ships
printing press
astrolabe
31
The early American civilizations created their own
farming systems
way to track time
writing systems
math system
32
The historical period of intellectual and artistic creativity
Age of Enlightenment
Renaissance
Reformation
Middle Ages
33
Which ancient American civilization was focused on war?
Inca
Aztec
Olmec
Maya
34
What is a migration?
movement of a group of people
way to date artifacts
things left behind by early people
people who move from place to place
35
What is carbon dating?
way to date artifacts
things left behind by early people
movement of a group of people
people who move from place to place
36
What are artifacts?
people who move from place to place
movement of a group of people
things left behind by early people
an early form of corn
37
In the 1500s, what changed the ways of life for Native Americans forever?
climate changes
lack of food
wars between nations
arrival of the Europeans
38
Which North American culture built pueblos?
Anasazi
Adena
Iroquois
Hopewell
39
The Maya and the Aztec organized their societies around
religion
the military
women
commerce
40
In general, the conquistadors were friendly to the native people.
True
False
41
What are nomads?
things left behind by early people
an early form of corn
people who move from place to place
movement of a group of people
42
Who were three famous Portuguese explorers?
Francisco Pizarro, Hernan Cortez, Juan Ponce de Leon
Marco Polo, Ferdinand Magellan, Amerigo Vespucci
Bartholomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator
Mansa Musa, Pope Alexander, Christopher Columbus
