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1
What is the biggest difference between nomadic and domesticated people?
Domesticated people usually have more developed culture
Nomadic people have no culture
Domesticated people often struggle to find food.
Only 1 group has religious beliefs
2
Why did many European nations look to increase trade?
GET DAT MONEEEEEEY!
To build schools
To build roads
To help out neighboring countries
3
The Inca lived in the mountains because they found a way to farm in those conditions.
True
False
4
Most early American civilizations like the Mayans, Aztecs, and the Inca were all democracies run by religious leaders .
True
False
5
What developments made many European merchants very rich?
Neither of these
Both of these
Banking
Increased Trade
6
Being domesticated means you can stay in one spot because you don't have to go out and find your food daily.
False
True
7
What new piece of technology could be used to help explorers understand which direction they were going at all times?
Old Maps
Astrolabe
Printing Press
Magnetic Compass
8
A new time period would arise where people started to learn old ideas. It came from the word "Renaissance" meaning...
radical ideas
Rain
Rebirth
rejuvenation
9
The earliest Americans could be best described as...
Mayans in Central America
Mound Builders
nomads following their food
Vikings from Sweden
10
Why did some of the first large American civilizations exist in Mexico and Central America?
Warm weather and access to water
Large Cities with homes
Large Herds of Cattle
Access to the Oceans
11
With these countries competing to find new trade routes to Asia, this time period is often call The Age of Isolation
True
False
12
When did American History begin?
When The Declaration of Independence was signed
When the bell rang for the first time in August.
With the first Aztec pyramid that was built
A soon as the first nomads crossed the Bering Land Bridge
13
Which of the following is NOT part of a group's culture?
All are a part of culture
Languages Spoken
Traditions/Customs/Holidays
Daily diet of food
14
What do all great empires have in common with one another?
English language
Warm weather
Yummy food
Strong armies
15
What happened to the Maya?
No one knows for sure
They ran out of water.
They were destroyed by nearby tribes.
Drought led to no food
