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Intro: Land Bridge to Plymouth Colony
Intro: Land Bridge to Plymouth Colony
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US History I # Beginnings
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1
The area that the _____________________ crossed over is now the ______________.
Asian migrants, Bering Strait
Africans, Strait of Gibraltar
Asians, Erie Canal
Europeans, St. Lawrence Seaway
2
Islam is one of the three _____ religions and spread to west Africa across the Sahara desert.
Pagan
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Christian
3
From
what continent did the first people arrive in America?
South America
Africa
Asia
a. Europe
4
A _______ is a man made waterway
creek
delta
canal
strait
5
Columbus mistakenly thought he was exploring __________.
South America
America
Asia
the United States
6
How did the first people to arrive in the Americas probably support themselves?
Hunting animals and gathering plants
Domesticating animals for food consumption
Farming
Planting vegetables
7
The __ led by Prince Henry and were the first Europeans to reach India by water .
Spanish
English
French
Portuguese
8
What was needed before cities and complex civilizations could develop in America?
access to metal to make tools and weapons
agriculture
large animals
plenty of land
9
When the last Ice Age ended and the glaciers began to melt, sea levels began to ______.
stay the same
rise, submerging the land bridge
decrease, exposing more land
fluctuate rapidly
10
What allowed the first people to cross from that continent to America?
A land bridge between two continents
Ships
Isthmus of Panama
Plate tectonics
11
The division of labor(assignment of tasks)in Europe was mostly based on _____.
education
gender
strength
intelligence
12
6. The _____, led by Prince Henry, were the first to explore the west coast of _____ .
Leif Ericsson, South Africa
Portuguese, Africa
Spanish, Western America
Spanish, Hispaniola
13
____ is the development of skills that allows people to flourish once they have enough food.
Skillset
Labor
Professionals
Specialization
14
Colonization
is the establishment of _______ controlled by a dominant country (mother country.)
sailing routes
overland trade routes
distant settlements
none of the above
15
Some African civilizations were _____which meant women generally had a strong role in society.
Ancestor Worshiping
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
Complex
16
A vast intercontinental started with Columbus trade called __________.
the Columbian Exchange
globalism
the trade route
none of the above
17
6. The Columbian Exchange refers to the transatlantic transfer of ____________
Plants, animals and micro-organisms
Enslaved People
The Age of Exploration
The discovery of America
18
An isthmus is a(n)
strip of land connecting two larger land masses
narrow body of water
a man made waterway
surrounded on three sides by water
19
Columbus was _________.
none of the above
cruel to Native Americans
a great explorer whose voyages changed the world
a complex person
20
The Renaissance was a(n) _______of classical, ancient learning which led to progress in Europe.
loss
repudiation
lack
rebirth
21
The rigid social class structure (hierarchy) of Europe did NOT allow for ________.
heredity
upward mobility of peasants ( the majority of the people)
22
A strait is a(n)
line
man made water way
a naturally occurring, narrow waterway
surrounded on tree sides by water
23
Slavery was used in some West African societies, but it was less harsh than in America because
People could become free in several ways
People were not born into it (not hereditary)
It was not based on race
All of the above
24
European society was centered around the ____ which consisted of __
b. Extended family, where the eldest male ruled
Nuclear family, parents and their children
Extended family, aunts, uncles, parents all lived together
d. All of the above
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6. Once agriculture starts, _____often develops and people become skilled at certain tasks.
Religion
Specialization
Professionalism
Government
26
The year 1492 is significant because ______
Leif Ericsson discovered America
The caravel was invented, it could sail well and tack upwind
Columbus discovered America
it was major turning pointing history and huge change began