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Native Americans And Exploration
Test Description: Native Americans and exploration
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1) The first people in America may have come over by a land bridge from
A
Antarctica
B
Asia
C
Greenland
D
Africa
2) How did early Native American get to North America?
A
They sailed across the Arctic Ocean
B
They migrated here from Asia
C
They migrated here from South America
D
They sailed over on the Mayflower
3) The environment of the Americas
A
shaped the lives of Europeans, but not Native Americans
B
shaped the ways of life for all people in the Americas
C
influenced Native American homes and crafts, but not Europeans
D
had no effect on people
4) The Iroquois Confedeeracy was created so the 5 tribes would have
A
Conservation of resources
B
Unity and Increased cooperation
C
Cultural exchange
D
Economics of competition
5) The most widely accepted theory of the earliest human migration to the Americas is that people
A
Traveled in rafts and small boats from Pacific Islands to South America
B
Walked across a land bridge from Asia to Alaska
C
Used seagoing vessels to sail from Africa to Central America
D
Crossed the polar ice cap from Norway to Canada
6) What was the major cause of death among Native American Indians after contact with Spanish explorers?
A
slavery
B
starvation
C
diseases
D
relocation
7) Why did Native American's develop different cultures throughout North America?
A
they came to America from other parts of the world
B
they wanted to be different from each other
C
they adapted to their environment in different ways
D
they had to follow written traditions
8) What were the majority of European explorers looking for when they explored North America?
A
lost city of Eldorado
B
the Northwest passage
C
slaves
D
the fountain of youth
9) Which development led to the other three?
A
Africans were brought to the America as slaves.
B
Native American Indian populations were destroyed by disease.
C
European nations sent explorers to the Americas.
D
New types of food were shared by Europeans and Americans.
10) Why were European explorers looking for the Northwest passage?
A
to find a faster route to Alaska
B
to prove the earth was round
C
to increase trade with Native Americans
D
to find a faster route to Asia
11) What was the Columbian Exchange?
A
purchasing of land from Native Americans by Europeans
B
Migration of settlers westward for cheap land
C
exchange of goods and ideas between the old world and the new world
D
Migration of immigrants from Europe to America
12) How did the Columbian Exchange impact Native Americans?
A
many Native Americans moved to Europe
B
decreased trade between Europeans and Native Americans
C
many Native Americans gained more land
D
many Native Americans died from disease
13) What science studies the history of man by locating and analyzing artifacts?
A
linguistics
B
archaeology
C
economics
D
sociology
14) What term best describes a study of a nation's idedas, customs, and values?
A
science
B
politics
C
culture
D
economics
15) What mountains are in the eastern part of America?
A
Rocky Mountains
B
Sierra Nevada Mountains
C
Appalachian Mountains
D
Mount Everest
16) Which of the following is NOT a way geography impacted early Native Americans
A
the Lakota built teepees as shelter because they lived on the great plains and relied on the buffalo for most resources
B
the Cherokee built houses and farmed the land because they were adapting to American culture
C
the Iroquois built long houses made out of wood because they lived in the Eastern Woodlands
D
the Inuit built pit houses and igloos made out of ice because the arctic offered few resources
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