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Semester 1.
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A person who moves from place to place is called a(n) _________________.
a) hobo
b) tourist
c) nomad
d) migrant
The movement of a large number of people to a new area is called a ___________________.
a) surge
b) exodus
c) migration
d) inflation
An object left behind by early people is called a(n)___________________.
a) artifact
b) prehistory
c) ancient trash
d) archaeology
The study of the material remains of ancient people is called ______________________.
a) anthropology
b) geology
c) archaeology
d) paleontology
What is another name for corn?
a) green graze
b) maize
c) veggie of the gods
d) meridian
Which of these animals was a food source for early the first North Americans?
a) lions
b) maize
c) mastadons
d) tigers
Where do many archaeologists think that the first North Americans migrated from?
a) Canada
b) Greenland
c) South America
d) Asia
The Inca kept records by using ____________.
a) heiroglyphs
b) quipus
c) papyrus paper
d) tablets
A group of families is called a __________________.
a) extended family
b) culture
c) clan
d) crew
The first Americans probably reached North America by crossing the ________________________________.
a) Beringia Land Bridge
b) Asian Land Bridge
c) Aleutian Land Bridge
d) Alaskan Land Bridge
Religious expeditions called the ________________________had the unplanned result of creating trade between Europe and Asia.
a) Chronicles of Christianity
b) Palisades
c) Crusades
d) Promenades
In the early A.D. 1600’s a new religion called _____________________ began to spread quickly in the Middle East and Africa.
a) Christianity
b) Judaism
c) Muslim
d) Islam
What was the name of Christopher Columbus’ three ships?
a) Jolly Roger, Santa Maringo, Pinta
b) Pinta, Maria, Titanic
c) Santa Maria, Nina, Pinata
d) Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Who funded Christopher Columbus’ expedition?
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) Italy
d) India
What was a Spanish Explorer called?
a) conquistador
b) conqueror
c) traveler
d) sailor
Why did Portugal want to explore the world?
a) to test their technology
b) to rule the world
c) to find new trade routes to Asia
d) to satisfy their curiosity
Whose crew was the first to circumnavigate the world?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Vasco Nunez Cabeza DeVaca
c) Amerigo Vespucci
d) Ferdinand Magellan
Which of these powerful empires was conquered by Hernan Cortes?
a) Aztec
b) Inca
c) Maya
d) Olmec
Whose army conquered the Inca Empire?
a) Atuhualpa
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Hernan Cortez
d) Montezuma
After the arrival of the Europeans, many Native Americans died because of________________?
a) heat exposure
b) overcrowded conditions
c) starvation
d) disease
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