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After the arrival of the Europeans, many Native Americans died because of________________?
a) heat exposure
b) overcrowded conditions
c) starvation
d) disease

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

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

Who funded Christopher Columbus’ expedition?
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) Italy
d) India

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

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

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

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

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

What is another name for corn?
a) green graze
b) maize
c) veggie of the gods
d) meridian

The study of the material remains of ancient people is called ______________________.
a) anthropology
b) geology
c) archaeology
d) paleontology

An object left behind by early people is called a(n)___________________.
a) artifact
b) prehistory
c) ancient trash
d) archaeology

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

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