Chapter One: New World Beginnings
Chapter One, New World Beginnings. 33,000BC- 1796 AD
- 1.When did the earth contain one big supercontinent?
- A.
25 million years ago
- B.
69 billion years ago
- C.
225 million years ago
- D.
300 million years ago
- 2.When the earth was one big supercontinent, there were many different species of freshwater fish on all the continents.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.When was the Great Ice Age?
- A.
6 million years ago
- B.
2 million years ago
- C.
800 thousand years ago
- D.
10 billion years ago
- 4.When did the Ice Age end?
- A.
10,000 years ago
- B.
800 years ago
- C.
69,690, years ago
- D.
8,500 years ago
- 5.How did nomandic asian hunters come to the American continents during the Ice Age?
- A.
They followed a herd of buffalos.
- B.
By entering through a land bridge that connected Siberia to Alaska.
- C.
By meeting a new civilization and following them.
- D.
None of the above
- 6.Which present day location did the Incas inhabit?
- A.
New Mexico
- B.
Mexico
- C.
Central America
- D.
Peru
- 7.Which present day location did the Mayans inhabit?
- A.
New Mexico
- B.
Mexico
- C.
Central America
- D.
Peru
- 8.Which present day location did the Aztecs inhabit?
- A.
New Mexico
- B.
Mexico
- C.
Central America
- D.
Peru
- 9.Incans, Mayans, and Aztecs were among the most highly advanced civilizations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What was the crop that helped sustain Native American civilizations?
- A.
Bean
- B.
Maize
- C.
Squash
- D.
Tomato
- 11.Maize transformed nomadic groups into hunter-gatherers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Where are the Pueblo people from?
- A.
Illinois
- B.
Mississipi
- C.
Rio Grande Valley
- D.
Mexico
- 13.What was the Three Sister method of farming?
- 14.Who was the Iriquois led by?
- A.
Chief Hiawatha
- B.
Cheif Monetzuma
- C.
Cheif Tenochtitlan
- D.
None of the above
- 15.What did the women of Native American civilizations do?
- A.
Gathered
- B.
Raised Children
- C.
Fish
- D.
Make tools
- E.
Tended Crops
- 16.What did the men of Native American civilizations do?
- A.
Gathered
- B.
Made Tools
- C.
Made Clothes
- D.
Fished
- E.
Hunted
- 17.Where are the Norse from?
- A.
Vinland
- B.
Scotland
- C.
Newfoundland
- D.
Scandinavia
- 18.Why are the Norse NOT considered Indirect discoverers?
- A.
They never explored or travelled anywhere.
- B.
They settled at Newfoundland but no strong nation state could support them so they abandoned their settlements.
- C.
They found a place of wild grapes called Vinland but went back home.
- D.
None of the above
- 19.What kind of things did the Crusaders bring back to Europe from Asia?
- A.
Silks
- B.
Spices
- C.
Medicines
- D.
All of the above
- 20.Since transporting goods from Asia to Europe was a long route, they sought to find a shorter route.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.What allowed Europeans to begin exploring sub- Sahara Africa?
- A.
Europe was beginning to become wealthy and they were able to afford going to more parts of Africa.
- B.
Spain's new marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella allowed investments in more travel.
- C.
Portugal developed the caravel, a ship that could sail into the wind.
- D.
The compass was introduced and it was easier to explore with the guide of direction.
- 22.What kind of posts did the Europeans set up along the western shores of Africa?
- A.
Posts for the purchase of maps around Africa.
- B.
Posts for the purchase of gold.
- C.
Posts for the purchase of slaves.
- D.
Both b and c.
- 23.Who rounded the southern tip of Africa in 1488?
- A.
Vasco De Gama
- B.
Bartholomeu Dias
- C.
Marco Polo
- D.
John Cabot
- 24.How did Spain become united?
- A.
By joining forces with Portugal and becoming one big nation state.
- B.
From Columbus exploring the new world and christianizing the native americans.
- C.
The marriage of Ferdinand(Aragon) and Isabella(Castile).
- D.
All of the above
- 25.How did The Renaissance stimulated Europeans to explore?
- A.
The light bulb
- B.
The printing press
- C.
Three Sisters method of farming
- D.
Monet's paintings
- E.
The compass
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