Title: The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492
Course: Marie's Demo Course

Q: Evidence of a turquoise trade indicates that the Aztec people probably migrated to central Mexico from what area?
- the East Coast
- the Southwest
- Central America
A: the Southwest

Q: What evidence most clearly indicates that the Aztec people migrated to Mexico from the American Southwest?
- Maize was a dietary staple for people in both regions.
- An active turquoise trade existed between the regions.
- Both the Aztec and Southwestern peoples built pueblos.
A: An active turquoise trade existed between the regions.

Q: The Hohokam people of modern-day Arizona were best known for which of the following?
- canal construction
- the building of pueblos
- pottery and jewelry making
A: canal construction

Q: Which Southwestern tribe was first to build multi-room and -story dwellings from adobe?
- the Pueblo
- the Navajo
- the Anasazi
A: the Anasazi

Q: What posed the biggest threat to the early peoples of the American Southwest prior to the year 1300?
- growing populations
- warfare and violence
- environmental changes
A: environmental changes

Q: The excavations of the Hopewell peoples’ burial sites in the Midwestern United States and the objects discovered within have indicated which of the following?
- The Hopewell had a wide trade network.
- The Hopewell practiced a very unique religion.
- The Hopewell placed great emphasis on agriculture.
A: The Hopewell had a wide trade network.

Q: What was the location of the largest mound-building culture in early North America?
- Cahokia
- Etowah
- Moundville
A: Cahokia

Q: From where did the first migrants to North America originate?
- Siberia
- Scandinavia
- South America
A: Siberia

Q: How did the first people to migrate to North America reach it?
- by crossing the North Pole from the north
- by crossing the Bering Strait from the west
- by crossing the Hudson Strait from the east
A: by crossing the Bering Strait from the west

Q: The first migrants to North America reached it from which direction?
- from the east
- from the west
- from the south
A: from the west

Q: What happened as a result of climate change in North America at the beginning of the Archaic Era?
- People turned from hunting and gathering to farming and herding for food.
- People were forced to migrate even further to the Southeast and Southwest.
- People learned to make weapons from stone for protection as well as hunting.
A: People turned from hunting and gathering to farming and herding for food.

Q: What was the most significant change produced by human populations on the environment and biodiversity of North America during the Paleo-Indian Era?
- the clear cutting of native forests
- the clearing of brush for farmland
- the overhunting of large mammals
A: the overhunting of large mammals

Q: Which of the following characterized the post-Archaic phase in North America?
- sedentary village life
- a thriving artistic culture
- the building of dams and canals
A: sedentary village life

Q: Which extensive tribe forged a political confederacy to strengthen their influence and resolve internal disputes?
- the Cherokee
- the Hohokam
- the Iroquois
A: the Iroquois

Q: What was a consequence of the fact that the early people of the Americas did not have horses or oxen?
- They led very active lifestyles.
- They never developed wheeled vehicles.
- They could not rely on agriculture as a food source.
A: They never developed wheeled vehicles.

Q: What gave Western Europe an advantage over other world powers when it came to exploration of the New World?
- They had the strongest and most competent leaders.
- They had the greatest ambition and willingness to take risks.
- They had the most trade routes established throughout the world.
A: They had the greatest ambition and willingness to take risks.

Q: Which European’s travels first provoked the Western European curiosity for exploration and expansion?
- Leif Ericson
- Vasco de Gama
- Marco Polo
A: Marco Polo

Q: What was the driving force behind the Europeans’ desire to find an oceanic route to Asia?
- having a shorter route to their destination
- being able to circumvent Arabic merchants
- avoiding violence and warfare on the Silk Road
A: being able to circumvent Arabic merchants

Q: Why was finding an oceanic route to Asia important to the Europeans?
- They wanted to circumvent Arabic merchants.
- They wanted a shorter route to their destination.
- They wanted to avoid violence and warfare on the Silk Road.
A: They wanted to circumvent Arabic merchants.

Q: To which colonies were the largest number of slaves transported from West Africa during the transatlantic slave trade?
- the British and French West Indies
- the British colonies in North America
- the Spanish colonies in Central America
A: the British and French West Indies

Q: Which crop became popular with Europeans after slaves brought it from Africa and began growing it on southern plantations?
- bananas
- rice
- sugar
A: rice

Q: Slaves who were brought from West Africa to the southern plantations were the first in North America to cultivate which crop?
- barley
- rice
- sweet potatoes
A: rice

Q: Why were West Africans preferred over the native people of the Americas for enslaved labor?
- They were better accustomed to sharp changes in climate.
- They were not as likely to start revolts against the slaveholders.
- They were able to resist diseases that had affected the native peoples.
A: They were able to resist diseases that had affected the native peoples.