According to the Bering Land Bridge Theory, how do scientists think people first arrived in North America? *

After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.
During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.
During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice.
After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in small boats.

What is the earliest known civilization in North America? *

The Maya
The Olmec
Aztec
The Inca

Which of the following is an example of how the Aztec adapted their environment? *

A system of causeways
Farming in terraces.
An accurate 365 day calendar
A surplus of farmed crops

Which of the following religious beliefs did many Native American groups share? *

Prayers were only to be spoken at ceremonies.
Water and Fire were the sustainers of life
Spiritual forces were present everywhere
Totem poles were central to worship.

What was the initial reason for Columbus’s journey to the New World? *

To build a colony in North America to take advantage of fur trading
To establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa and Europe
To seek religious freedom due to the Protestant Reformation
To find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange? *

A successful trade route between the Europe and the Americas.
Explorers shipped stolen wheat and barley to Europe
Columbus discovered new animals in the Americas and wrote to Europe about them.
New plants and animals were brought to Europe and Americas.

Use the map below to answer this question: In what present day country did the Aztec Empire exist? *

Dominican Republic
Mexico
Venezuela
Cuba

What was the conquistadors’ biggest advantage in defeating the Aztec and Inca?

Strong leadership
Steel armor and weapons
Larger armies
Immunity to smallpox.

Read the following excerpt about the Dutch colony, New Netherlands and then answer the question.“On the island of Manhattan, and in its environs, there may well be four or five hundred men of different sects and nations: The Director General told me that there were men of eighteen different languages; they are scattered here and there on the river, above and below, as the beauty and convenience of the spot has invited each to settle. Based on your text and this reading, what can you conclude about the Dutch settlers? *

They had a good business sense
They were hostile to Native Americans
They practiced religious tolerance
They were not open to settlers from other countries.

The Columbian Exchanged brought together Europe and North America, both areas were forever changed as a result. What were two positive effects of the Columbian Exchange and two negative effects? *