APUSH Period 1 and 2

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Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?
- they experienced frequent epidemic diseases
- they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock
- they exchanged goods with African societies
- they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

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they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

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One major impact of maize cultivation in Mesoamerica was

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a stable food supply that allowed for growth of civilization

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Maize cultivation began in

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present-day Mexico

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Pre-Columbian Southwest Indians were most noted for which environmental transformation practice?

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Irrigation

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Which region was home to bands of nomadic Native Americans who relied on their game for the vast majority of their needs? Options: the Southwest, the Northwest, the Great Plains, the Eastern Seaboard

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the Great Plains

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The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the “Three Sisters,” include all of the following except: Corn (maize), Beans, Squash, Wheat

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Wheat

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Which relative would be important in tracing your descent in a matrilineal society?

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grandmother

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Which of the following was the LEAST important factor behind European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?
- increase in scientific knowledge and technological change
- population increase
- development of nation-states
- competition for trade

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population increase

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Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World? Options: Portugal, Spain, France, England

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Spain

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What divided the claims between Spain and Portugal in the New World?

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The Treaty of Tordesillas