Module 1: America, Africa, and Europe before 1500

Front

Which feature of the Ice Age allowed Paleo-Indians to migrate to the Americas?

Back

Sea levels dropped and exposed a land bridge.

Front

How did the Anasazi benefit from building cliff dwellings?

Back

It increased their protection from enemies.

Front

Which of the following describes how the Iroquois League made decisions? Representatives from each nation reached a consensus. , Chiefs from each nation bargained with goods and resources. , Elders from each nation cast secret ballots to guide the council. , Individuals from each nation voted until a majority was reached.

Back

Representatives from each nation reached a consensus.

Front

Which of the following describes a commonly held view among Native Americans with respect to land ownership? Land should be purchased for farming. Land could be traded for valuable goods. Land should be shared among all living things. Land could be exchanged in peace negotiations.

Back

Land should be shared among all living things.

Front

Which of the following describes a way Ghana became wealthy through trade?
being a center for salt and gold trading,
mining salt and exchanged large slabs of it for gold,
forcing travelers to pay a fee to sue its trade route,
seizing valuable possessions from defenseless traders

Back

being a center for salt and gold trading

Front

Mansa Musa traveled to ______ on a spiritual journey, and along the way, he introduced his empire to the world.

Back

Mecca

Front

Which of the following describes why Mansa Musa believed education was important?
Muslims should be able to read the Qur'an.
Traders should understand economic principles.
Soldiers should be able to learn advanced battle strategies.
Explorers should become fluent in other languages and cultures.

Back

Muslims should be able to read the Qur'an.

Front

Which type of government developed during the Greek Classical Period? Options: a democracy, in which citizens rule themselves; a monarchy, in which one ruler makes laws for the benefit of the people; an aristocracy, in which a small group makes all the laws; a dictatorship, in which one ruler makes laws for the benefit of himself or herself

Back

a democracy, in which citizens rule themselves

Front

Which of the following describes the relationship between lords and vassals under the feudal system?

Back

Lords gave land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and military service.

Front

The invention of the _______ helped spread new ideas during the Renaissance.

Back

printing press