The World Before 1492

The earliest people who migrated into North America did so by:

• Traveling across the Atlantic in large ships
• Crossing the Atlantic from Africa as slaves
• Crossing the Bering Strait during an Ice Age
• Migrating from South America

The Mound builders at Cahokia were known for:

• Engaging in war with neighboring tribes and using captured soldiers for human sacrifice
• Living in dispersed settlements throughout the Southwest
• Establishing a council of five powerful tribes in the Northeast
• Establishing a settlement with a population that ranged from 20,000 to 40,000 people

What purpose did the Green Corn Dance serve?

• To give thanks for gifts and food amongst the Algonquian-speaking tribes
• To signify he importance o irrigation amongst the Anasazi people
• To celebrate the unity of Native American and European trade
• To rejoice in the introduction of corn to the Iroquois nation

Which of the following was NOT true of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas?

• They all used human sacrifice as a part of their religion
• They all featured a high degree of democracy
• They all featured advanced forms of civilization
• They all featured a hierarchal form of government

The fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 resulted in:

• A vast network of trade that included Europe, Asia, and Africa
• The restriction of land and sea routes across the Eastern Mediterranean
• The emergence of Catholicism in Eastern Europe
• War between the Ottoman empire and a coalition of European and Asian traders

Spanish and English authorities were surprised with slaves from Kongo because:

• Their religious leaders served as intermediaries between divine and human affairs
• They had Catholic beliefs and knowledge of Catholic Mass
• They directed their warlike nature towards other tribes
• They had vast knowledge of European languages including Spanish and English

The following can be said of African societies EXCEPT:

• By the threat of superior armies they were forced to engage in a slave trade
• Despite the introduction of Catholicism and Islam, traditional beliefs and customs were preserved
• They establish vast trading networks
• Their resources attracted outsider such as Europeans and Arabs

What stopped China from exploring the Americas?

• the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean
• he absence of wood for shipbuilding
• the presence of several competing rulers
• the decision to stop all voyages and business abroad

Where did the largest and most sophisticated civilizations exist in the new world before Columbus arrived?

• in the Northeast where the Iroquois Nation presided
• in the Southwest where Anasazis presided 
• in Mexico and South America where the Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans presided
• in Cahokia within the Mississippi Valley

What features best highlight the Anasazi communities?

• irrigation networks and large adobe buildings
• capturing and sacrificing enemy tribes
• vast network of berry and acorn production
• they were the first Natives to introduce the concept of private ownership