Unit 1 Test Review

Who were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America?

• Vikings
• English
• Spanish
• Paleo-Indians

What were the consequences of the Doctrine of Discovery?

• Native peoples were no longer entitled to the lands they had always occupied
• The Pope divided land between Spain and Portugal
• England was the first to find the Northwest Passage
• Foods and ideas were shared from one continent to another 

What was NOT a main reason Europeans found it necessary to explore new lands?

• Europeans wanted to get spices and other exotic goods from Asia
• Europeans wanted to learn about Asian cultures
• Europeans wanted to spread Islam
• European mines were not able to supply enough silver and gold for the needs of the merchants

What features did the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America have in common?

• Government, trade and a system for keeping records
• Public schools for everyone
• a government which emphasized the equality of all people
• decisions made through representatives and consensus

In what ways did the Iroquois Confederacy demonstrate democratic ideas?

• by having decisions made through representatives
• by having a written constitution
• by having a system of checks and balances
• by allowing amendments to their constitution

What is the strip of land connecting Alaska with Russia that emerged from underwater around 38,000 BC?

• Bering Land Bridge
• Charter
• Line of Demarcation
• Treaty of Tordesillas

Where did Europeans began importing slaves from when Native American labor would no longer work due to deaths from disease?

• South America
• Aztec Empire
• Africa
• Asia

What is the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa?

• Columbian Exchange
• Triangular Trade
• West African trading kingdoms
• Mesoamerica

Cows are from the

• Old World
• New World

Horses are from the

• Old World
• New World