Module 1: America, Africa, and Europe before 1500

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

• Glaciers expanded and bridged a stretch of ocean.

• Sea levels dropped and exposed a land bridge.

• Sheets of ice formed and permitted passage over water.

• Animal populations increased and provided a food source.

The ____, the earliest-known civilization in the Americas, built the first pyramids on the continent and expanded their regional influence through trade.

• Mayan

• Incan

• Aztec

• Olmec

Which of the following actions helped the Aztec to build a powerful and wealthy state?

• They created expensive carvings to sell for great profits.

• They seized many towns to control a broad trade network.

• They destroyed older civilizations to prevent the spread of disease.

• They introduced a calendar to organize the activities of their people.

How did the Anasazi benefit from building cliff dwellings?

• It expanded their system of agriculture.

• It increased their protection from enemies.

• It improved their ability to capture rainwater.

• It eliminated their need for building materials.

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.

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.

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

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

• Ghana

• Tripoli

• Benin

• Mecca

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.

Which type of government developed during the Greek Classical Period?

• a democracy, in which citizens rule themselves

• a monarchy, in which one rulers 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