Chapter 1 Quiz

It is when an advance culture develops cities, science, and industries.

• civilization

• sachem

• surplus

• currency

It is a region in which groups of people have a similar way or life.

• irrigation

• culture areas

• currency

• potlatch

Which theory to most scientists agree explains how people first came to the Americas?

• The Sorell Theory

• The Creation Story Theory

• The Atlantic-Route Theory

• The Land Bridge Theory

Which of the following was one way the tribes of North America met their basic needs?

• Many women collected roots and berries.

• Many men hunted for game and fished.

• Many tribes learned to farm

• All the above

Who had the most influence in Iroquois society?

• Men

• Children

• Sachems

• Women

What is monotheism?

• the idea that there is no God

• the idea that there are three gods

• the idea that there is only one God

• the idea that there are many gods

In the Roman Republic, laws were made by

• the Emperor Octavian.

• popular vote.

• the Catholic Church.

• elected representatives.

Who led the Protestant Reformation?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• European scholars

• Martin Luther

• Pope Urban II

What was the most important long-term effect of the Crusades?

• There were nine of them.

• Europe was introduced to new ideas and foods from the more advanced Muslim civilization.

• Europe gained control of the riches and knowledge of the Holy Land.

• The Roman Catholic Church taught many people to read and write.

According to the land bridge theory, people may have crossed into North America from Siberia because

• they were following the prehistoric mammals they hunted.

• they wanted to learn the new farming techniques developed in the Americas.

• the glaciers in Asia had pushed them off their land.

• they did not like living under the harsh rule of the Aztecs.