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Which source would provide an archaeologist with a primary source of information about pre-Columbian (pre-1492) Indians who settled in North America?

• an article about the Iroquois in an encyclopedia

• an interview with a historian who specializes in early American cultures

• artifacts left by the Iroquois

• a social studies textbook

Culture is a term that can best be defined as:

• An object made by a human being

• prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• the arts and other creations of human intellectual achievement

• the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth

The Iroquois of the northeast lived in bark-covered longhouses. The Cheyenne of the western plains lived in buffalo-hide tepees. What is the best explanation for this difference in housing style?

• The Iroquois developed housing to fit their lifestyle but the Cheyenne did not

• The Cheyenne were better hunters than the Iroquois and were able to get the necessary hides

• Neither group had enough technology to build homes suited to their environments

• Both groups used the materials around them in the development of their housing

The Crusades were important because:

• the Turks were forced out of the Holy Land

• many Christians fought there

• Columbus was a General in one of the wars

• many Crusaders learned a lot about the Indies (Asia) and brought back products from there

What was the main purpose for Europeans looking for sea routes to Asia:

• Increase their profits from trade

• find more slaves

• reach the Americas more quickly

• spread the teachings of the Renaissance

Columbian Exchange is a term that can best be defined as:

• trading between Columbus and the Natives

• the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa

• trade between Columbus and other explorers during that time

• the exchange of ships between Spain and Portugal

What was an important goal of European mercantilism (Trading Policy) during the 1600s and 1700s?

• increasing the mother country’s wealth

• promoting colonial self-sufficiency

• i encouraging colonial manufacturing of textiles

• improving trade between European nations

New England’s geographic features most directly influenced the region’s development of

• Shipbuilding, industry, and trading

• large plantations of cotton and tobacco

• sugar mills, gristmills, and saw mills

• tenant farming of Southern plantations

Which statement accurately describes the status of African Americans during the early colonial period?

• They had few rights, even if they were not slaves, but eventually lost any rights that were given to them

• They had full legal and social equality in some colonies

• They had the same employment opportunities as other colonists

• All of the above

The Pilgrims received help from local Native Americans on all of the following things except

• Finding gold

• Planting crops

• Hunting and fishing

• Making peace with Native tribes