E. Hemisphere + Americas

Which idea was shared by the ancient Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilization?

• practicing rituals to please the gods

• equality among the social classes

• direct democracy

• monotheism

Where would you go to trade for gold during the Medieval Ages?

• China

• Persia

• India

• West Africa

One similarity between animism and the Japanese religion of Shinto is that people who follow these systems

• are monotheistic

• worship spirits in nature

• make pilgramages

• believe in God

When prehistoric people first came to America, they crossed over a "land bridge." The present location of that crossing point is the

• Isthmus of Panama

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Donner Pass

• Bering Strait

What geographical term would you use to describe the county of Japan?

• Island

• Archipelago

• Strait

• Peninsula

All of these kingdoms were located in West Africa EXCEPT

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Mali

• Zimbabwe

What modern day country is the location of the Ancient Kingdom of Axum?

• Ethiopia

• Egypt

• Somalia

• Mali

A trip with a special religious purpose is a(n)

• mecca

• epiphany

• pilgramage

• conversion

These illustrations suggest that early Latin America civilizations

• were based on European societies

• used advanced technologies to build complex structures

• incorporated early Roman architectural designs

• were strongly influenced by Renaissance humanism

Terrace farming was a practice of the

• Aztecs

• Mayans

• Inca

• Olmecs