8th S.S. - Ch. 1 Quiz (The World in 1500)

What key development led to the rise of civilizations in the Americas? 

• migration

• agriculture

• irrigation

• culture

Why was agriculture necessary for the development of civilizations?

• it gave the people a sense of purpose

• it separated the men from the women

• it helped establish permanent villages

• it changed the way people traveled

Why was agriculture necessary for the development of civilizations?

• Bering Strait

• Beringia

• La Venta

• Alaska Path

Name three required features of a civilization

• cities that are centers of trade

• specialized jobs for different people

• organized form of government

• residence along the coast of an ocean

About what time period did the Anasazi live in the southwest?

• beginning about 800 A.D.

• beginning about 250 A.D.

• beginning about 100 A.D.

• beginning about 1400 A.D.

What method did the Hohokam use to alter their dry environment to make farming possible?

• irrigation

• hunting and gathering

• slash and burn

• mound building

What key factor helped the Aztecs become a strong empire?

• They were experienced hunters

• They had a complex society

• They conquered their neighbors

• They worshipped the sun

How did religious practices and art spread through early American cultures?

• agriculture

• trade

• war

• potlatch

What was the significance of the Iroquois Great Law of Peace?

• It established five Iroquois nations

• It named the chiefs as lords

• It gave women equal status with the men

• It established laws to govern all aspects of life

What two West African empires became wealthy from trading salt and gold?

• Benin and Yoruba

• Songhai and Hausa

• Ghana and Mali

• Ghana and Hausa