Unit 1.1 Study Guide

Why was it MOST important for Europeans to find a different trade route to Asia?

• To boost economic growth for their Empire

• To spread their culture to other places around the world

• To find the quickest route possible

• To find food

Humans first came to the Americas on a land bridge that connects _______and _______.

• Mexico and South America

• Alaska and Russia

• China and California

• England and New York

Climate, Land forms, and food source are all examples of.....

• Items that Native Americans would trade with Settlers

• Tools used by the Native Americans

• The Columbian Exchance

• Things that affected how and where Native Americans chose to live

How did the introduction of horses by the Spanish Explorers change the way of life for Native Americans?

• They were used in War/battle

• They were used for hunting

• They were used by nomadic tribes for travel and hauling materials

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following was NOT exchanged during the Columbian Exchange

• Disease

• Plants

• Animals

• Democracy

A non existent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• Gateway to the West

• Northwest Passage

• Delaware River

• Pangea

What does Circumnavigate mean?

• to travel all the way around the world

• to navigate a river

• to travel across a state line

• to walk across the country

Christopher Columbus coming to the New World allowed for Native American culture to thrive

• TRUE

• FALSE

a colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

• Slave

• Explorer

• Mercantilist

• Indentured Servant

What type of house is this, and which geographical area used it?

• 
  Tee Pee - Southwest

• Pueblo - Northwest

• Tee Pee - Great Plains

• Totem - Mississippi River Valley