Dreams & Gifts History

Reason for Mexican War?

• Economic competition between Mexico and the United States
• Religious conflicts between Mexico and the United States
• Manifest Destiny

• Political disagreements between Mexico and the United States

Geographical features that influenced Greek civilization?

• Nile River and desert landscape
• Mediterranean Sea and mountainous terrain

  merged which helped with communication

• Mountains crisscrossed the peninsula and limited communication which helped create independent city-states

• Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs

Why did enslaved African Americans use Christianity as a tool of resistance?

• As a tool of resistance for hope, community, empowerment, and organizing.

• Maintain the status quo and avoid punishment.

• Admonition for the humane treatment

• Assimilate into white society.

What are Romans known for?

• Leadership in politics, military, and diplomacy
• Laws and Engineering

• Inventions in medicine, technology, and transportation
• Contributions to literature, music, and dance

What is Greece known for?

• cold climate and snow-capped mountains

• rich history and ancient ruins

• architecture

• democracy concept

Why were the anti-federalist against the constitution?

• Would lead to a monarchy.

• Thought it would favor the wealthy elite.

• Central government had too much power.

• Believed it would weaken the states' rights.

Which of the following best describes an important feature of American Indian life in pre-Columbian California? Most American Indians of the region belonged to the same language group

• Proximity to major trade routes.

• Most American Indians of the region were nomadic.

• Proximity to agriculture routes.

• Most American Indians of the region belonged to the same language group.

Which of the following was most responsible for the rapid growth of California’s

population during the mid-19th century?

• Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
• Spanish colonization of California
• Mexican-American War

• Discovery of gold near present-day Sacramento

The transatlantic slave trade had a catastrophic effect on the OK development of sub-Saharan Africa, is that a large portion of the enslaved:

• The transatlantic slave trade had no effect on the development of sub-Saharan Africa
• The enslaved were primarily from North Africa
• Only a small portion of the enslaved were taken from the region

• The start of Men and Women productive years

The southward shift of settlement in China during and after the 8th century CE most influenced the development and spread of which of the economic activities?

• rice cultivation

• fishing
• manufacturing
• agriculture