UNIT 2 REVIEW FOR EXAM

What is archaeology?

• Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory by unearthing artifacts and analyzing them.

• Archaeology is the study of computer history and prehistory by unearthing google documents and analyzing them.

• Archaeology is the study of alien history and prehistory by unearthing satellites and analyzing them.

• Archaeology is the study of arachnid history and prehistory by unearthing artifacts and analyzing them.

Where is one of the oldest archaeological sites in the United States?

• Scientists are not in agreement as to when and how people entered the Western hemisphere.

• Scientists agree that people entered the Western hemisphere by boat across the Pacific Ocean.

• Scientists are not in agreement as to when people entered the Western hemisphere but they agree on how they came.

• Scientists are not in agreement as to how people entered the Western hemisphere, but they agree on when they came.

__________________ is one of the oldest sites in North America.

 

• Mt. Rushmore

• Yosemite National Park

• Cactus Hill

• Stone Mountain

Archaeologists believe that humans lived at Cactus Hill as early as ____________________.

• 18,000 years ago

• 30,000 years ago

• 10,000 years ago

• 5,000 years ago

What were the 3 Western kingdoms of Africa?

• Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia

• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia

Where were the African kingdoms located?

• The three kingdoms were located in the southern region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Southern ocean.

• The three kingdoms were located in the eastern region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Nile River.

• The three kingdoms were located in the eastern region of Africa, north of the Sahara Desert, near the Mediterrean Sea.

• The three kingdoms were located in the western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River.

Why were these kingdoms important?

• The three kingdoms increased European interest in world resources.

• Portugal traded metals, cloth, and other goods for gold.

• The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West Africa.

• All of the above are true.

What impact did geography and climate have on First People and how they survived the new land?

• First peoples fished, hunted, and farmed for food.

• First peoples made clothing from animal skills and plants.

• They made shelter (houses) from the environment (wood, stones, ice, animal skins).

• All of the answers are true.

In which region did the Kwakiul live?

• Great Plains

• Eastern Woodlands

• Pacific Northwest

• Arctic Region

What was the ENVIRONMENT like where the Inuit lived?

• There were lots of forests and trees.

• There was lots of snow and ice and below freezing for most of the year.

• It was rainy and mild.

• It was dry and hot.