DREAMS AND GIFTS 10/23-11/19

Reason for Mexican War

• Manifest Destiny

• WW2

• WW1

Geographical features that influenced Greek civilization?

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

• Flat lands

• High mountains

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

• They could read it

• Admonition for the Humane Treatment

• Outlined rules

What are Romans known for?

• Fighting

• Law and Engineering

• Art

What is Greece known for?

• Art

• Law and Engineering

• Democracy Concept

Why were the anti-federalists against the constitution?

• Central government had too much power

• They wanted to write it

• It didn't align with beliefs

Which of the following best describes an important feature of American Indian life in pre-Columbian California?

• Proximity to major trade routes

• Agriculture

• Farming

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

population during the mid 19th century? 

• Railroad construction

• Discovery of gold near present day Sacramento (Gold Rush)

• Increase in migrant workers

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

• Increase in population

• Increase in religion

There was a conflict of concern/interest over California water with what two areas?

• South and East

• North and South

• South and West

• West and East