Ch 1-The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic

The Crusades changed Europe by

• forcing the Turks to give up Palestine.

• leading to increased trade with Asia.

• again allowing pilgrimages to the Holy Land

• introducing Europeans to military life

Which of the following was not a source of wealth for Ghana's rulers?

• Ghana had a large, well-equipped army.

• The Rulers taxed traders coming into and leaving the Kingdom.

• Ghana had its own stores of gold

• Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana

Anasazi cliff dwellings often could only be reached by using removable ladders, which offered protection from

• enemies

• dust storms

• floods

• diseases

How do many scientists think people first arrived in North America?

• After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in large boats.

• During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice.

• After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.

• During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?

• by creating a communication system based on glyphs

• by devising a number system to count the population

• by dividing its people into self-sufficient communities

• by building thousands of miles of roads

Florence, Genoa, Milan and Venice were

• cities in Gaul that were conquered by the Franks

• important trading centers in northern Italy

• wealthy banking centers in Spain

• places of refuge from bubonic plague and the Black Death

The Hopewell and Mississippian mound builders were skilled

• farmers and traders.

• warriors.

• explorers.

• nomadic sheepherders.

What were the Olmec best known for?

• their networks of canals and water control

• their migratory culture

• their use of stone in architecture and sculpture

• their large paved plazas

The Iroquois became one of the most powerful Native American people in North America because

• they defeated all of their enemies in battle.

• their wealth was greater than that of any other people on the continent.

• their population was the largest of all the Native American peoples.

• they formed a confederation with other Native American groups.

Which of the following was not a shared belief of Native American peoples?

• Land was for the use of everyone in the village.

• Totem poles were central to their religion.

• Earth and Sky were the sustainers of life.

• Spirits lived everywhere.