1.1 to 2.1 Quiz

How did the Ice Age lead to people moving to the Americas?

• Glaciers formed from the cold weather. It exposed land and allowed people to walk from Asia to America.

• It caused temperatures in Asia to rise to so high that people had to move somewhere else to survive.

• The Ice Age caused large animals to hunt people, so they fled to America to escape danger.

• People never came to America.

People came from Asia to America during the Ice Age to

• follow their food.

• find colder temperatures to live in.

• find cities of gold.

• create trade opportunities.

What is credited with causing the formation of permanent settlements in the Americas?

• Farming

• Weather

• Language

• Government

Once farming developed, what could early American settlers do?

• Grow a surplus of food which allowed people to work together to form civilizations.

• Become nomads who had to follow their food to survive.

• Travel from place to place faster

• Adapt to their environment using animals hides for protection

After farming developed, people had extra food. This extra food allowed them to

• have larger populations.

• have smaller populations.

• require everyone to be involved in hunting and gathering.

• keep sabertoothed cats as pets.

True or false: Geography greatly effected the lives of Native Americans.

• True

• False

_____ were influenced by the physical environment in which they lived in the homes they built, their food, and the technology they developed.

• Native Americans/Indigenous People

• European Explorers

• Christopher Columbus and his men

• Spanish conquistadors

Which of the following is not an example of how Native American groups modified and adapted to their environments?

• Building different types of housing for different seasons

• Growing food that fits the climate

• Staying away from the desert because it was difficult to grow food there

• Using animal hides to provide protection from the weather

How did the Crusades impact trading?

• The Crusades allowed people to see other goods and now they want to trade for them.

• In order for the Crusades to end everyone had to be involved in trading.

• The Crusades stopped everyone from wanting to trade.

• The Crusades had nothing to do with trading.

What types of things were people hoping to trade for after the Crusades?

• Asian silks, spices, and goods

• Diseases

• Salt

• Corn and wheat