Unit 7-8 TCAP Review

A study of the achievements of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures would show that they

• sustained dense populations through intensive agriculture.

• engaged in an extensive exploration of the Pacific Ocean.

• built vehicles with wheels to transport goods.

• developed rice paper and wood-block printing.

The location of the Inca civilization of South America demonstrates the

• importance of trade with western Europe.

• ability of humans to adapt to the environment.

• influence of cultural diversity.

• complexity of indigenous belief systems.

Why were the Plains natives mostly nomadic?

• the dry soil was not suitable for farming

• they were constantly being attacked

• the weather was too inconsistent

• their gods told them to travel

Which situation was an immediate cause for the collapse of the Aztec civilization?

• disruption of overseas trade networks

• conquest by foreigners

• a series of crop failures

• a lack of military training

What was the name of the confederacy formed by the Six Nations of the Iroquois?

• League of Nations

• Iroquoian League

• Haudenosaunee League

• Haberdashery Leaque

What were the social and economic effects of the Columbian Exchange on the Americas and Europe?

• domestication of animals in the Americas decreased

• growing of cash crops on plantations led to use of slavery

• growing of cash crops increased wealth for European nations

• new crops and areas to grow them reduced famine

• diseases killed many indigenous people

This chart describes the farming techniques developed by two different American Indian groups in North America. Which factor had the greatest impact on these farming techniques?

• geography

• government

• language

• religion

In what North American region did the people live in teepees?

• Southeast

• Great Plains

• Eastern Woodlands

• Northwest

The Plains Indians made their clothes, tools, weapons, food from

• Fish

• Buffalo

• Moose

• Elk

What were the different ways Northeast American Indians used the animals they hunted?

• transportation

• clothing

• housing

• food

• governing