Unit 1 Exploration Quiz

How are artifacts helpful for anthropologists?

• They were used to help understand the staple crops of the natives

• Helped us understand how others lived before writing began

• It gives anthropologists a spiritual connection to natives

• They were the center of village life in the Mississippian period

Why did Woodland and Mississippian people travel less than earlier natives?

• The large game had become extinct

• They formed forts to protect them from outside invaders

• There was little need since they learned how to farm for food

• Woodland and Mississippians traveled more than their predecessors

How did Hernando de Soto and his soldiers impact the Mississippians?

• The population grew due to introducing new agricultural methods

• The Mississippians took on European military tactics

• They became a royal colony under England's king

• The Mississippian population decreased due to disease and warfare

What is the BEST explanation for Spain's motivation for exploring North America?

• Gold, Glory and God

• Colonizing land in the New World

• Spreading religion to the natives

• Mercantilism

Mercantilism can be defined as....

• Religious policy that excluded Catholics from the Georgia colony

• An economic policy where colonies provide natural resources/raw materials

• Colonies produce finished products for Britain to buy

• A means of the British navy controlling sea routes

Which of the following best describes the main reason early Native Americans began to settle in one place?

• They learned to cultivate crops and practice agriculture

• They needed to escape from invading tribes

• They wanted to build large cities

• They developed advanced hunting tools

What was a major consequence of European exploration for Native American populations?

• Introduction of new technologies

• Formation of new alliances with Europeans

• Increased trade and wealth

• Significant population decline due to disease

Why did European countries, such as Spain and England, establish colonies in the New World?

• To avoid conflict with other European nations

• To gain access to natural resources and expand their wealth

• To escape religious persecution

• To learn new farming techniques from natives