Exam 1: Old Worlds and New

Which of the following explains why civilizations on the scale of those of the Aztecs and Incas failed to emerge in the area that would become the United States?

According to the introductory video in section 1.5,which of the following gave the Vikings an advantage over other Europeans in the tenth century?

How did the environment shape the history of the Americas?

In the Iroquois creation story,which of the following created rivers and animals?

Human migration in the Americas generally moved in which direction in its earliest stage?

Which of the following was first domesticated in the Americas?

Which of the following explains why the Americas did not see as many infectious diseases as Europe did?

The term Norman Conquest refers to the Viking invasion of __________.

According to the video in the introduction,what played the most important role in shaping humanity in prehistoric times?

Which civilization established an empire in the Andes Mountains of South America?

According to the introductory video in section 1.2,what do wheat,rice,and corn share in common?

Which civilization emerged in the tropical forest of Central America about four thousand years ago?

The sexual union of Earth-mother and Sky-father is central to the creation story of the __________ Indians.

According to the Past and Present video in section 1.6,diseases have always spread though __________.

Which of the following contributed to high mortality rates among the indigenous peoples in the Americas after the European arrival?

Which of the following provides evidence that Indian cultures had an oral tradition?

The first humans are believed to have arrived in the Americas __________ years ago.

Humans began migrating to the Americas during the __________.

The __________ Indians were hunters but not farmers.

According to the Arguing History video in section 1.6,estimates of the number of people who lived in the Americas before the European arrival fall between