Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Volcanic eruptions occurred frequently. 
B)  There were no rivers to support irrigation. 
C)  Most of the land was uninhabitable. 
D)  Agriculture was not as fully developed.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  smallpox 
B)  agriculture 
C)  longhouse 
D)  longship

Question 3

How did the environment shape the history of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the good mind 
B)  the bad mind 
C)  Sky-father 
D)  Earth-mother

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  east to west 
B)  west to east 
C)  south to north 
D)  north to south

Question 6

Which of the following was first domesticated in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  rice 
B)  wheat 
C)  squash 
D)  barley

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  People in the Americas lived in close proximity to livestock. 
B)  People in the Americas never developed agriculture. 
C)  The Americas had a low population density. 
D)  The Americas had a high population density.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Canada 
C)  England 
D)  Vinland

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  warfare 
B)  slavery 
C)  science 
D)  nature

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Pueblo 
B)  Maya 
C)  Aztec 
D)  Inca

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the basis of agricultural civilizations. 
B)  They are very low in calories. 
C)  They are the most drought-resistant crops in the world. 
D)  They were all native plants in the Americas.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Maya 
B)  Aztec 
C)  Inca 
D)  Viking

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Zuñi 
B)  Iroquois 
C)  Chinook 
D)  Creek

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  human contact 
B)  wind currents 
C)  natural disasters 
D)  biological warfare

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  New World weapons 
B)  Old World diseases 
C)  massive flooding 
D)  volcanic eruption

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  teepees 
B)  pueblos 
C)  creation myths 
D)  totem poles

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  1,400 
B)  4,000 
C)  14,000 
D)  40,000

Question 18

Humans began migrating to the Americas during the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Norman Conquest 
B)  Agricultural Revolution 
C)  Viking invasions 
D)  ice age

Question 19

The __________ Indians were hunters but not farmers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plains 
B)  Pueblo 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Eastern Woodland

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 and 500,000 
B)  1 million and 5 million 
C)  10 million and 100 million 
D)  800 million and 1 billion

Exam 1: Old Worlds and New