AH1--1st Semester Final Exam Review #1

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Where were the most advanced Native American societies located, prior to European arrival? Options: Mexico, American Southwest, Eastern U.S., California

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Mexico

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The trade in gold, salt, and slaves is closely related to _____

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West Africa

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Which BEST describes the cause of increased trade between Europe and Asia in the Middle Ages?

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Marco Polo's stories of Asia's wealth led many Europeans to seek out Asian goods.

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Why did North American native groups not form into large empires like those in Meso and South America?

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Cultures were different and didn't want to mix with each other.

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A result of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press was that ________.

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more people could read the same books and share ideas.

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The exposure of a land bridge between Asia and present-day Alaska during the last Ice Age resulted in __________.

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migration of people into the Americas.

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What is the Black Death?

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a disease carried by flea infested rats.

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How would you describe the Renaissance? Options: a time of travel and trade to the Americas., a period of time where nearly half the population died., a time of great poverty and suffering., a period of artistic and intellectual creativity.

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a period of artistic and intellectual creativity.

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How do historians believe the first Paleo-Indians moved into the Americas? Options: Bering Land Bridge, Strait of Magellan, traveling by ship across the ocean, people were already in the Americas to begin with.

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Bering Land Bridge

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Where were the Incas located in comparison to the rest of the early American civilizations? Options: South America, Central America, Mesoamerica, Latin America

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South America