FINAL - Geography/Early Americans/Age of Exploration

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The journey that imported slaves to North America from Africa

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Middle Passage

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Which land did Christopher Columbus "discover" for Europe?

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North America

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How the Nomads travelled from Asia to North America

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Walking across the Land Bridge

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Which country was the first to begin establishing colonies in North America?

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Great Britain

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Most scientists believe that people first came to the Americas from

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Asia by migrating over a land bridge

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Which of the following has been a leading theory about how human beings first came to the Americas?
Options:
They crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America.
They swam across the Pacific Ocean from small islands.
They sailed from Europe to explore new lands.
They crossed glaciers that once linked Antarctica to South America.

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They crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America.

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How did early people get to the Americas?

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By walking across a land bridge between eastern Siberia and western Alaska

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What did Christopher Columbus want to find?

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shortcut to Asia for trade so Spain could become wealthy

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This region is known for hunting buffalo. Options: Great Plains, Great Basin, California, Eastern Woodland

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Great Plains

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Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?
- they experienced frequent epidemic diseases
- they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock
- they exchanged goods with African societies
- they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

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they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures