Studies Weekly- Unit 2 Week 8

Edna exchanges her apple for Tyler's orange. This is an example of ​

​ (a)  

• bartering

• producing

• buying

• selling

What evidence supports an extensive trade network across North America?

• desert pigments used in artwork from Ohio

• shelters on the Plains made from bison hides

• farming tribes eating squash for daily meals

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• beautiful shell jewelry made by coastal tribes

What is a middleman in trade?

• someone who bargains for the best price

• the person who travels to a trading center

• a person who takes goods from a seller to a buyer

• someone who manufactures resources into goods

What trading material was used to make weapons?

• copper

• shells

• flint

• squash

All trade in ancient America occurred in large trading centers.

• True

• False

Why might a coastal tribe trade rare shells for eating utensils?

• They do not like eating seafood.

• Traders prefer to walk long distances.

• Seashells are used to make jewelry.

• No one in the tribe can make utensils.

Tribes traded information as well as goods.

• True

• False

What happens to the price of a good when scarcity or demand increase?

• nothing

• it increases

• it decreases

• it is negotiated

Explain how archaeologists learn about ancient people without written records.

• They study what is left behind.

• They look at the dirt to see what color it is.

• They dig for artifacts and put clues together to figure out how people lived.

Current highways are still built on top of ancient trade routes because ancient peoples figured out the best or easiest ways to travel over the landscape.

• True

• False