Discovering America (Flocabulary Quiz)
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Why did the Europeans call the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw and Seminole tribes "civilized"?
29because of how their governments were organized
because they spoke English
because they practiced agriculture
because they lived in the same kind of houses that Europeans lived in
- Q1
Why did the Europeans call the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw and Seminole tribes "civilized"?
because of how their governments were organized
because they spoke English
because they practiced agriculture
because they lived in the same kind of houses that Europeans lived in
30s - Q2
Which of the following best describes the Aztec center Tenochtitlán?
a medium-sized town
a large city
a small village
30s - Q3
What first motivated Christopher Columbus to try to travel to Asia?
He wanted to find gold, spices and new trade routes.
He wanted to capture native people to make into slaves.
He wanted to discover new places for Spanish people to live because Spain was overcrowded.
He wanted to learn about non-European cultures and languages.
30s - Q4
How did the Spanish help the Great Plains Indians become better hunters?
They gave them protection while they hunted.
They taught them European hunting methods.
They provided them with guns.
They introduced them to horses.
30s - Q5
The early Americans were nomadic, which means they ________.
built permanent settlements
moved from place to place
refused to fight in wars
relied on farming for food
30s - Q6
In which modern-day South American country did Incan civilization begin?
Peru
Argentina
Chile
Ecuador
30s - Q7
Which of the following best describes the quota system Columbus' crew set up in Hispaniola?
Indians had to give the Spanish a certain amount of their land.
Indians had to give the Spanish a certain percentage of their maize.
Indians had to give the Spanish a certain amount of gold.
Indians had to give the Spanish a certain number of people as slaves.
30s - Q8
In what is now the Southwest US, the Anasazi people ________.
built caves in the sides of cliffs
irrigated crops with water from the Mississippi River
played ceremonial board games
performed human sacrifices
30s - Q9
How did the Arawak people react to Columbus' arrival?
They greeted Columbus with gifts.
They ignored Columbus and his crew.
They captured Columbus' crew and made them slaves.
They attacked Columbus' ships.
30s - Q10
What motivated the first Americans to cross the Bering Strait into America?
They were escaping invasion by the Spanish.
They were following the woolly mammoth they hunted.
They were trying to spread Siberian culture.
They were looking for more fertile farmland.
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