Unit 1 Test Review

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Unit 1 Test Review

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1. From what continent did early hunters migrate
to North America?

• Asia

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2. What geographic feature enabled these early
hunters to migrate to North America?

• Beringia Land Bridge

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3. Define migration

• movement of people or animals from one region to
  another

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4. The process by which people use their natural
resources for food, shelter, tools, etc., is
known as what?

• adaptation

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5. What are some examples of elements of
culture?

• government, language, clothing, food, religion,
  etc.

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6. Identify 2 ways the Northwest Coast Native
Americans adapted to their environment.

• used cedar bark to make waterproof capes
• used cedar bark to make roof shinglesused
  strips of cedar to create salmon traps

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7. What does the Great Convergence refer to?

• an era in world history when peoples from the Old
  World and New World made contact (1400s-1600s)

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8. Identify the continents of the Old World.

• Europe, Africa, Asia

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9. Identify the continents of the New World.

• North America, South America

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10. Identify and describe 2 motivations for
European exploration.

• Trade needed metals, silk, spices
• Religion believed they were supposed to spread
  Christianity to non-Christians

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11. Identify and describe 3 technological
advances that allowed Europeans to explore by
water.

• Magnetic Compass helped determine direction
• Astrolabe helped sailors chart their ships
  location by the stars
• Caravels lighter, faster ships that were easier
  to steer and had triangular sails allowing them
  to sail into the wind.

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For each of the following, identify where they
explored, why they explored, and how they
interacted with Native Americans
- Christopher Columbus - Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus Caribbean, wanted to
  become rich, took many Taino into slavery
• Francisco Pizarro Peru (SA), wanted riches and
  to spread Christianity, conquered Inca and killed
  leader, seized Incan empire for Spain

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For each of the following, describe where they
lived and identify which explorer they interacted
with

• Inca Peru (SA) Pizarro
• Taino San Salvador (Caribbean) Columbus

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14. Explain the Columbian Exchange.

• Exchange of goods, people, plants, animals, and
  diseases between the Old World and the New World
  during the Great Convergence

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15. According to Guns, Germs, and Steel why were
Europeans able to conquer Native Americans?

• Europeans were geographically blessed having
  more access to steel-making technology (from the
  Fertile Crescent), gunpowder (from Asia), and
  diseases (based on their use of livestock) which
  built up their immunities.

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16. Identify the European countries we looked at
that had interactions with Native Americans in
the New World and describe this relationship.

• England traded with NA but ultimately had
  violent conflicts with them over land
• France saw NA as business partners in the fur
  trade and established relatively good
  relationships with some NA groups
• Spain taxed and enslaved NA on plantations,
  forced them to convert to Christianity, killed
  them to conquer their lands
• Netherlands sought peaceful relationship with
  NA, made deals with the Iroquois Confederacy

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17. Identify the 3 European countries we looked
at that held claims in the New World.

• England
• Spain
• France

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18. Which of those 3 European countries had the
largest land claim in the New World?

• Spain

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19. During this period of exploration, which
European country claimed most/all of modern-day
Canada?

• England

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20. During this period of exploration, which
European country claimed most/all of modern-day
Mexico and the Caribbean?

• Spain

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21. During this period of exploration, which
European country claimed most/all of the
modern-day United States?

• France

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22. On your paper, please identify any
topics/content you feel you need to spend extra
time studying or reviewing.