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100
This civilization was able to support a civilization and cities by creating a surplus of food that could feed a large population
Olmec
100
Who's voyage proved that there was a westward all-water route to Asia.
Magellan
100
Which civilization was geographically and politically isolated from outsiders.
Chinese civilization
100
What helped to create a land bridge that allowed humans to travel from Asia to the Americas.
Glaciers
200
True or false:
Spain's decision to claim land in North America is considered controversial because Spanish explorers seized territory already inhabited by American Indians.
TRUE
200
What led to the exchange of goods and ideas in both Africa and Eurasia.
New methods of transportation
200
Which voyager had extensive voyages that expanded China's trade and increased its influence on other civilizations.
Zheng He
200
name a major difference in the lifestyle of the Inuit in the Arctic and how it differed from that of the Natchez in the Southeast?
The contrasting environments in which they lived greatly influenced their ways of life.
300
Pueblo people modified the environment in which they lived in by building
dams and tanks
300
How do scholars know that the Vikings had traveled to North America prior to Columbus's voyage?
The Vikings left written records and archaeological evidence.
300
Many American Indian groups learned how to farm, would be an example of
Cultural diffusion
300
What tool/technology helped ships maintain course by determining latitude.
Astrolabe
400
the increase in travel by Europeans and their trade expansion lead to the...
Renaissance,
400
Which Indian tribe later inspired Benjamin Franklin to unite the colonists in the 1700s?
Iroquois League
400
What is the purpose of the Pueblo Indian harvest ceremony represented in this image
to celebrate the ripening of corn
400
Where did the religion Islam originate in the 600s? (be able to locate on a map)
Arabia
500
Which religion increased trade by threatening the influence of Christianity
Islam
500
The conversion of the physical environment from grasslands to pasture.
500
True or false:
the importance of one's connection with the physical environment is one common theme of many American Indian religious beliefs
TRUE
500
In which direction did Islam first spread after it emerged in Arabia during the 600s?
West