Exam- APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions
and Answers
Mayas Correct-built remarkable cities in the rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula (present-
day Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico).
Aztecs Correct-were dominating Mexico and Central America,
Incas Correct-based in Peru developed a vast empire in South America.
Cultures of Central and South America Correct-1. All three civilizations developed highly
organized societies, carried on an extensive trade, and created calendars that were based on
accurate scientific observations.
2. All three cultivated crops that provided a stable food supply, particularly corn (maize) for
the Mayas and Aztecs and potatoes for the Incas.
Language Correct-1. American Indian languages constituted more than 20 language
families.
2. Among the largest of these were Algonquian in the Northeast, Siouan on the Great Plains,
and Athabaskan in the Southwest. Together, these 20 families included more than 400 distinct
languages.
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and Answers
Southwest Settlements Correct-1. Pueblos evolved multifaceted societies supported by
farming with irrigation systems. they lived in caves, under cliffs, and in multistoried buildings.
By the time Europeans arrived, extreme drought and other hostile natives had taken their toll
on these groups.
2. Their life was preserved in the arid land and their stone and masonry dwellings.
Northwest Settlements Correct-1. people lived in permanent longhouses or plank houses.
2. They had a rich diet based on hunting, fishing, and gathering nuts, berries, and roots.
3. To save stories, legends, and myths, they carved large totem poles. The high mountain
ranges in this region isolated tribes from one another, creating barriers to development.
Great Plains Correct-1. either nomadic hunters or sedentary people who farmed and
traded.
2. The nomadic tribes survived on hunting, principally the buffalo, which supplied their food
as well as decorations, crafting tools, knives, and clothing.
3. They lived in tepees, frames of poles covered in animal skins, which were easily
disassembled and transported. While the farming tribes also hunted buffalo, they lived
permanently in earthen lodges often along rivers.
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and Answers
4. Not until the 17th century did American Indians acquire horses by trading or stealing them
from Spanish settlers.
5. The plains tribes would at times merge or split apart as conditions changed. Migration also
was common. For example, the Apaches gradually migrated southward from Canada to Texas.
Midwest Settlements Correct-1. prospered with a rich food supply. Supported by hunting,
fishing, and agriculture, many permanent settlements developed in the Mississippi and Ohio
River valleys and elsewhere.
2. famous for the large earthen mounds it created, some as large as 300 feet long.
Northeast Settlements Correct-1. Their culture combined hunting and farming. However,
their farming techniques exhausted the soil quickly, so people had to move to fresh land
frequently.
2. the Iroquois were a powerful force, battling rival American Indians as well as Europeans.
Iroquois Confederation Correct-a political union of five independent tribes who lived in the
Mohawk Valley of New York. The five tribes were the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and
Mohawk.
, Exam- APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions
and Answers
Europe Moves Toward Exploration Correct-Until the late 1400s, Americans and the people
of Europe, Africa, and Asia had no knowledge of the people on the other side of the Atlantic
Ocean.
Improvements in Technology Correct-1. In Europe, a rebirth of classical learning prompted
an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in the 15th and 16th centuries known as the
Renaissance.
2.they began to use gunpowder (invented by the Chinese) and the sailing compass (adopted
from Arab merchants who learned about it from the Chinese).
3.Europeans also made major improvements in shipbuilding and mapmaking. In addition, the
invention of the printing press in the 1450s aided the spread of knowledge across Europe.
Protestant Revolt in Northern Europe Correct-1. Conflict between Catholics and
Protestants led to a series of religious wars. The conflict also caused the Catholics of Spain
and Portugal and the Protestants of England and Holland to want to spread their own versions
of Christianity to people in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Thus, a religious motive for
exploration and colonization was added to political and economic motives.
and Answers
Mayas Correct-built remarkable cities in the rain forests of the Yucatan Peninsula (present-
day Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico).
Aztecs Correct-were dominating Mexico and Central America,
Incas Correct-based in Peru developed a vast empire in South America.
Cultures of Central and South America Correct-1. All three civilizations developed highly
organized societies, carried on an extensive trade, and created calendars that were based on
accurate scientific observations.
2. All three cultivated crops that provided a stable food supply, particularly corn (maize) for
the Mayas and Aztecs and potatoes for the Incas.
Language Correct-1. American Indian languages constituted more than 20 language
families.
2. Among the largest of these were Algonquian in the Northeast, Siouan on the Great Plains,
and Athabaskan in the Southwest. Together, these 20 families included more than 400 distinct
languages.
, Exam- APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions
and Answers
Southwest Settlements Correct-1. Pueblos evolved multifaceted societies supported by
farming with irrigation systems. they lived in caves, under cliffs, and in multistoried buildings.
By the time Europeans arrived, extreme drought and other hostile natives had taken their toll
on these groups.
2. Their life was preserved in the arid land and their stone and masonry dwellings.
Northwest Settlements Correct-1. people lived in permanent longhouses or plank houses.
2. They had a rich diet based on hunting, fishing, and gathering nuts, berries, and roots.
3. To save stories, legends, and myths, they carved large totem poles. The high mountain
ranges in this region isolated tribes from one another, creating barriers to development.
Great Plains Correct-1. either nomadic hunters or sedentary people who farmed and
traded.
2. The nomadic tribes survived on hunting, principally the buffalo, which supplied their food
as well as decorations, crafting tools, knives, and clothing.
3. They lived in tepees, frames of poles covered in animal skins, which were easily
disassembled and transported. While the farming tribes also hunted buffalo, they lived
permanently in earthen lodges often along rivers.
, Exam- APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions
and Answers
4. Not until the 17th century did American Indians acquire horses by trading or stealing them
from Spanish settlers.
5. The plains tribes would at times merge or split apart as conditions changed. Migration also
was common. For example, the Apaches gradually migrated southward from Canada to Texas.
Midwest Settlements Correct-1. prospered with a rich food supply. Supported by hunting,
fishing, and agriculture, many permanent settlements developed in the Mississippi and Ohio
River valleys and elsewhere.
2. famous for the large earthen mounds it created, some as large as 300 feet long.
Northeast Settlements Correct-1. Their culture combined hunting and farming. However,
their farming techniques exhausted the soil quickly, so people had to move to fresh land
frequently.
2. the Iroquois were a powerful force, battling rival American Indians as well as Europeans.
Iroquois Confederation Correct-a political union of five independent tribes who lived in the
Mohawk Valley of New York. The five tribes were the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and
Mohawk.
, Exam- APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Chapters 1-4 Questions
and Answers
Europe Moves Toward Exploration Correct-Until the late 1400s, Americans and the people
of Europe, Africa, and Asia had no knowledge of the people on the other side of the Atlantic
Ocean.
Improvements in Technology Correct-1. In Europe, a rebirth of classical learning prompted
an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in the 15th and 16th centuries known as the
Renaissance.
2.they began to use gunpowder (invented by the Chinese) and the sailing compass (adopted
from Arab merchants who learned about it from the Chinese).
3.Europeans also made major improvements in shipbuilding and mapmaking. In addition, the
invention of the printing press in the 1450s aided the spread of knowledge across Europe.
Protestant Revolt in Northern Europe Correct-1. Conflict between Catholics and
Protestants led to a series of religious wars. The conflict also caused the Catholics of Spain
and Portugal and the Protestants of England and Holland to want to spread their own versions
of Christianity to people in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Thus, a religious motive for
exploration and colonization was added to political and economic motives.
