Before Contact
The Black Death killed an estimated 30 to 60% of Europe's population. What was the Black Death?
An extremely deadly strain of the Bubonic Plague
The Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca, Tuscarora, Cayuga, and Onondaga peoples of the Northeast formed a political group known as
The Iroquois Confederacy
The Ghana Empire was an inland Islamic empire established at the end of the first century and located in western:
Africa
Ancestral Pueblo people had a thriving agricultural society, as opposed to more nomadic societies. What's the big trade-off for prioritizing agriculture over hunting?
Agriculture-based societies have a more reliable source of calories, but are more vulnerable to drought
Where's the Bering Strait, and what does it have to do with the history of the North American continent?
It' a waterway that separates present day siberia from present day alaska. Historians theorize that humans made their way across a now vanished bridge from asia to north america.
The Protestant Reformation led to
Mistrust, turmoil, and warfare between Protestants and Catholics in Europe
Cahokia, the largest of the settlements of the Mississippian culture, is renowned for
Monks Mound, an enormous structure similar in size to the Great Pyramid of Giza
Which of the following factors most influenced the adoption of largely mobile lifestyles by early societies in the Great Basin and Great Plains?
The arid Great Basin limited farming opportunities close to major waterways, making permanent settlements undesirable
The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole peoples were called the "Five Civilized Tribes" by Anglo-European colonists. Why did they deem these five groups of people 'civilized', and not others?
They adopted elements of european colonial culture like christianity, literacy, and slavery.
Why did the Sioux live in structures like those depicted in the image?
They facilitated a nomadic lifestyle
Chaco Canyon, in modern-day New Mexico, is almost 600 miles from the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. What does the presence of California seashells in archaeological digs tell us about the people who lived in Chaco Canyon 1000 years ago?
They had elaborate trade routes with societies that lived on the coast
Which of the following conclusion might historians make about the Mississippian people from the evidence of Cahokia
They lived in settled villages and farmed, allowing for the growth of large populations
Why is it important that the Three Sisters agricultural system combined beans, corn, and squash
They provide complete nutrition
The Ghana Empire created extensive trade networks across the Sahara Desert, sending out caravans bearing
gold and salt
