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Exam- Period 1 APUSH AMSCO Questions and AnswersColumbian Exchange Correct-Trans-Atlantic trade of animals, plants, germs, and people.
Profoundly changed each area it hit (Europe, North America, South America, Caribbean,
Africa)
Natives and Africans Correct-Were used for labor in agriculture and mining precious
metals. Resisted oppression by maintaining elements of their cultures.
European countries in America Correct-Spanish and Portuguese, followed by the French
and Dutch, and then the English.
Columbus and other explorers Correct-When writing history, (predominantly white, male)
historians wrote of _________________ as great explorers, with a heroic legacy. As the stories
of different kinds of people began to take a greater role in the story of America, these people
are increasingly seen as invaders of great societies.
European diseases and violence Correct-Destroyed the diverse and vibrant pre-Columbian
cultures.
, Exam- Period 1 APUSH AMSCO Questions and Answers
Original discovery of America Correct-Occurred at least 10,000 years before Columbus.
Most likely 30,000-40,000 years ago. The theory is that migrants from Asia crossed a land
bridge between Siberia and Alaska, which was covered in water at the end of the Ice Age.
Another theory is that the migrants came on boats.
The first Americans Correct-Evolved into hundreds of tribes, spoke hundreds of languages,
and practiced different cultures. There were at least twenty language families in North
America alone.
AD 300-800 Correct-The Mayas built remarkable cities in the rainforest of the Yucatan
Peninsula (present day Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico.)
Tenochtitlan Correct-Aztec capital. Had a population of over 200,000.
Incas Correct-Developed a vast empire in Peru.
Corn and potatoes Correct-Main diet of the Aztecs, Maya, and Incas.
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