Early settlements - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The seventeenth-century medical practice of deliberately bleeding a person was based on the belief that a person needed to maintain a balance of different bodily fluids. Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE? a. Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive. b. Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world. c. The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico. d. The first Spanis...

Early Civilizations - CORRECT ANSWER-Immersed in South and Central America and Mexico In Peru the Incas - CORRECT ANSWER-Created the largest empire in the Americas stretching almost 2000 miles long South America develop a complex administrative system pave roads Mesoamerican Civilizations - CORRECT ANSWER--Mayans and Aztecs -Occupied Central America and much of Mexico -Developed a strong agricultural system and extensive trade networks, followed a solar calendar, and participated in high...

  HIS 201 Exam 1 Quiz Questions and Verified Answers (Latest Update) Already GRADED A Early Woodland Indians obtained food by hunting deer Which characteristic was common across the many tribes inhabiting North America at the dawn of European colonization? A culture developed according to local natural environments When did corn become a signature food crop in southwestern cultures? 3500 BP Eastern Woodland peoples around the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492 clustere...

World History A – Primavera Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Graded A+ What was the main purpose of the Silk Road in ancient times? The main purpose of the Silk Road was to facilitate trade between the East and the West, allowing for the exchange of goods, culture, and ideas. How did the development of agriculture impact early civilizations? The development of agriculture allowed early civilizations to settle in one place, leading to the growth of permanent s...

Agricultural revolution - the transformation to basic crops such as maze, beans, and squash that altered Native American societies Akenaton - Pharaoh who established the practice of monotheism (belief in one god) in Egypt Amon-Re - Ancient Egyptian god of the sun Ancestor worship - Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead (Chinese dynasty) Animism - Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, ...

The period between 1860 and 1870 in the US saw the beginning of suburbanization, with the creation of small settlements beyond large cities. Which of the following cities exemplifies this early American suburbanization? a) Radburn, New Jersey b) Riverside, Illinois c) Lake Forest, Illinois - Answer B Which system may be used for legal description purposes? a) US Government Survey b) Metes and Bounds c) Lot, block, and tract d) All of the above - Answer D Fred French Co. v. City of new ...

What is an example of a "dynamic" coastal process on a barrier island? correct answers Erosion Prior to major coastal development in North Carolina, how did people respond to erosion and sea-level rise? correct answers Move houses and structures landward What are the processes that dominate change on any coast? correct answers storms What makes the Maldives particularly vulnerable to sea-level rise? correct answers world's lowest lying inland 2 likely outcomes of climate cha...

Wisconsin Statehood Unit Latest Update Graded A+ Fort a protected place, usually with high walls or a fence Colony a group of settlements made by people who left their own country to start life in a new land Settlement a place where people have just begun to build homes ~settlement life was hard because supplies were hard to get ~~early settlements were small because most Frenchmen were more interested in furs than farming French and Indian War a war fought between the Fre...

Praxis 5081 - US History Latest 2023 Graded A+ Pre-Columbian Era - Groups of hunters arrive from northwest Asia and cross the land bridge Bering Strait into North America, becoming the first Americans - The Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs, and Incas settle in Central and South America - The Adena-Hopewell, Mississippian, and Pueblo Hohokam civilizations emerge in North America - The Renaissance flourishes through Europe, leading to a revival of learning, the rise of new and powerful monarchies and th...

2025 US Civics Test (Nevada) What is the supreme law of the land? ️️the Constitution **How did the Gold Rush of 1849 contribute to the early settlement of Nevada?** The Gold Rush of 1849 attracted thousands of prospectors and settlers to the western United States, including Nevada. Although the primary focus of the rush was California, the influx of miners and settlers into Nevada led to the establishment of early settlements, which laid the foundation for the state's econom...