Anthropology Basics: Understanding Human Cultures
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What is the term used to describe a group or nation that views itself as the cultural center of the world?

  • Ancestral Puebloan
  • Lithic
  • Pre-Columbian
  • Ethnocentric (correct)
  • Which land bridge is believed to have been used by Native Americans to migrate from Asia to the Americas?

  • Strait of Malacca
  • Isthmus of Panama
  • Bosphorus
  • Bering Strait (correct)
  • What is the term used to describe the period of history in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?

  • Pre-Columbian (correct)
  • Lithic Stage
  • Archaic Stage
  • Formative Stage
  • Which Native American people built stone and earth dwellings along cliff walls in the southwestern United States?

    <p>Ancestral Puebloans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Native American civilization is known for its astronomical observations, accurate calendars, and sophisticated hieroglyphics?

    <p>Mayas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the Native American settlement near present-day East St. Louis that was home to as many as 25,000 people?

    <p>Cahokia Mississippian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Native American people built a notable civilization in western South America in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

    <p>Incas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca empire?

    <p>Francisco Pizarro</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the leader of the Spanish expedition into the northern frontier region of New Spain?

    <p>Francisco Vazquez de Coronado</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the first colony in Florida set up by Spain?

    <p>St. Augustine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the protestant movement that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church?

    <p>The Protestant Reformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the first elected legislative assembly in the New World?

    <p>The House of Burgesses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the leader of the Jamestown colony who showed that tobacco could be grown successfully in Virginia?

    <p>John Rolfe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the war where Indians would go after villages, and the militia would burn down villages, destroy crops, and sink canoes?

    <p>The Tidewater War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the Chief of the Wampanoag Indians who helped the Pilgrims survive?

    <p>Massasoit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions?

    <p>The Enlightenment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the battle at Bunker Hill?

    <p>British victory due to the depletion of American supplies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of Benjamin Church during the Revolutionary War?

    <p>He was a British spy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the strategy used by George Washington during the Revolutionary War?

    <p>War of attrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

    <p>It led to France openly supporting the colonies with military forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the siege of Savannah?

    <p>The Americans were defeated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

    <p>To write a new constitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of Shay's Rebellion?

    <p>It highlighted the need for a strong national government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the requirement for the Ratification of the Constitution?

    <p>9 out of 13 states had to ratify it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

    <p>To govern America during the Revolutionary War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

    <p>Thomas Jefferson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of the European powers during the fur trade?

    <p>To capitalize on the popularity of fur in Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

    <p>The English won and gained control of the Ohio Valley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts?

    <p>To regulate trade between England and its colonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the Indian uprising known as Pontiac's Rebellion?

    <p>An Ottawa chief named Pontiac</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Quartering Act?

    <p>To provide housing for British troops in the colonies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of the Sons of Liberty?

    <p>To oppose British policies and promote American independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Stamp Act Congress?

    <p>It was a meeting of colonists to protest the Stamp Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?

    <p>To prevent colonists from settling in the western Ohio Valley</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the British Major who ordered the Patriots to surrender at the Battle of Bunker Hill?

    <p>John Pitcairn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Boston Massacre?

    <p>Five Americans were killed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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