Norse Discoveries in North America
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Which technology was NOT possessed by cultures of the Formative Stage?

  • Weaving
  • Pottery
  • Developed food production
  • Metalworking (correct)
  • Where could the best examples of formative culture north of modern-day Mexico be found?

  • In the deserts of the southwest (correct)
  • In the Amazon Rainforest
  • In the Andes Mountains
  • In the Great Plains
  • What did the Ancestral Puebloan Peoples typically live in?

  • Elaborate housing and ceremonial complexes (correct)
  • Caves
  • Mud huts
  • Teepees
  • Which region can evidence of Mississippian mound-building culture be seen today?

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

    Why did Europeans venture into the spice trade?

    <p>To establish direct routes to the regions where spices were produced.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the motivation behind Columbus' voyage to find a western route to Asia?

    <p>To eliminate the arduous overland journey along the Silk Road.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was significant about Columbus' arrival in the Americas on his first voyage?

    <p>He realized that he was nowhere near Asia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of Ptolemy's Guide to Geography in relation to Columbus' voyage?

    <p>It suggested that one could sail west to go east.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the period of time before Christopher Columbus' contact with the Americas?

    <p>Pre-Columbian Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage did the cultures rely on stone tools and is often referred to as 'The Stone Age'?

    <p>Lithic Stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of cultures in the Archaic Stage?

    <p>Development of technologies such as pottery and weaving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do historians work closely with archaeologists and anthropologists to understand the history of Pre-Columbian America?

    <p>To categorize native cultures into distinct stages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who preceded Columbus and his crew in arriving in North America?

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

    What is the significance of Johannes Gutenberg's invention?

    <p>It made knowledge affordable and readily available to the literate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Norse attempt to plant a permanent colony in North America?

    <p>Eastern Canada</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Columbus and his crew discover North America?

    <p>They did not discover it; it was already discovered by the Norse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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