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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18 "Hemispheres Colliding".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What foods did people in the Americas depend on?
(a) Protein-poor corn
(b) Protein-rich rice
(c) Protein-poor wheat
(d) Protein-rich cows

2. Which of the following was not a domesticated animal?
(a) Reindeer
(b) Camels
(c) Cows
(d) Bears

3. What infectious disease played a role in the European conquest of the Americas?
(a) Cancer
(b) Smallpox
(c) AIDS
(d) Ringworm

4. Wild almonds are what?
(a) Healthier than domesticated
(b) Sweeter than domesticated
(c) Poisonous
(d) Less bitter than domesticated

5. Who invented things like firearms and steel equipment?
(a) Australians
(b) Americans
(c) Africans
(d) Eurasians

Short Answer Questions

1. What was needed for a society to become involved in food production?

2. Which of these areas does not have a climate similar to the Fertile Crescent?

3. What effect did infectious diseases have on the encounter between the Spanish and Incas?

4. How did the Moriori avoid conflict?

5. What was the importance of a written language?

(see the answer key)

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