These are for the South America PreTest in Connections Academy Plz Help!
1. How did agriculture change the lives of early South American people?
A. People competed over crops. *
B. People no longer needed to hunt.
C. People became nomadic.
D. People began to settle in one place.
2. Which of the following is an example of how people in the Andes adapted to their environment?
A. They relied completely on hunting.
B. They were nomadic.
C. They engaged in terrace farming. *
D. They relied completely on gathering the food they ate.
3. How did the Incan government treat those they conquered?
A. They offered peace and protection to those who joined the empire.
B. They forced them to give up their local customs. *
C. They allowed them to maintain their own languages.
D. They forcibly removed the local rulers.
4. Which of the following is considered to be an achievement of the Inca civilization?
A.They were great architects.
B.They were the first to use the number zero.
C.They used an alphabet in writing.
D. They were the first to develop a calendar. *
5. What was the state of the Incan empire when the Spanish arrived?
A.They had been defeated by a neighboring civilization. *
B.The empire was in chaos.
C.They had been conquered by Portugal.
D.The empire was experiencing peace and prosperity.
6. How did European colonization impact Spain and the people of South America? Sort the information into the appropriate group.
(groups) Spain, Natives of South America
(options) grew wealthy, inflicted with disease, gained land, forced into slavery
7. Which event had the greatest influence on Brazil's independence?
A.the American Revolution
B.the death of the King of Portugal *
C.the death of Emperor Pedro I
D.Napoleon's invasion of Portugal
8. The demand for which crop led Brazil to a republican form of government?
A.cotton
B.coffee
C.tea
D.sugar *
9. Unlike Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, most people in Paraguay are
A. of European descent *
B. of African descent
C. mestizos
D. natives
10. Unlike the majority of South American countries, Brazil's language is
A. English
B. Spanish
C. French
D. Portuguese *
11. Which of the following reflects Brazil's mixed economy?
A.Most businesses are privately owned, but the government owns most of the oil companies.
B.The government owns businesses, but banks are privately owned. *
C.There are few entrepreneurs, but the government provides jobs.
D.The government controls the means of production, but the people create the demand.
12. One difference between the government of Brazil and the United States is in Brazil
A. the a federal system includes state governments
B. Voting is required between the ages of 18 and 70 *
C. the legislative branch only has one house
D. The president can not be re-elected
13. Drag and drop the correct sentence to correctly identify the characteristics of Venezuela.
A. Venezuela has the strongest economy in South America
B. The oil industry is privately owned *
C. Leaders have used violence to stop opposition *
D. Venezuela has the highest percentage of educated adult in South America
14. Which of the following has shown to be the most effective in reducing income inequality in Argentina?
A.government reform
B.increased education
C.open market trade
D.foreign intervention *
Please check my answers to see if I'm right
I took the pretest and these are the correct answers:
1. D People began to settle in one place
2. C They engaged in terrace farming
3. B They offered peace and protection to those who joined the empire
4. A They were great architects
5. B The empire was in chaos
6. Spain: Grew wealthy, gained land. Natives of South America: Inflicted with disease, forced into slavery.
7. D Napoleon's invasion of Portugal
8. B Coffee
9. Mestizos
10. Portuguese
11. A Most businesses are privately owned, but the government owns most of the oil companies
12. Voting is required between the ages of 18 and 70
13. Venezuela: Leaders have used violence to stop opposition
14. B Increased education
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