SAT II World History : Ice Age and Migration
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Example Question #1 : Ice Age And Migration
The earliest settlers of North America arrived __________.
from Africa by crossing a land bridge that existed for several thousand years
from South America by migrating north to find more forgiving climates
from the Carribean by sailing to North America during a period of intense famine
from Asia by crossing over the Bering Strait during an ice age
when Columbus and the Europeans discovered the land
from Asia by crossing over the Bering Strait during an ice age
The earliest settlers of North America arrived from Asia. The people would have crossed the Bering Straight (between modern day Russia and Alaska) during an ice age and migrated south throughout the whole continent searching for food and shelter.
Example Question #2 : Prehistory To 500 C.E.
The Maori people migrated from Polynesia to __________.
India
Hawaii
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Thailand
New Zealand
The Maori people migrated from Polynesia to the islands of New Zealand. They are considered the indigenous people of New Zealand, although it is worth noting that they arrived from Polynesia around 1000-1200 CE.
Example Question #3 : Prehistory To 500 C.E.
The Bantu Migration involved people ________.
moving from the Middle East to Europe and Asia
moving from West Africa to South and East Africa
moving from South Africa to North and West Africa
moving from North Africa to Europe and the Middle East
moving from Europe to North and South America
moving from West Africa to South and East Africa
The Bantu people are one of the earliest organized civilizations in African History. They originated in West Africa and, over a period of several thousand years, migrated South and East. The Bantu Migration is used to explain the similarities between languages and culture across Western, Southern, and Eastern Africa. It is estimated that the Bantu Migration (also called the Bantu Expansion) ended in South Africa as recently as 300 C.E., although historians have largely been unable to confirm this due to the dearth of archaeological evidence.
Example Question #4 : Prehistory To 500 C.E.
The pre-colonial native people of Australia are known as __________.
Peloponnesians
Maori
Aborigines
Inuit
Ainu
Aborigines
The Aborigines are the native people of Australia. They arrived there from South Asia tens of thousands of years ago, most probably between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago. They lived as the dominant people of Australia until the arrival of the Europeans in the eighteenth century, who relegated the Aborigines to second-class status.
Example Question #5 : Prehistory To 500 C.E.
The "Bantu Migration" occurred in __________.
Eastern Europe
the Far East
Central and Southern Africa
North and South America
the Middle East
Central and Southern Africa
The "Bantu Migration" is the term used to describe the movement of the Bantu people, and their culture and language, around Central and Southern Africa, starting around 1000 BCE and lasting for roughly 1300 years. Languages in Bantu language groups continue to be spoken to this day and include Swahili, Zulu, and Kirundi.
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