Chapter 1 The First Americans Whole Chapter

Multiple Choice

What was Beringia, and why was it important in the migration of early Americans?

• A land bridge between Asia and North America that allowed migration

• A large mountain range in Asia

• A river that separated North and South America

• An ancient city in Alaska

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Which of the following animals did early Native Americans hunt when they first arrived from Asia?

• Saber-toothed tigers

• Woolly mammoths

• Mastodons

• Horses

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A single

could provide enough meat to feed a group of people for months.

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Scientists use

dating to estimate the age of organic artifacts.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a result of farming allowing people to settle and spend time on activities other than finding food?

• Built permanent shelters of clay, brick, stone, or wood

• Made pottery and cloth decorated with dyes

• Developed more complex forms of governments

• Invented the wheel for transportation

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Which of the following civilizations were among the largest and most advanced early American civilizations?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inuit

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The Maya built their civilization in the steamy rain forests of present-day

, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize.

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The Mayans used their knowledge of astronomy to develop a

-day calendar.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following goods did Mayan traders NOT transport by water?

• Jade statues

• Turquoise jewelry

• Cacao beans

• Pottery

Multiple Choice

After the fall of the Maya, what sign did the Aztec see that led them to choose their new home?

• A rainbow over a mountain

• An eagle sitting on a cactus with a snake in its beak

• A jaguar crossing a river

• A temple on a hill

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Which of the following statements about Tenochtitlan is/are correct?

• It was built on an island in Lake Texcoco.

• It was the largest city in the Americas at its height.

• It was known for its outdoor marketplaces.

• It was abandoned before the arrival of the Spanish.

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The Aztec believed that human sacrifices were necessary to keep the gods

and to ensure abundant harvests.

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Which of the following statements best describes the extent of the Inca Empire under Pachacuti and his son Topa Inca?

• It stretched more than 3,000 miles from present-day Colombia to northern Argentina and Chile.

• It was limited to the city of Cuzco and its surroundings.

• It covered only the highlands of Peru.

• It included only the coastal regions of South America.

Open Ended

Explain how the Inca were able to communicate across their vast empire and maintain control over distant regions.

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All Incan land belonged to the

, who was believed to be a descendant of the sun god.

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Which of the following were important features of life in the Incan Empire?

• Use of quipus for record keeping

• Official language was Quechua

• All land belonged to the emperor

• Practice of democracy

Open Ended

How did the Hohokam adapt to their environment in the dry, hot desert of present-day Arizona?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the Anasazi civilization?

• They lived in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and relied on salmon fishing for survival.

• They were nomadic hunters who built teepees across the Great Plains.

• They lived in the Four Corners region and built large stone dwellings like Pueblo Bonito, connected by complex road systems.

• They formed the Iroquois League to prevent wars between their five nations.

Multiple Choice

What is one reason the Anasazi began leaving their pueblos and cliff dwellings around A.D. 1300?

• Droughts

• Invasion by the Spanish

• Earthquakes

• Flooding

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes Cahokia?

• It was a small village built by the Ancestral Puebloans in the southwestern United States.

• It was a large Mississippian settlement in Illinois known for its pyramid-shaped Monks Mound topped with a temple.

• It was a desert trading center built by the Aztecs near present-day Mexico City.

• It was a ceremonial site created by the Iroquois in the northeastern United States.

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Which of the following accurately describes the lifestyles of the Native American Peoples of the West?

• The Tlingit and Haida were nomadic desert dwellers who relied on buffalo for survival.

• The Nez Perce and Yakima built large stone cities and farmed the Great Plains.

• The Pomo of California’s central valley gathered acorns to make flour, while the Ute and Shoshone of the Great Basin lived in temporary shelters made from branches and reeds.

• All Native peoples of the West lived in permanent wooden houses and survived mainly by farming corn and beans.

Multiple Choice

What was a key feature of the Iroquois and other Eastern Woodland peoples?

• They lived in desert regions and built cliff dwellings for protection.

• They formed complex political systems, such as the Iroquois League, to govern and reduce conflict among their nations.

• They relied solely on fishing and lived in small, isolated communities.

• They were nomadic hunters with no formal laws or alliances.

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about the journey of the first Americans or the history of Native Americans?

Multiple Choice

What is one theory about how the first Americans arrived in North and South America?

• They sailed from Europe

• They crossed a land bridge called Beringia

• They were always there

• They came from Atlantis