Chapter 1 Social Sciences & Native Americans

Which field of study are the terms artifact, carbon dating, and dig site associated?

• archaeology

• economics

• civics

• sociology

Which document is considered a primary source?

• textbook chapter on the American Revolution

• personal diary kept by a person who works in a sweatshop

• encyclopedia articles about the Reconstruction Period

• biography of the life of John D Rockefeller

A narrow strip of land between 2 bodies of water

• peninsula

• strait

• island

• isthmus

One reason why groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures:

• came to America from other parts of the world

• adapted to their environment in a different way

• had to follow written traditions

• wanted to be distinct from other groups

How did early cultures reach the Americas?

• land bridge theory connecting Asia & Alaska

• Columbian exchange between Europe & the Americas

• by fishing boats

• Settlement of Europeans in America

Where were the Maya & Aztec empires located?

• Canada

• Southeastern US

• Central America

• Southwestern Europe

Archaeologists found evidence of the Incan Civilization where?

• in South America

• in Mexico & Central America

• Intermountain Region

• in the Great Plains

The longhouse was a type of dwelling used by:

• Seminoles

• Iroquois

• Nez Perces

• Algonquin

The igloo was a type of dwelling used by:

• Southeast people

• Plains People

• North People (Eskimos)

• Eastern Woodlands

Women played all of the following roles in Iroquois society except:

• owning property

• choosing tribal leaders

• servings as sachems (chiefs)

• planting crops