Chapter 1 "The First Americans"

What was the capital city of the Aztec Empire?

• Machu Pichu

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

• Tikal

What is the name of the structures the Inuit people of Northern-North America built in the winter to protect themselves from the severe winter?

• pyramids

• igloos

• pueblos

• tepees

Which civilization built terraces for farming?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

• Inca

Beringia was a(n)

• narrow body of water.

• lost city.

• land bridge.

• ancient civilization

The Mayans were able to create a _______ with their knowledge of the sun and stars.

• wheel

• pyramid

• calendar

• pueblo

The peoples of the Great Plains created homes called _______ that they were able to drag with them from place to place as their lifestyle was nomadic.

• tepees

• igloos

• mounds

• pueblos

Which group of people formed a federation to promote peace?

• Hohokam

• Anasazi

• Iroquois

• Inuit

What is a society ruled by religious leaders called?

• democracy

• theocracy

• civilization

• federation

What was the largest settlement built of the Mound Builders?

• Cahokia

• Pueblo Bonito

• Seneca

• Onondaga

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age? 

• They sailed across a narrow strait.
  
• They traveled south from Canada.
  
• They traveled across a land bridge. 
• They sailed to Mexico and then drifted north.