Chapter 1 Review Social Studies

a person who moves often in search of food

• irrigation

• culture

• nomad

• league

a system for bringing water to dry fields

• irrigation

• nomad

• league

• adapt

a set of beliefs and way of life that are special to a certain group

• nomad

• irrigation

• adapt

• culture

a group whose member nations share the same goals

• irrigation

• league

• nomad

• culture

to change in order to survive the conditions faced

• adapt

• irrigation

• culture

• league

How do most experts think the first people came to North America?

• by walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America

• by walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America

• by sailing from Japan

• Humans were always in North America.

About 10,000 years ago, people began to plant crops. This allowed them to stay in one place. The planting and raising of crops is called

• irrigation

• economy

• agriculture

• government

Which of the following was an achievement of the Maya civilization?

• They developed longhouse communities after they began to farm.

• They developed a system of trade with Asian civilizations.

• They charted the sun, moon, and stars. They used the information they obtained to create a very accurate calendar.

• They invented firearms.

Native Americans in the Southwest developed agriculture. The Inuit created the kayak and used their cold environment to their advantage. The Maya created a system of writing and a calendar. Which statement BEST summarizes these facts?

• Native Americans adapted to their environment and developed diverse cultures before the Europeans arrived.

• Native Americans used European civilizations as the basis for their own.

• There were no Native American cultures when the Europeans arrived in North America.

• All Native Americans were hunter-gatherers.

Which answer BEST explains why early Native Americans spread throughout North America?

• They wanted to find a sea route to Asia.

• Before they started farming, they followed animal herds across the continent.

• They were fleeing the Vikings, who had come to conquer North America.

• They hoped to spread Christianity to all of the people in the continent.