American History- Topic 1 Test

Which of the following promoted the spread of permanent settlements in the Americas?

• the melting of glaciers

• the development of farming

• the rise of civilization

• the spread of people across a land bridge

What environmental change allowed people to travel by land between Asia and North America?

• human adaptation to Arctic environments

• ice sheets blocking sea routes

• falling sea levels uncovered land

• the melting of ice sheets on land

Which represents an Aztec adaptation to their environment?

• farming in terraces

• a system of causeways

• a surplus of farmed crops

• an accurate 365-day calendar

How did the Hohokam and Anasazi people adapt to their physical environment?

• they built networks of ditches to irrigate the desert

• they cleared the rain forests to make room for farmland

• they built artificial islands in lakes

• they created terraces to grow crops on mountainsides

Which was the main way the Incas modified their environment to grow more food?

• by building stone walls

• by building terraces

• by cutting down forests

• by irrigating fields

How were the Olmecs able to support a civilization and cities?

• by implementing heavy taxes to raise public funds for each community

• by constructing residential dwellings for the growing populations in its cities

• by cultivating a surplus of food that could feed its large population

• by developing a system of roadways to connect different communities

How did the political systems of the Natchez and the Iroquois differ?

• the Iroquois system was more democratic

• the Natchez system was more democratic

• women had more power among the Natchez

• men had more power among the Iroquois

Which of the following is an example of an effect of cultural diffusion in early North America?

• American Indian groups created their first trade networks

• climates became more hospitable for American Indian groups

• many American Indian groups learned how to farm

• American Indian groups often used different materials to create similar tools

What was the purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to help maintain the local forests for use by the people of each member American Indian group

• to end the fighting among the Iroquois groups

• to establish laws for all American Indian groups

• to provide comfort and care for visiting tribal leaders

Which of the following is the BEST example of how early Pueblo Indians modified the environment in which they lived?

• they built ballcourts in the desert

• they made art with acid-etchings on shells

• they moved from place to place to find food

• they built dams and water tanks for farming