Chapter 2 Test

According to the land bridge theory, which two continents do many scientists believe it once connected?

• Africa and Asia

• Asia and North America

• Europe and Asia

• South America and North America

Migration may have been possible because of a land bridge that is today covered by the waters of the Bering Sea.

What does the word migration mean in the sentence above?

• the way people live

• the way people use resources to meet their needs

• a movement of people or animals

• a system of leaders and laws that help people live together

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas most likely began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They developed the ability to raise crops and animals, known as agriculture.

• They found dependable water sources.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

• They need protection from other groups of people.

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?

• the Adena

• the Ancient Puebloan

• the Mayan

• the Olmec

What two language groups lived in the Eastern Woodlands region?

• the Shoshone and the Nez Perce

• the Inuit and the Aleut

• the Hopi and the Navajo

• the Iroquoian and Algonquian

What was a major purpose of the Iroquois league?

• to trade goods

• to lead religious ceremonies

• to resolve conflicts among people and groups

• to establish a common language for communication

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians?

• buffalo

• fish

• rivers

• trees

Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

• buffalo

• corn

• trees

• adobe

Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause families to band together?

• They were able to grow plenty of food in the summer.

• They had to travel long distances to hunt seals.

• Often times, especially when food was scarce, the families shared meat from animals they had killed, such as seals.

• They held potlach celebrations to share their many resources.

Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from _______, or things that they made.

• artifacts

• culture

• economy

• celebrations