Chapter 1 "The First Americans" Test (2021)

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 weather?

• pyramids

• igloos

• teepees

• pueblos

Which group of Native American people formed a federation (confederacy) to promote peace?

• The Hohokam

• The Anasazi

• The Inuit

• The Iroquois

A society ruled by religious leaders is called a __________.

• democracy

• civilization

• theocracy

• federation

What was the largest settlement built by the Mound builders?

• Cahokia

• Pueblo Bonito

• Mesa Verde

• The Four Corners

How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to North America 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 Central-America then migrated North.

After crossing from Asia to North America, hunter gatherers continued southward following their food sources. This is an example of __________.

• carbon dating

• migration

• clans

• source

Ways of life that are special to groups of people are known as __________.

• sources

• structures

• cultures

• channels

People who move from place to place are known as __________.

• pueblos

• archeologists

• nomads

• clans

Experts in ___________, the study of ancient peoples, study tools, weapons, baskets, and carvings of early people.

• Archaeology

• Paleontology

• Anatomy

• Astronomy

The Maya developed a form of writing known as _______, using symbols and pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds.

• script

• the alphabet

• hieroglyphics

• pictographs