Native American Tribes of North & South America

The map illustrates

• Columbian Exchange of plants and animals

• movement of early peoples from Asia

• settlement of Europeans in the Americas

• extent of the Maya Empire

According to this diagram, which feature was characteristic of both the Maya and Aztec civilizations?

• creation of the floating gardens

• use of the number zero

• improvement on fishing methods

• creation of a writing system

According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents.

• South America and North America

• North America and Europe

• Asia and North America

• Europe and Asia

What is the primary method archaeologists use to study history?

• practicing local customs of people

• reading diaries of a given group

• observing people in their natural environments

• examining artifacts of a specific people

Many different native cultures developed in North America primarily because

• Native American Indians worshiped many gods

• a variety of environmental conditions existed throughout this region

• Native American Indian groups did not trade with each other

• hunting for food was a very important activity

Which phrase most accurately defines the term culture?

• the artifacts left by ancient peoples

• the interaction of plants and animals within a natural environment

• a way of life shared by members of a society

• a firsthand account of a event

One way in which the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans were similar is that they

• had developed advanced civilizations before the arrival of Columbus

• traveled to the Western Hemisphere from Africa

• settled in the desert of the southwestern United States

• left no evidence to help us understand their cultures

Which situation provides the best evidence that members of the Iroquois Confederacy adapted to their physical environment.

• speaking a language different from that of their neighbors

• developing an alliance with the Inuit

• living in long houses made of wood and bark

• including women in their governing process

Which tribal region is circled on this map?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Southeast

• Eastern Woodlands

Which tribal region is circled on this map?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Southwest

• Eastern Woodlands