Ch. 1 Test Review

Early Native Americans crossed a land bridge called

• the Bering Strait

• Alaska

• Siberia

• Beringia

The discovery that turned nomads into farmers

• maize

• clay

• tomatoes

• potatoes

The Mayans interest in astrology led to the creation of what

• human sacrifices

• cave painting

• a 365 day calendar

• a book of laws

The Maya and Aztec organized their societies around

• military

• sacrifices

• religion

• women

Supplies humans need in order to live and thrive

• artifacts

• archaeology

• carbon dating

• sources

What was the name of the prehistoric first Americans?

• Native Americans

• Paleolithic Indians

• Alaskans

• Canadian Indians

What is located where the land bridge used to be?

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Bering Strait

• Arctic Circle

What did the Clovis people use when hunting large animals?

• bow and arrows

• bait

• common sense

• strategy

What way did Mayans adapt to living in the rainforest?

• terrace farming

• human sacrifice

• slash and burn farming

• chinampas

How did the Aztecs adapt to living in a swampy region?

• human sacrifice

• terrace farming

• slash and burn farming

• chinampas