American Indian Studies Unit 1 & 2

The most significant geographic feature to the lives of the Plateau Indian peoples was the

• Atlantic Coast

• Pacific Coast

• Mississippi River

• Columbia River

A consequence of Native Americans' increasing reliance on agriculture was

• A decrease in the needs of military forces

• A new division of labor, and ultimately, the emergence of classes

• Increased reliance on weather patterns

• Higher levels of disease

Much like the Mississippians, these people were notable for their tradition of mound building

• Anasazis people

• Desert people

• Woodland peoples

• Navajo peoples

This image is an example of the work of which civilization?

• Iroquois

• Anasazis

• Mississippians

• Algonquians

The Iroquois Confederacy

• Attempted to control social violence by prohibiting warfare among member nations.

• Constituted the most important of the Indian alliances in the western United States.

• Included the Mexica tribe, the largest tribe in North America

• Included the Algonquian Indians, the largest tribe in North America

Which tribe was a member of the Five Nations of Iroquois?

• Mohawks

• Aztec

• Anasazi

• Incas

The first humans to inhabit North America came

• by migrating from Asia across the Bering Strait

• on rafts from Polynesia

• in giant canoes from Africa

• in sailing vessels from Scandinavia

Which of the following factors most influenced the adoption of largely mobile lifestyles by early societies in the Great Basin and Great Plains?

• The arid Great Basin limited farming opportunities close to major waterways, making permanent settlements undesirable.

• Frequent earthquakes and flash floods made stone houses and pueblos unsustainable.

• The climate of the Great Plains consisted of periods of drought, making farming impossible.

• Religious beliefs stipulated that devout individuals should live nomadic lives.

Which of the following was a major contrast between the Native Americans living in the Pacific Northwest and those living in the Great Plains region?

• Native Americans in the Southeast built mounds to bury their dead, while Native Americans on the Plains cremated their dead in funeral pyres.

• Native Americans in the Northwest relied on fishing, while Native Americans on the Plains relied on hunting to obtain food.

• Native Americans in the Pueblos relied on irrigation to water their crops, while Native Americans on the Plains relied on rain to water their crops.

• Native Americans in the Northeast lived in settled villages, while Native Americans on the Plains lived a highly mobile lifestyle.

Which item allowed spears to be thrown further?

• Clovis points

• Wickiup

• Atlatl

• Wampum