Chapter 1 test review

Which Mesoamerican civilization came first?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

The Aztec were best known as

• farmers

• warriors

• nomads

• magicians

traditional storytellers

• converts

• areas

• dhows

• griots

The canal is a 

• waterway
• highway
• expressway
• milky way

What did Native Americans call aboveground houses made of adobe?

• kivas

• totems

• pueblos

What did Native Americans call ancestors or animal spirits that were carved on tall, wooden poles?

• Totes

• Spirit Guides

• Totems

What do historians call the strip of land between northeastern Asia and present day Alaska that was exposed during the last Ice Age?

• Land Bridge

• Bering Sea

• Bering Land Bridge

What were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas called?

• Mayans

• The Olmec

• Paleo-Indians

What do you call a groups common set of values and traditions, including language and government?

• environment

• culture

• society

What are the three kingdoms of West Africa?

• Israel, Egypt & Saudi Araba

• Chad, Niger & Nigeria

• South Africa, Libya & Sudan

• Ghana, Mali & Songhai