MU#1 Native Americans

The Olmec, Maya and Aztec civilizations believed in ________, or the belief in many gods.

• polytheism

• nontheism

• monotheism

• atheism

Which of these achievements is attributed to the Maya civilization?

• Floating islands called chinampas

• Carvings out of jade and obsidian

• Ferocious warriors

• Picture-based writing system

Ferocious warriors were highly honored in the ______ society.

• Lenni Lenape

• Olmec

• Maya

• Aztec

An important job for Mayans was ______ because they could track their gods' activities by looking at the night sky.

• peacemakers

• warriors

• astronomers

• hunter-gatherers

The Maya civilization covered the Yucatan Peninsula. What does the word "peninsula" mean?

• Land with water on 3 sides

• Land with water on 2 sides

• Land with water on 1 side

• Land with water on 0 sides

Step pyramids were often topped with temples dedicated to the most important gods.

• True

• False

Mayans used a ___________ number system with a shell for zero, a dot for a 1 and a bar for a 5.

• Base-3

• Base-10

• Base-5

• Base-20

What does the name "Lenape" mean?

• the community

• the people

• the land

• the group

___________ means the right for people to govern themselves, using their own laws, police and services.

• Indigenous

• Beringia

• Sovereignty

• Migration

What does the name "Haudenosaunee" mean?

• people of the hogan

• people of the longhouse

• people of the bohio

• people of the iglu