A New World Rising Review

One explanation about how human beings first migrated to the the Americas is that they came

• over a frozen land bridge.

• from Australia.

• directly from Africa.

• as explorers from Europe.

Which of the following is an alternate explanation for how the first human beings arrived in the Americas" They

• swam from Cuba.

• sailed from India.

• island hopped across the Pacific Ocean.

• were always in the Americas.

Mound building civilizations can be found in

• South America

• North America

• the Caribbean

• Antarctica

The Haida were known for

• building extensive earthworks.

• constructing teepees.

• carving symbols into stone.

• building spectacular totem poles.

While we don't know for sure how the "first peoples" came to the Americas, there are several

• guesses.

• hypotheses.

• models.

• trinkets.

Which group lived in the Caribbean prior to Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World?

• Haida

• Adena

• Taino

• Navajo

All three items could be called

• icons.

• artifacts.

• wampum.

• trinkets.

Which of the following is represented by "A" on the chart?

• Christianity

• Monothesim

• Itzamna

  (god of fire)

• Quetzalcoatl

  (god of wind and learning)

Which of the following is the best possible title for this chart?

• Ancient Governments

• Ancient Religions

• Characteristics of Ancient Civilizations

• Characteristics of Ancient Culture Groups

Which of the following civilizations was located along the west coast of South America?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Songhai