Chapters 6 & 14 Review: The Early Americas

What types of administrative units did the Mayans have?

• Provinces

• Colonies

• Territorties

• City-states

Why did the American civilizations develop such unique cultures from other parts of the world?

• They chose not to trade or go to war with others

• They defeated all who tried to invade

• They were geographically isolated

Even though the great Mayan cities were empty when the Spanish arrived, the legacy of their people is strong

• True

• False

Which of these civilizations had written languages?

• Chavin

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Maya and Olmec

The map illustrates

• Columbian Exchange of plants and animals

• settlement of Europeans in the Americas

• movement of early peoples from Asia

• extent of the Maya Empire

According to many anthropologists, a land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents.

• South America and North America

• North America and Europe

• Asia and North America

• Europe and Asia

Many different native cultures developed in North America primarily because

• Native Americans worshiped many gods

• Native American groups did not trade with each other

• a variety of environmental conditions existed throughout this region

• hunting for food was a very important activity

Which situation provides the best evidence that members of the Iroquois Confederacy adapted to their physical environment.

• speaking a language different from that of their neighbors

• living in longhouses made of wood and bark

• developing an alliance with the Inuit

• including women in their governing process

Which tribal region is circled on this map?

• Pacific Northwest

• Great Plains

• Southeast

• Eastern Woodlands

The low sea levels during ice ages

• made it impossible for indigenous Americans to fish.

• enabled humans to migrate via floating glaciers.

• exposed land bridges that linked Siberia with Alaska and Asia to parts of the Pacific.

• prohibited human migrations from Siberia to North America.