Midterm Practice Quiz

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S1 L1 1. The Haudenosaunee, the Iroquois, and the Five Nations are the Indigenous nations that influenced the United States' _______________________ the most.

• military strategies
• future economic system
• religious beliefs
• form of government

S1 L1 2. Which of the following is an example of how the Comanche adapted to their environment?

• taking and taming horses from the Spanish shown on the rock art panels
• diary entries kept by the Comanche people dating to the 18th century
• books written by the Comanche about the Comanche
• inscriptions on temple mounds built by the Comanche

S1 L1 3. Which is TRUE of the items totems, rock paintings, and wampum belts created by different Indigenous people?

• they are examples of how Indigenous people have preserved and maintained their culture
• there are images of horses only
• there are designs of their traditional home, the tepee
• All of the Above

S1 L3 4. Analyze the geographical features in the map of the Great Plains tribes to determine which statement is likely TRUE of the people of the Great Plains.

• They primarily relied on fishing and coastal resources for sustenance.
• They built extensive pyramids and complex urban structures.
• They developed advanced irrigation systems for agriculture.
• They were skilled buffalo hunters and practiced a nomadic lifestyle.

S1 L3 5. Analyze the map to determine which statement is TRUE about how geographical features might impact Indigenous Nations.

• They would have minimal influence on the culture and lifestyle of the Nations.
• They would encourage isolation and discourage trade.
• They could shape their ways of life, food sources, and settlement patterns.
• They would lead to the development of advanced technological innovations.

S1 L3 6. Analyze the following statements on how Indigenous people governed their societies to determine which of the following is TRUE?

• Indigenous societies all had identical forms of government.
• Indigenous societies had no organized systems of governance.
• Indigenous societies exhibited a wide variety of governance structures, which often included councils of elders and consensus-based decision-making.
• Indigenous societies exclusively adopted European-style monarchy systems for governance.

S1 L1 7. Evidence suggests that between 38,000 and 10,000 years B.C.E_______________.

• Paleo-Indians crossed a land bridge into the Americas during the last ice age
• the first Europeans entered the Americas
• the last Ice Age had been over for centuries
• All of the Above

S1 L1 8. This term refers to a movement of people or animals from one region to another.

• adaptation
• migration
• colonization
• settlement

S1 L1 9. Indigenous people like the Paleo-Indians lived by _________________.

• agriculture
• raising livestock (eg. sheep, cattle, etc.)
• hunting and gathering
• trading with Europeans