Social Studies Ch. 2 Test

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America? (Lesson 1)

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

What does the word migration mean? (Lesson 1)

• the way people live

• the way people use resources to meet their needs

• the movement of people

• a system of leaders and laws that help people live together

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages? (Lesson 1- pg. 55)

• they developed agriculture.

• They found dependable water sources.

• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero? (Lesson 1- pg. 57)

• the Adena

• the Ancient Puebloan

• the Mayan

• the Olmec

What was used to group Eastern Woodlands people as Iroquoian or Algonquian? (Lesson 2- pg. 64- first paragraph)

• the crops they grew

• the types of homes they built

• the systems of government they used

• the languages they spoke

What was the major purpose of the Iroquois League? (Lesson 2- pg. 65)

• to trade goods

• to lead religious ceremonies

• to resolve conflicts among people and groups

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains Indians? (Lesson 3)

• buffalo

• fish

• rivers

• trees

Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast? (Lesson 2)

• grass

• corn

• wood

• adobe

What is the name for the beads cut from seashells- to make beaded designs that showed important decisions, events, or stories? (Lesson 2)

• palisades

• wigwams

• wampum

• travois

Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from _______.

artifacts, ceremony, culture, division of labor, economy