Core A: The Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

The first Amerindians came to the Americas from where during the fourth Ice Age?

• Russia

• South America

• The Bering Strait

• Asia

Answer explanation

Why did the first Amerindians migrate to the Americas?

• They were fleeing from their enemies.

• They were chasing their enemies.

• They were following herds of animals like the giant mammoth.

• They were searching for new land.

The Taino and Kalinago were nomadic. This means that...

• They never developed permanent settlements.

• They migrated northward from the tropical forest regions of South America.

• They lived in villages near to the coasts.

• They practiced the 'slash and burn' technique.

Which of the following islands was NOT occupied by the Taino?

• Dominica

• Cuba

• Barbados

• Hispanola

Which islands were divided between both Tainos and Kalinagos?

• Puerto Rico and Jamaica

• Cuba and Puerto Rico

• Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica

• Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago

The Mayans occupied the flat, riverless...

• Iberian Peninsula

• Yucatan Peninsula

• Mexican Peninsula

• Apennine Peninsula

Amerindian society was divided into three basic groups:

• Women; Men; Younger boys

• Men; Women/girls; Younger boys

• Men; Older boys; Women/younger boys/girls

• Men; Older boys; Women/younger boys

The indigenous peoples flattened their babies heads because...

• They believed it helped them to shoot straight with bows and arrows under water.

• They believed it improved their balance.

• They thought that is helped them to avoid being possessed by opia at night.

• They thought it made them smarter.

The ball game 'batos' was developed by which indigenous group?

• The Maya

• The Taino

• The Kalinago

• The Inca

The chief in Mayan society was known as the...

• Cacique

• Ouboutou

• Kunab Ku

• Halach Uinich