Ancient American History Quiz week 1

Which Eastern Woodland culture was unique in cultivating corn, having matrilineal rules of descent, and formed a confederation called the League of Five Nations?

• Pueblo

• Algonquian

• Muskogean

• Iroquois

• Ute

Who held the most exalted positions in the Mexica social hierarchy?

• Lawmakers

• Artisans

• Women

• Warriors

• Priests

Ancient Americans’ lack of _________ makes studying their history challenging.

• An interesting past

• Intelligence

• Language

• Written Records

• Complex Social Organizations

The Mississippian site of ____________ was the largest settlement in ancient North America.

• Chaco Canyon

• Folsom Point

• Canyon de Chelly

• Mesa Verde

• Cahokia

What was the name of the land bridge and exposed coastline connecting Siberia and North America during the Wisconsin glaciation?

• None of the other choices

• Pangaea

• Beringia

• Clovis

• Pandora

Historians tend to focus on physical objects such as bones, spear points, pots, baskets, jewelry, clothing, and buildings.

What was the capital of the Mexica empire?

• Azteca

• Tenochtitlan

• Huitzilopochtli

• Mexica

• Baja

These ruins are multiunit dwellings that are characteristic of ancient Americans in the Southwest.

• Burial Mounds

• Clovis

• Chiefdoms

• Pueblos

• Folsom Points

Homo sapiens evolved in and migrated out of _______________?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

• Iceland

By the 1490's, the Mexica ruled an empire that covered more land than Spain and Portugal combined with almost three times as many people.

• True

• False