Chapter 1.1 & 1.2 Quiz

According to many experts, how did the first people arrive in the Americas?

• Taking a boat across the Pacific Ocean from what is now Japan.

• Walking over a land bridge in what is now the Bering Strait.

• Swimming across a channel separating modern Russia and Alaska.

What were the first Americans called?

• Indians

• Mayans

• Paleo-Indians

Which of the following is part of a hunter and gatherer lifestyle?

• Setting up plots of land in order to grow crops

• Moving south for the winter to follow a bison herd

• Building houses out of mud bricks

In the Eastern Woodlands region natives found food by

• raising their own sheep and growing corn

• hunting buffalo and gathering berries

• fishing, hunting, and farming their own crops

Which best describes the Eastern Woodlands region?

• Hot dry deserts

• A lot of resources (forests, rivers, good soil)

• Rainy beaches and mountains

The Algonquian and Iroquois were grouped together by

• Hot dry deserts

• A lot of resources (forests, rivers, good soil)

• Rainy beaches and mountains

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 main crops the Iroquois grew?

• Corn

• Squash

• Beans

• Olives

Which is a shelter that housed many families?

• Adobe house

• Longhouse

• Tipi

What was the Iroquois Confederacy?

• A group of 6 nations that agreed to work together

• A group of native elders

• A Mesoamerican alliance

What is a confederacy?

• An alliance

• A branch of the military

• A treaty