Exploring Pre-Contact Native American Societies

When is it believed that the first people arrived in the Americas?

• In 1776

• In 1492

• Around 5000 BCE

• Around 15,000 years ago

What significant development occurred around 5000 BCE?

• The creation of the first maps

• The building of the first cities

• The domestication of maize

• The invention of the wheel

What was the estimated population in the Americas before European arrival?

• About 10 million

• About 50 million

• Less than 1 million

• About 100 million

How did the domestication of maize change societies?

• It led to the invention of new tools

• It caused a decline in population

• It allowed for settled agriculture and complex societies

• It led to the development of trade routes

What was a major food source for Native Americans in the Northwest?

• Bison

• Squash

• Maize

• Fish from the Pacific Ocean

What is 'three sister farming'?

• A type of crop rotation

• A technique for water conservation

• A method of planting corn, beans, and squash together

• A social system among farming communities

Which society is known for creating complex irrigation projects?

• The Great Plains tribes

• The Northwest fishermen

• The Ancestral Puebloan people

• The Mississippians

How did Native American societies in the Great Plains adapt to their environment?

• By building large cities

• By developing complex trade systems

• By hunting bison and living in teepees

• By farming using irrigation

What allowed the Mississippian peoples to develop large settlements?

• Mining and metalwork

• Fishing in the Pacific Ocean

• Trade with Europeans

• Farming and agriculture

What introduced unprecedented change to the Americas in the late 1400s and 1500s?

• The development of writing systems

• The invention of the wheel

• The domestication of animals

• The arrival of Europeans