Chapter 1 Quiz A

The earliest Native Americans crossed a land bridge called

• the Bering Strait.

• Pangaea
• Beringia
• Atlantis

What discovery turned nomads into farmers?

• tomatoes

• clay

• brick

• maize

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Tikal

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlán

• Chichén Itzá

Which was the largest of the early American civilizations?

• Inca

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Maya

Early Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia to present-day

• Oregon.

• South America.

• Siberia.

• Alaska.

Agriculture allowed early Americans to

• form governments.

• travel farther.

• form communities.

• hunt more efficiently.

Which civilization built stone-paved roads over mountains?

• Inca

• Maya

• Aztec

• Olmec

The Inca believed the sun god enjoyed displays of

• gold.

• silver.

• animal sacrifice.

• human sacrifice.

military empire

• Mound Builders

• Aztec

• quipus

• archaeology

the study of ancient peoples

• Mound Builders

• Aztec

• quipus

• archaeology