During the Ice Age, sea levels fell and exposed a __________, which allowed people to cross from Asia into the Americas.

Quiz on Early Civilizations in the Americas

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History
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7th Grade
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Lainey Hicks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
narrow strip of land
vast ocean
mountain range
desert
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was the earliest civilization in the Americas, and where was it located?
Inca, South America
Aztec, Mesoamerica
Maya, South America
Olmec, Mesoamerica
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Choose two features the early civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America had in common.
public education
spiritual pilgrimages
government and trade
system for keeping records
naval and merchant ships
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did the Anasazi, Hopewell, and Mississippian societies have in common?
All hunted bison.
All built burial mounds.
All lived in cliff dwellings.
All were farming cultures.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Native Americans living in the Pacific Northwest carved __________ on tall poles.
totems
statues
paintings
masks
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following views was shared by Native American groups?
Plants possessed more spiritual importance than animals.
Land rights could either be inherited or earned through war.
Individual ownership applied only to crops and was temporary.
Exchanging property was an important part of peace negotiations.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The empire of I ________ was the first of three great West African II ________ kingdoms.
I: Ghana, II: trading
I: Mali, II: fishing
I: Songhai, II: farming
I: Benin, II: hunting
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