Topic 2 Lessons 1 and 2 Review

Which early American Indian group is referred to as mound builders?

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Mississippians

• Great Plains people

• Inuit

How did the Ancestral Puebloans respond to long droughts?

• they build homes in the sides of cliffs

• they left their villages and moved closer to water sources

• they began digging ditches to water their crops

• they formed alliances with neighboring people

What was the main purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to end warfare among its members

• to unite members under a single government

• to promote trade among its members

• to make peace with the Algonquians

Scientists rely heavily upon what kind of evidence to learn about early American Indians like the Mississippians?

• written records

• stone monuments

• religious epics

• artifacts

How did the Ancient Puebloans adapt to their physical environment?

• they built networks of ditches to irrigate the desert

• they cleared forests to make room for farmland

• they relied on fishing and hunting for food

• they built mounds to increase farmland

What is the name of the home Northeastern peoples lived in

Which statement best describes a potlatch?

• a religious ritual

• a type of dwelling

• a social gathering

• a culture region

What advantage did the tepee offer to the hunters of the Great Plains?

• it supplied permanent housing for a large extended family

• it protected them from the harsh winter climate

• it could be moved from place to place

• it was easy to defend from rival hunters

What allowed people to travel into North America?

What generalization can be made by comparing the lifestyle of the Inuit of the Arctic to the lifestyle of the Natchez in the Southeast?

• two societies were similar in organization and way of life

• contrasting environments greatly influenced their ways of life

• differences in government led to differences in culture

• one group adapted better to their environment than the other