Quiz on Early American Civilizations

What exposed the land bridge between Asia and North America during the last Ice Age?

• Rising sea levels

• Melting glaciers

• Dropped sea levels

• Volcanic eruptions

How did early humans migrate to North America?

• By boat

• Across a land bridge

• By air

• Through tunnels

What lifestyle did early humans in North America primarily follow?

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Hunter-gatherers

• Fishermen

What did early Native American societies begin to do as they spread throughout the Americas?

• Build ships

• Grow their own food

• Develop technology

• Write books

Which civilization was one of the first great civilizations in Mesoamerica?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

• Maya

What did the Maya civilization master?

• Agriculture

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Engineering

Where did the Aztec Empire begin?

• Peru

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Canada

How long did the Inca Empire stretch?

• 1,000 miles

• 2,500 miles

• 3,000 miles

• 4,000 miles

What did the Inca worship?

• Moon god

• Sun god

• Earth god

• Water god

Which cultures emerged in the central and eastern parts of the present-day United States between 1000 B.C. and A.D. 1000?

• Aztec, Maya, Inca

• Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian

• Olmec, Toltec, Zapotec

• Puebloan, Hohokam, Anasazi