myWorld Chapter 1 Review Quiz

How does climate relate to the information in the map?

• The first Americans moved north in search of food.

• The first Americans moved west in search of dry land.

• The first Americans moved north in search of cooler climates.

• The first Americans moved south in search of warmer climates.

What do experts know for a fact about the first Americans?

• People migrated in search of resources.

• People migrated to North America from Asia.

• People arrived in North America 10,000 years ago.

• People arrived on boats that crossed the Pacific Ocean.

Which is the best example of American Indians changing their environment for shelter?

• The Mound Builders moved earth to build mounds and bury their dead.

• California Indians set fires to clear land for planting and hunting.

• The Puebloans dug canals for irrigation to support agriculture.

• Woodland Indians used trees and animal skins to make huts.

Which use of a natural resource was unique to the Inuit Indians?

• Hunting deer

• Growing corn

• Burning whale oil

• Making homes in cliffs

Which statement accurately tells the difference between nomadic and stationary ancient American Indian groups?

• Stationary groups fish and nomadic groups never fish.

• Stationary groups usually live in forests and nomadic groups usually live in river valleys.

• Nomadic groups tend to hunt and gather more of their food and stationary groups tend to grow more of their food.

• Stationary groups usually live tepees that can be rolled up quickly to follow buffalo and nomadic groups tend to plant more food.

What is animism?

• a belief that social position is determined by age

• a belief that animals and natural forces have spirits

• a custom that marks a young person passing into adulthood

• a custom that is passed down from one generation to the next

Which Indian group is least likely to have a Green Corn Ceremony?

• Inuit

• Mound Builders

• Navajo

• Woodlands

Read this Yokut Indian creation story. Then answer the question. Long ago, a great flood had covered Earth. While it was still covered with water, nothing lived upon the land. Then one day, a giant eagle carrying a black crow on its back flew out of the sky, looking for a place to land. This is an example of what?

• ancestors

• customs

• folklore

• potlatch

Which statement accurately compares roles in traditional American Indian groups?

• Children gathered water and firewood while women played games.

• Children told stories to their parents who made kachina dolls.

• Men chose the women who performed religious ceremonies.

• Men hunted animals that women prepared and stored.

What is the basic purpose of government?

• to trade or sell raw materials or goods

• to make decisions on behalf of a group

• to answer questions and establish a religion

• to use commodities to make homes for a group