Social Studies Chapter 1 Quiz

Where did the first people to arrive in America come from?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

How did many of the first Americans cross into America?

• By boat

• Over the Beringia Bridge

• By airplane

• Through a tunnel

What was the lifestyle of the early people who arrived in America?

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Hunter-gatherers

• Builders

What influenced where people settled in early America?

• Geography and climate

• Language and culture

• Technology and trade

• Art and music

What were early people who moved from place to place called?

• Farmers

• Nomads

• Settlers

• Merchants

What activity marked the beginning of agriculture?

• Building houses

• Planting and raising food

• Trading goods

• Writing stories

Which groups stayed in one place due to their lifestyle?

• Hunters

• Nomads

• Farmers

• Traders

What did groups in the Great Plains do besides farming?

• Built ships

• Hunted buffalo

• Made pottery

• Wove baskets

What did agriculture help people to do in Mayan and Aztec civilizations?

• Build larger cities

• Feed more people

• Develop new languages

• Create new art forms

What did the Maya develop that was significant?

• A new type of farming

• A writing system and a calendar

• A new form of government

• A new language