What does the map below show about migration routes?

• A. People spread out from North America in all directions.

• B. People moved from South America northward.

• C. People moved from Asia into the Americas.

• D. People moved from North America to Asia.

Which statement is true of our understanding and knowledge of the first migrants to North America?

• A. It remains largely unchanged as scholars are critical of new evidence.

• B. It changes continually to reflect new findings.

• C. It is mostly theoretical because of a lack of hard evidence.

• D. It comes from oral histories passed down over centuries.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How did people in climates that prevented the development of agricultural settlements survive?

• A. They depended on the sea for food.

• B. They migrated to find food.

• C. They migrated to different climates over time.

• D. They traded with groups to obtain goods.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Indigenous traditions provide a plan for

• A. identifying places to migrate.

• B. selecting agricultural practices.

• C. assigning strict gender roles.

• D. governing the community.

European views of Indigenous cultures have affected modern understanding of these cultures because European records

• A. documented few cultural traditions.

• B. misinterpreted the purpose and meaning of traditions.

• C. reflected prejudice toward Indigenous cultures.

• D. included little evidence about Indigenous cultures.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

In which present-day country or region did the Olmec civilization flourish?

• Mexico

• Central America

• Peru

• the United States

Scholars believe that large carved heads created by the Olmec depict

• important warriors.

• spirits.

• gods.

• important rulers.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What enabled the Olmec population to grow and, thus, their civilization to expand?

• social stratification

• large-scale agriculture

• expansive trade networks

• government by consensus

Olmec society was considered stratified because it

• had multiple social classes.

• permitted slavery.

• abandoned migration for settlements.

• worshipped multiple gods.

The Olmec civilization is believed to have influenced later civilizations, particularly

• the Mississippian civilization.

• the Caral civilization.

• the Maya civilization.

• the Inca civilization.