15 Questions for Topic 13 Lesson 4 Multiple Choice

Where did the first civilization in the Americas begin?

• The Andes

• The Mississippi Valley

• Mesoamerica

• The Amazon Basin

The first people to reach the Americas came from what continent?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

What is the name of the river in South America which is one of the world’s longest?

• Nile

• Amazon

• Yangtze

• Mississippi

What is the native American word for corn?

• Maize

• Wheat

• Barley

• Rice

The region has many deposits of volcanic rock known as:

• Granite

• Obsidian

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Tuff

The Olmecs relied on this manner of farming which is ultimately not good for the soil:

• Terrace farming

• Slash-and-burn agriculture

• Crop rotation

• Hydroponics

The Olmecs are famous for carving _________ out of basalt.

• Sphinxes

• Totem poles

• Colossal heads

• Pyramids

• Canoes

What group, which was influenced by the Olmecs, may have created the first writing system in the Americas?

• Aztecs

• Zapotec

• Inca

• Anasazi

• Haida

One of the first groups to settle in what is now the American southwest were the Ancestral Pueblos or:

• Navajo

• Hopi

• Anasazi

• Apache

Another name for the Mississippian culture is the: __________ ____________

• Hopewell Tradition

• Ancestoral Pueblos

• Iroquois League

• Pueblo Culture

• Mound Builders