Quizizz Practice: Exam 1 – Chapters 1–4

The first peoples arrived in the Americas by crossing what land bridge?

• Silk Road

• Sahara Crossing

• Bering Strait

• Amazon Route

Which Mesoamerican civilization is considered the “mother culture” of later societies?

• Aztec

• Maya

• Olmec

• Inca

Which Mesoamerican group developed advanced astronomy and a calendar system?

• Olmec

• Maya

• Pueblo

• Hopewell

The Aztec capital city was:

• Cahokia

• Chichen Itza

• Tenochtitlán

• Jamestown

The Pueblo (Anasazi) are best known for:

• Building pyramids

• Cliff dwellings

• Sailing canoes

• Domesticated llamas

The Hopewell people are remembered for:

• Cliff dwellings

• Chinampas (floating gardens)

• Mound building and trade

• Large stone heads

The Iroquois Confederacy was unusual because:

• It had kings

• It used written laws

• Women had power in choosing leaders

• It relied on fishing alone

Cahokia, a Mississippian site near St. Louis, is famous for:

• Totem poles

• Large earthen mounds

• Underground cities

• Castles

Which was a main reason Europeans began exploring in the 1400s–1500s?

• Escaping dinosaurs

• Learning from Native Americans

• Finding new trade routes to Asia

• To join the Iroquois Confederacy

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided new lands between:

• France & England

• England & the Netherlands

• Spain & Portugal

• Spain & France