Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The earliest Native Americans crossed a land bridge called
a. | the Bering Strait. | c. | Alaska. | b. | Atlantis. | d. | Beringia. |
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What discovery turned nomads into farmers?
a. | clay | c. | maize | b. | tomatoes | d. | brick |
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Mayan priests' interest in astronomy led to the creation of
a. | a 365-day calendar. | c. | human sacrifices. | b. | a book of rules. | d. | cave paintings. |
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What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
a. | Tikal | c. | Tenochtitlán | b. | Cuzco | d. | Chichén
Itzá |
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The Maya and the Aztec organized their societies around
a. | the military. | c. | commerce. | b. | religion. | d. | women. |
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Which was the largest of the early American civilizations?
a. | Olmec | c. | Aztec | b. | Maya | d. | Inca |
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Who were the early Ohio Valley people who built huge burial mounds?
a. | Natchez | c. | Cahokia | b. | Anasazi | d. | Hopewell |
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The largest settlement of Mound Builders was in present-day
a. | Ohio. | c. | Mississippi. | b. | Illinois. | d. | Indiana. |
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Iroquois women's positions of power in their communities included all of
the following except
a. | choosing the men who served on the league council. | b. | owning
fields. | c. | having a weak voice in community government. | d. | owning
houses. |
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In the 1500s what changed the ways of life for Native Americans forever?
a. | climate changes | c. | lack of food | b. | wars between nations | d. | arrival of the
Europeans |
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Early Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia to present-day
a. | Oregon. | c. | South America. | b. | Alaska. | d. | Siberia. |
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Agriculture allowed early Americans to
a. | form communities. | c. | form governments. | b. | hunt more efficiently. | d. | travel farther. |
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Which civilizations organized their societies around their religion?
a. | Inca and Olmec | c. | Olmec and Aztec | b. | Maya and Inca | d. | Maya and Aztec |
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Which civilization built stone-paved roads over mountains?
a. | Inca | c. | Aztec | b. | Maya | d. | Olmec |
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The Inca believed the sun god enjoyed displays of
a. | silver. | c. | human sacrifice. | b. | animal sacrifice. | d. | gold. |
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How did the Hohokam people acquire shells?
a. | They lived near shells. | b. | They dug up shells. | c. | They acquired them
through trade. | d. | They found them by traveling to the ocean. |
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Which peoples wore clothing of sealskin?
a. | Inuit | c. | Mound Builders | b. | Plains peoples | d. | Anasazi |
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Which was the main food of the peoples of the northwestern coast?
a. | corn | c. | buffalo | b. | salmon | d. | seal |
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Tepees were used by which culture?
a. | Peoples of the North | c. | Peoples of the Plains | b. | Peoples of the
West | d. | Peoples of the
Southwest |
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The Iroquois promoted peace by
a. | fighting a war. | c. | signing a peace treaty. | b. | forming a war
council. | d. | forming a
federation. |
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  Study the chart and fill in the
missing cause. a. | distinct Native American cultures begin to develop | b. | sea levels rise,
covering the Beringia land bridge | c. | global warming begins | d. | sea levels drop,
exposing the Beringia land bridge |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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By A.D. 1500, more than ____________________ different Native American groups
lived in North America and South America.
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Early hunters were challenged to find new sources of food when woolly
____________________ and other large animals died out.
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Through carbon dating, scientists have found traces of villages that date back
about ____________________ years.
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The Maya depended on ____________________, religious leaders who held great
power in Mayan culture.
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Mayan traders carried goods on their backs or transported them in
____________________ to places along the coast.
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Tenochtitlán served as a center of ____________________ where thousands of
merchants sold their goods.
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28.
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The Aztec forced the people of conquered lands into ____________________.
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29.
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The Inca believed their emperor was a descendent of the
____________________.
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30.
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One of the greatest villages, ____________________, can still be seen in New
Mexico.
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Prehistoric Native Americans in North America built thousands of earth
____________________.
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The Inuit were able to provide food through hunting and
____________________.
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Native Americans depended on farming and other ways of life that were well
suited to their ____________________.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Mound Builders | d. | archaeology | b. | Aztec | e. | adobe | c. | quipus |
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the study of ancient peoples
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military empire
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built earthen pyramids
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a system of record keeping with string
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sun-dried mud brick
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | terraces | d. | pueblo | b. | Machu Picchu | e. | federation | c. | emperor |
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broad platforms cut into mountains
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40.
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descendant of the Inca sun god
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religious center of the Inca
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great stone community dwelling
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43.
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government that links different groups
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