The First Americans Ch 1 - 20 Questions
  • 1. A ________________ such as the one formed by the Iroquois, linked the governments of different groups.
A) federation
B) counsel
C) think tank
D) civilization
  • 2. Each _____________, village, built by the Anasazi was carefully made from sun-dried earth and stone.
A) pueblo
B) dwelding
C) culture
D) adobee
  • 3. ______________________ use symbols of pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds.
A) Hieroglyphics
B) Email
C) Hyrowclifics
D) Comic Sans
  • 4. A __________________ is a highly developed society.
A) nomad
B) federacetion
C) Archaeology
D) civilization
  • 5. ___________ is a way of life for a particular group of people.
A) Carbon dating
B) Culture
C) Aztec
D) Civilization
  • 6. _________________ is the study of ancient peoples.
A) Archaeology
B) Scientoloy
C) Biology
D) Zoology
  • 7. An __________ is an item, such as a tool, left behind by a culture.
A) artery
B) artifact
C) vessel
D) pueblo
  • 8. An ____________ was a time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered with ice sheets.
A) Century
B) Ice Age
C) Decade
D) Legion
  • 9. A ___________ is a person who moves from place to place.
A) mover
B) norman
C) nomad
D) farmer
  • 10. _________________________ helps determine the age of an artifact.
A) Carbon dating
B) Cultural dating
C) Carbonated dating
D) Ice dating
  • 11. Hieroglyphics uses _____________________ to represent things, ideas, and sounds.
A) Anasazi pueblo
B) symbols and pictures
C) culture
D) carbon dating
  • 12. Archaeologists use carbon dating to measure ________________ .
A) the customs of ancient tribes
B) distance across the Asian/Amercias land bridge
C) the age of artifact
D) the age of ice
  • 13. The first crops raised by Native Americans in Mexico was _______________ .
A) peanut (for peanut butter)
B) kep (sea weed)
C) maize (corn)
D) wheat (for flour)
  • 14. The land bridge connected what to regions?
A) present-California and Asia
B) Africa and present-day Alaska
C) England and New York
D) Asia and present-day Alaska
  • 15. Why did Asians cross the land bridge to the Americas?
A) to avoid war
B) to find food
C) to avoid the ice storms
D) to avoid the fires
  • 16. The Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Cayuga formed the ______________________ .
A) Mohawk League
B) Apache League
C) Iroquois League
D) Navajo League
  • 17. In what area did the Chinook people live?
A) Southwest Coast
B) Southeast Coast
C) Northeast Coast
D) Northwest Coast
  • 18. The people of the Southwest lived in what type dwellings?
A) caves
B) wooden cabins
C) tents
D) adobe homes and hogans
  • 19. Living in cliff-side dwellings had what two advantages?
A) easy to defend and protection from the weather
B) better crops and a longer growing season
C) easy water and good food storage
D) low rent and running water
  • 20. The Inca controlled what region of the Americas?
A) Middle America's central highlands
B) North America's western highlands
C) South America's western highlands
D) South America's eastern lowlands
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