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