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