Ch. 1 Test Review 2020-2021

Which of these has been a leading theory about how human beings first came to the Americas?

The Native American groups living in North America around 1492

To farm their mountainous land, the Inca cut _____ into the sides of the steep terrain.

Which pair of civilizations were thriving in the Americas when the Spanish arrived?

The capital city of the Inca Empire was

Which of the following is an example of a key feature of the Inca civilization?

Which describes the Adena, Hopewell, Mississippians, Hohokam, & Ancient Puebloans?

Which Native American group developed a system of hieroglyphics?

Why do scientists think people first migrated to the Americas?

The Mississippians built a site called Cahokia that resembled the great cities of _____.

The cliff dwellings built by the Anasazi gave them protection against

Which is the correct chronological order of Central American civilizations?

The different members of the Iroquois League were organized by groups of related families, or

Which city was the center of the Aztec Empire?

The goal of the Iroquois League was to

The Hopewell people were farmers and traders who built huge burial mounds in the shape(s) of

Cherokee & Iroquois had formal law codes & formed ____; governments linking different groups.

Which group of native peoples is known for its extensive irrigation systems?

Which of the following best describes the Olmec?

According to the map, which empire covered the largest geographical area?

The main source of food for the peoples of the northwest coast was

Which Native American group made warm, waterproof clothing from seal skin?

Incas made ____ by knotting different colored string in special patterns to record information.

How did the societies of North America differ from those of Central and South America?

How do scientists think people first arrived in North America?

Which civilization built stone-paved roads over mountains?

Which of these is a type of corn?

Culture is defined as

From 1200 BC-800 BC, the ____ farmed & built stone houses, monuments, & drainage systems.

Which of these Native American groups is among the earliest of the Mound Builders?

The development of a farming culture among pre-Columbian Native American Indians helped ensure

The tools, weapons, and artwork of early peoples are called

Exposure of a land bridge between Asia & present-day Alaska during the last Ice Age resulted in

What happened to the land bridge when the ice age began to end & temperatures started to rise?

People in which American region made use of tepees and depended greatly on buffalo?

Before Europeans arrived, the most advanced Native American societies were located in

The Aztecs believed that ____ was necessary to please the gods & secure abundant harvests.

The Maya civilization was a(n) _____, or a society ruled by religious leaders.

Which method of getting food changed the nomadic way of life?

Which of these animals was a food source for early Americans?

In which of these groups did women play a strong role in the government?

The Ancient Puebloans built great stone dwellings called

The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca were highly developed societies, also called

What happened in the 1500s that forever changed the lives of Native Americans?

Which of these resulted from the Maya’s study of astronomy?

People who move from place to place in search of hunting grounds or food sources are called