Chapter 2: Early Americans

Question 1

This practice made the Aztec leaders unpopular among many of their subjects, especially those captured through war.

Accepted Answer

human sacrifice

Question 2

Which was not one of the 5 original Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Aztec

Question 3

Maya and Aztec architecture illustrates that both societies emphasized________________________.

Accepted Answer

religion

Question 4

What large Native American group was one of the most powerful in the eastern woodlands?

Accepted Answer

Iroquois

Question 5

Hogans were dome-shaped houses used by what people of the American southwest?

Accepted Answer

Navajo

Question 6

Which early civilization from the Americas inhabited (lived in) the largest area?

Accepted Answer

Inca

Question 7

This Italian sailor hoped to reach the trade rich East Indies, but landed in the Bahamas instead.

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 8

The Anasazis and Pueblo used what material to construct multistoried buildings?

Accepted Answer

adobe

Question 9

What was the primary purpose of the mounds constructed by early Mississippian People?

Accepted Answer

burial grounds

Question 10

What do archeologists use to study ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

artifacts

Question 11

The Creation of what indicates the Maya were heavily involved in astronomy?

Accepted Answer

365-day calender

Question 12

What major city is incorrectly paired with the group that created it.

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan and the Iroquois

Question 13

What was the preferred type of shelter constructed by most Native Americans living on the plains?

Accepted Answer

Teepees

Question 14

These important Iroquois people met to discuss and make decisions for all the Iroquois tribes.

Accepted Answer

Sachems

Question 15

The Incan government instituted a mandatory labor program called this.

Accepted Answer

Mita

Question 16

The Aztec people built this capital city in the middle of Lake Texcoco.

Accepted Answer

Tenochtitlan

Question 17

What type of people sat atop the Mayan social hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

priests

Question 18

Many people believe that early humans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia to what US state?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 19

What had the largest impact on Native Americans during the late 1400s ( 15th century)?

Accepted Answer

arrival of Europeans

Question 20

The Incan Mita system required citizens to help constructed roads over what mountain chain?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mountains

Question 21

The Incan advances in medicine included the use of what substance to treat malaria?

Accepted Answer

quinine

Question 22

What food is incorrectly paired with the American Indian group that depended on it for survival

Accepted Answer

corn and the Inuit

Question 23

What agricultural innovation helped the Aztec farmers grow crops in swampy areas?

Accepted Answer

chinampas

Question 24

The Iroquois provided an example of what type of government by having Sachems meet at the Great Council?

Accepted Answer

representative democracy

Question 25

Which of these Mesoamerican civilizations is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Chapter 2: Early Americans

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Chapter 2: Early Americans

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