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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Ancient American Indian Civilizations
Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Ancient American Indian Civilizations
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1
Technology is ____.
tracking herds of animals to anticipate movement
inventing new techniques to grow crops
using scientific knowledge or tools to do work
using tools to predict the weather.
2
Which of the following is not true about the Bering Strait?
The Bering Strait was a dry bridge if land people crossed over.
Thousdands of years ago the Bering Strait was a narrow body of water.
The Bering Strait used to connected North America to Asia.
Hunter-gatherers crossed the straight following animals.
3
Which of the following is true about early Native American groups in North America?
In the Pacific Northwest they relied heavily on agriculture.
All Plains groups relied on the buffalo for food.
In the Southwest they build villages surrounded by walls for protection.
People of the Great Plains didn't establish permanent villages.
4
Civilization means there are organized _____.
learning, agriculture, and religion.
diet, agriculture, and learning.
government and diet.
religion, learning, and government.
5
Migrate means to ____.
gather fruit and nuts in one place but hunt in another place
used scientific knoeldge or tools to do work
walk from one place to another to search for resources
move
6
Which of the following is not true of the Mound Builders civilization?
Their civilization started around the Mississippi river.
Some scientists believe the mounds were used for religious ceremonies.
Trees and soil were their most plentiful resources.
Mound Builders traded with other Native groups.
7
Agriculture means ____.
using scientific knowledge or tools to do work.
planting and raising food.
traveling to collect new crops.
organizing a system of learning.
8
Nomad are people who travel within a specific region to ____.
avoid harsh climates
follow heards of animals and collect food.
escape natural distasters
collect new land
9
Which of the following are not a way some early arrivers travel to North and South America?
by walking
by train
by boat
by migrating
10
What did avaliable resources not influence Native Amrican life in the Americas?
building homes
creating tools
diet
climate
11
Which of the following is not true of the Mayan civilization?
The Mayans developed a writing system and accurate calendar.
The Mayans created a system for advanced math.
The Mayan civilization center was called Tenochtitlán.
The Mayan civilization charted the movements of stars and the moon.
12
Irrigation means ___.
farm fruits and vegetables.
develop new tools to farm.
flooding lang to make the soil wetter.
bring water from rivers to crops.
13
People had to adapt or modify to their environment in order to survive.
True
False
14
Agriculture helped feed more people and helped the population grow.
True
False
15
Hunter-gathers ____.
traveled from place to place in search of food.
people who moved to discover new agriculture.
organized agriculture and tools.
used scientific knoeldge or tools to do work.
16
Which of the following is not true of the Ancestral Puebloans?
They left their cliff dwellings one day and never returned.
Cliff dwelling were used becauseit offered protection from harsh storms.
Some of their crops included corn, squash, and beans.
They used irrigation to become successful farmers.
17
The first farmers in North America were living in _____.
Present day Mexico
Present day Canada
Present day California
Present day Texas
18
Which of the following is not true of the Aztec civilization?
The Aztec created a system of agriculture called floating gardens.
The Aztec civilization center was called Tenochtitlán
The Aztec civilization were neighbors to the Mayans.
The Aztec developed beds out of tall grass and reeds.
19
Which of the following is not true of the Inuit civilization?
The Inuit relied on whales, seals, and other sea animals.
The Inuit developed the kayak to fish.
The Inuit built their homes in the sides of cliffs to keep warm.
The Inuit lived in the far northern part of North America.
20
Historians believe that the first people traveled from _____.
Asia to North America
North America to Europe
Africa to North America
South America to North America
21
Geography is ___.
undiscovered land with resources.
all the continents and oceans of the world.
land and bodies of water in a place.
to study the physical features of an area.
22
Climate means ___.
how the weather changes the landcape
utalizing weather as a tool
the amount of rain a place gets
the weather in a place over time