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