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