Question 1

Which of the following is a feature of Anasazi Pueblo culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  They built temporary villages. 
B)  They became the most powerful Indian people in the Northeast. 
C)  They traveled along poorly defined trails. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  They built extensive complexes of attached apartments and storage rooms and partly underground structures. 
A)  They built temporary villages. 
B)  They became the most powerful Indian people in the Northeast. 
C)  They traveled along poorly defined trails. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  They built extensive complexes of attached apartments and storage rooms and partly underground structures. E

Question 2

What advances did the Maya make?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed a calendar. 
B)  They used a numerical system that included a zero. 
C)  They utilized a system of writing. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  They developed a calendar. 
B)  They used a numerical system that included a zero. 
C)  They utilized a system of writing. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices D

Question 3

Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They experimented with teosinte and produced maize. 
B)  They selectively bred cattle and produced the longhorn steer. 
C)  They crossed barley with rye and began harvesting wheat. 
D)  They killed only the oldest and weakest wild animals and allowed the strongest to procreate. 
E)  They built specialized fish ponds where they bred the most nutritious fish. 
A)  They experimented with teosinte and produced maize. 
B)  They selectively bred cattle and produced the longhorn steer. 
C)  They crossed barley with rye and began harvesting wheat. 
D)  They killed only the oldest and weakest wild animals and allowed the strongest to procreate. 
E)  They built specialized fish ponds where they bred the most nutritious fish. A

Question 4

What was Poverty Point?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an area in Central American that the Aztecs exploited for slaves and food. 
B)  It was the area in present day New Mexico and Arizona where various Indian tribes attempted to settle but always failed because of the lack of rain. 
C)  It was an Indian community on the lower Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activity. 
D)  It was a holy place in Maya culture where people could go to show their complete devotion to God. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  It was an area in Central American that the Aztecs exploited for slaves and food. 
B)  It was the area in present day New Mexico and Arizona where various Indian tribes attempted to settle but always failed because of the lack of rain. 
C)  It was an Indian community on the lower Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activity. 
D)  It was a holy place in Maya culture where people could go to show their complete devotion to God. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of villages 
B)  expanded roles for men and women 
C)  the creation of vast empires 
D)  availability of a wide variety of flora and fauna 
E)  larger populations 
A)  the development of villages 
B)  expanded roles for men and women 
C)  the creation of vast empires 
D)  availability of a wide variety of flora and fauna 
E)  larger populations

Question 6

Which statement concerning the people of the Archaic era is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  They made relatively sharp distinctions between men's and women's roles. 
B)  They made clear distinctions among themselves on the basis of class or rank. 
C)  They were wiped out by diseases introduced by Archaic peoples. 
D)  They generally tried to keep to themselves and had little to do with their neighbors. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  They made relatively sharp distinctions between men's and women's roles. 
B)  They made clear distinctions among themselves on the basis of class or rank. 
C)  They were wiped out by diseases introduced by Archaic peoples. 
D)  They generally tried to keep to themselves and had little to do with their neighbors. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 7

What was the capital of the largest early state in Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monte Albán 
B)  Cancun 
C)  Teotihuacán 
D)  Chavín de Huántar 
E)  Adena 
A)  Monte Albán 
B)  Cancun 
C)  Teotihuacán 
D)  Chavín de Huántar 
E)  Adena

Question 8

Which of the following generalizations about Native American cultures is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost all the societies were the same in terms of political and social structure, religious beliefs, and basic contributions. 
B)  No society had much in common with any other society. 
C)  Most Native American cultures were characterized by a kinship reciprocity and communal ownership of resources. 
D)  Because of their relationship to the environment, native Americans had evolved into careful conservationists. 
E)  Only native cultures in the Eastern Woodlands developed the bow and arrow and used ceramic pottery. 
A)  Almost all the societies were the same in terms of political and social structure, religious beliefs, and basic contributions. 
B)  No society had much in common with any other society. 
C)  Most Native American cultures were characterized by a kinship reciprocity and communal ownership of resources. 
D)  Because of their relationship to the environment, native Americans had evolved into careful conservationists. 
E)  Only native cultures in the Eastern Woodlands developed the bow and arrow and used ceramic pottery.

Question 9

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Plains Indians used buffalos?

Accepted Answer

A)  They butchered them for meat. 
B)  They used their hides for clothing, bedding, and housing. 
C)  They used their bones for tools. 
D)  They made arrowheads from buffalo horns. 
E)  They used them to haul wagons. 
A)  They butchered them for meat. 
B)  They used their hides for clothing, bedding, and housing. 
C)  They used their bones for tools. 
D)  They made arrowheads from buffalo horns. 
E)  They used them to haul wagons.

Question 10

Which family pattern was most common among North American Indian tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nuclear family 
B)  Extended family 
C)  Patriarchical family 
D)  Matriarchical family 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Nuclear family 
B)  Extended family 
C)  Patriarchical family 
D)  Matriarchical family 
E)  None of these choices

Question 11

Which of the following examples provides evidence of the sophistication of Hopewell culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cave drawings 
B)  Mounds containing enclosures 
C)  Canals and bridges 
D)  Birch-bark records 
E)  Oral traditions 
A)  Cave drawings 
B)  Mounds containing enclosures 
C)  Canals and bridges 
D)  Birch-bark records 
E)  Oral traditions

Question 12

At the time of Columbus's arrival in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the Great Basin of North America 
B)  In Mexico and South America 
C)  In Canada and New England 
D)  In Peru and the Pacific Northwest 
E)  In the Caribbean islands 
A)  In the Great Basin of North America 
B)  In Mexico and South America 
C)  In Canada and New England 
D)  In Peru and the Pacific Northwest 
E)  In the Caribbean islands

Question 13

What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life could occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ice Age had to end. 
B)  Elaborate canals had to be built. 
C)  The League of the Iroquois had to be defeated. 
D)  The Wooly Mammoth had to be eliminated. 
E)  A more drought-resistant strain of maize had to be introduced. 
A)  The Ice Age had to end. 
B)  Elaborate canals had to be built. 
C)  The League of the Iroquois had to be defeated. 
D)  The Wooly Mammoth had to be eliminated. 
E)  A more drought-resistant strain of maize had to be introduced.

Question 14

Which statement concerning warfare in most Native American societies is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warfare was conducted more as a pastime than as a way of conquering and subduing enemies. 
B)  Warfare was a constant and continuing part of life. 
C)  Warfare occurred infrequently, and when it did it was conducted in a gentle and polite manner. 
D)  Warfare was an indication of the strength and stability of the society. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Warfare was conducted more as a pastime than as a way of conquering and subduing enemies. 
B)  Warfare was a constant and continuing part of life. 
C)  Warfare occurred infrequently, and when it did it was conducted in a gentle and polite manner. 
D)  Warfare was an indication of the strength and stability of the society. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 15

Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  A terrible drought severely reduced its agricultural production. 
B)  Intertribal warfare tore the tribe apart. 
C)  An earthquake used widespread devastation. 
D)  Europeans destroyed their settlements. 
E)  Smallpox ravaged its population. 
A)  A terrible drought severely reduced its agricultural production. 
B)  Intertribal warfare tore the tribe apart. 
C)  An earthquake used widespread devastation. 
D)  Europeans destroyed their settlements. 
E)  Smallpox ravaged its population.

Question 16

Where was Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern half of North America. 
B)  Central and Southern Mexico and Central America 
C)  Alaska and the Pacific Northwest 
D)  Western South America 
E)  Present-day Florida and Georgia 
A)  Eastern half of North America. 
B)  Central and Southern Mexico and Central America 
C)  Alaska and the Pacific Northwest 
D)  Western South America 
E)  Present-day Florida and Georgia

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age. 
B)  Europeans sailed across the Atlantic in leather boats during the pre-Christian era. 
C)  Hunters from Asia dispersed themselves over much of North America. 
D)  Humans arrived by boat and followed the coast southward from Alaska. 
E)  Humans arrived in multiple migrations 
A)  Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age. 
B)  Europeans sailed across the Atlantic in leather boats during the pre-Christian era. 
C)  Hunters from Asia dispersed themselves over much of North America. 
D)  Humans arrived by boat and followed the coast southward from Alaska. 
E)  Humans arrived in multiple migrations

Question 18

Which of the following is not true about Native American religious beliefs at the point of the initial European contacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They prayed to the spirits of the animals that they were about to kill for food. 
B)  They depended on medicine men and women to understand the unseen. 
C)  They believed that God had given humanity domination over nature. 
D)  The believed that all nature was alive, pulsating with a spiritual power. 
E)  They tried to conciliate the spiritual forces in the world. 
A)  They prayed to the spirits of the animals that they were about to kill for food. 
B)  They depended on medicine men and women to understand the unseen. 
C)  They believed that God had given humanity domination over nature. 
D)  The believed that all nature was alive, pulsating with a spiritual power. 
E)  They tried to conciliate the spiritual forces in the world.

Question 19

Which of the following was a feature of Paleo-Indian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They dwelled in bands of about fifteen to fifty people. 
B)  They moved constantly, within informally defined boundaries. 
C)  They made hunting tools out of jasper and flint. 
D)  They developed a cultural life that transcended their small bands. 
E)  All of these choices. 
A)  They dwelled in bands of about fifteen to fifty people. 
B)  They moved constantly, within informally defined boundaries. 
C)  They made hunting tools out of jasper and flint. 
D)  They developed a cultural life that transcended their small bands. 
E)  All of these choices.

Question 20

How widespread was animal domestication in the New World before Christopher Columbus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Native Americans had domesticated the dog and horse. 
B)  Domestication of animals was very limited. 
C)  Native Americans had not tried to domesticate animals. 
D)  Native Americans had domesticated more animals than Europeans. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Most Native Americans had domesticated the dog and horse. 
B)  Domestication of animals was very limited. 
C)  Native Americans had not tried to domesticate animals. 
D)  Native Americans had domesticated more animals than Europeans. 
E)  None of these choices

Which of the following is a feature of Anasazi Pueblo culture?

What advances did the Maya make?

Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?

What was Poverty Point?

Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?

Which statement concerning the people of the Archaic era is correct?

What was the capital of the largest early state in Mesoamerica?

Which of the following generalizations about Native American cultures is true?

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Plains Indians used buffalos?

Which family pattern was most common among North American Indian tribes?

Which of the following examples provides evidence of the sophistication of Hopewell culture?

At the time of Columbus's arrival in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life could occur?

Which statement concerning warfare in most Native American societies is most accurate?

Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall?

Where was Mesoamerica?

Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled?

Which of the following is not true about Native American religious beliefs at the point of the initial European contacts?

Which of the following was a feature of Paleo-Indian society?

How widespread was animal domestication in the New World before Christopher Columbus?

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Exam 1: Native Peoples of America, to 1500

Which of the following is a feature of Anasazi Pueblo culture?

What advances did the Maya make?

Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?

What was Poverty Point?

Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?

Which statement concerning the people of the Archaic era is correct?

What was the capital of the largest early state in Mesoamerica?

Which of the following generalizations about Native American cultures is true?

Which of the following was not one of the ways that Plains Indians used buffalos?

Which family pattern was most common among North American Indian tribes?

Which of the following examples provides evidence of the sophistication of Hopewell culture?

At the time of Columbus's arrival in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life could occur?

Which statement concerning warfare in most Native American societies is most accurate?

Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall?

Where was Mesoamerica?

Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled?

Which of the following is not true about Native American religious beliefs at the point of the initial European contacts?

Which of the following was a feature of Paleo-Indian society?

How widespread was animal domestication in the New World before Christopher Columbus?

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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