Question 1

The earliest known Pre-Columbian civilization was that of the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 2

The climate of Paleoindian America was ____ than it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) warmer 
B) milder. 
C) drier. 
D) cooler. 
E) Both A and B. 
A) warmer 
B) milder. 
C) drier. 
D) cooler. 
E) Both A and B. D

Question 3

The trade networks of the Americas

Accepted Answer

A) disseminated goods. 
B) facilitated cultural exchange. 
C) linked the Olmec and Chavin. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) disseminated goods. 
B) facilitated cultural exchange. 
C) linked the Olmec and Chavin. 
D) All of the options are correct. 
E) None of the options are correct. D

Question 4

Beringia connected Northeast Asia with present day

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina. 
B) Peru. 
C) Oregon. 
D) Alaska. 
E) British Columbia. 
A) Argentina. 
B) Peru. 
C) Oregon. 
D) Alaska. 
E) British Columbia.

Question 5

What cultural practices distinguished the Adena culture from other woodland civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Their burial practices and their style of pottery. 
B) There are no artifacts left by the Adena. 
C) They had extensive written records. 
D) They actually had no real culture of their own. 
E) They appear to have flourished around 12000 BCE. 
A) Their burial practices and their style of pottery. 
B) There are no artifacts left by the Adena. 
C) They had extensive written records. 
D) They actually had no real culture of their own. 
E) They appear to have flourished around 12000 BCE.

Question 6

Which of the following was not part of Olmec society?

Accepted Answer

A) Elites 
B) Priestly class 
C) Slaves 
D) Hereditary king or high-priest ruler 
E) Both C and D. 
A) Elites 
B) Priestly class 
C) Slaves 
D) Hereditary king or high-priest ruler 
E) Both C and D.

Question 7

Term for identification: maize cultivation

Accepted Answer

The term "maize cultivation" refers to t

Question 8

Which of the following was characteristic of the Clovis culture?

Accepted Answer

A) They used large spearheads. 
B) They hunted only small game. 
C) They do not appear to have used animal hides. 
D) They had no small tools. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) They used large spearheads. 
B) They hunted only small game. 
C) They do not appear to have used animal hides. 
D) They had no small tools. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 9

Term for identification: pit house

Accepted Answer

A pit house, also known as a pit dwellin

Question 10

The Archaic Period is marked by

Accepted Answer

A) iron smelting. 
B) use of draft animals. 
C) extinction of megafauna. 
D) warmer climate. 
E) the growing importance of the written and spoken languages. 
A) iron smelting. 
B) use of draft animals. 
C) extinction of megafauna. 
D) warmer climate. 
E) the growing importance of the written and spoken languages.

Question 11

Where were the Woodland Civilizations located?

Accepted Answer

A) North of the Rio Grande River. 
B) In southern Mexico. 
C) In Central America. 
D) On the Pacific coastline. 
E) Deep within the Amazon rainforest. 
A) North of the Rio Grande River. 
B) In southern Mexico. 
C) In Central America. 
D) On the Pacific coastline. 
E) Deep within the Amazon rainforest.

Question 12

About how far south did the descendants of the first wave of Asian migrants to the New World probably settle?

Accepted Answer

A) All the way to the American Southwest. 
B) Part of the way to eastern Canada. 
C) Only as far as Alaska. 
D) The southern tip of South America. 
E) Almost to Mexico City. 
A) All the way to the American Southwest. 
B) Part of the way to eastern Canada. 
C) Only as far as Alaska. 
D) The southern tip of South America. 
E) Almost to Mexico City.

Question 13

The ____________________ was a large, notched, leaf-shaped spearhead used to kill large animals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ was a large, notched, leaf-shaped...

Question 14

Compare and contrast what is known of Woodland, Mesoamerican, and Andean civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include trade, p

Question 15

Explain the role of the environment on American civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Woodland

Question 16

Term for identification: Beringia

Accepted Answer

Beringia refers to the land and maritime

Question 17

The Olmec are believed to have had which of the following types of government?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracy 
B) Oligarchy 
C) Monarchy 
D) Republic 
E) Theocracy 
A) Democracy 
B) Oligarchy 
C) Monarchy 
D) Republic 
E) Theocracy

Question 18

Term for identification: quinoa

Accepted Answer

Quinoa is a term used to describe a grai

Question 19

The animal revered most by the Olmecs was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The animal revered most by the Olmecs...

Question 20

Mesoamerica has which of the following geographic features?

Accepted Answer

A) Amazon River 
B) Grand Canyon 
C) Andes Mountains 
D) Mississippi River 
E) Sierra Madre Mountains 
A) Amazon River 
B) Grand Canyon 
C) Andes Mountains 
D) Mississippi River 
E) Sierra Madre Mountains

Exam 7: The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The earliest known Pre-Columbian civilization was that of the ____________________.

The climate of Paleoindian America was ____ than it is today.

The trade networks of the Americas

Beringia connected Northeast Asia with present day

What cultural practices distinguished the Adena culture from other woodland civilizations?

Which of the following was not part of Olmec society?

Term for identification: maize cultivation

Which of the following was characteristic of the Clovis culture?

Term for identification: pit house

The Archaic Period is marked by

Where were the Woodland Civilizations located?

About how far south did the descendants of the first wave of Asian migrants to the New World probably settle?

The ____________________ was a large, notched, leaf-shaped spearhead used to kill large animals.

Compare and contrast what is known of Woodland, Mesoamerican, and Andean civilizations.

Explain the role of the environment on American civilizations.

Term for identification: Beringia

The Olmec are believed to have had which of the following types of government?

Term for identification: quinoa

The animal revered most by the Olmecs was the ____________________.

Mesoamerica has which of the following geographic features?

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