Question 1

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

Question 2

Which of the following would not have been a responsibility of women in northeastern Native American tribes like the Iroquois?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distributing food 
B)  Cultivating the land 
C)  Fishing 
D)  Selecting chiefs 
E)  Gathering wild vegetation 
A)  Distributing food 
B)  Cultivating the land 
C)  Fishing 
D)  Selecting chiefs 
E)  Gathering wild vegetation C

Question 3

According to archaeologists, when did the first humans likely arrive in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  41,000 B.C. 
B)  13,000 B.C. 
C)  2,500 B.C. 
D)  6,000 B.C. 
E)  75,000 B.C. 
A)  41,000 B.C. 
B)  13,000 B.C. 
C)  2,500 B.C. 
D)  6,000 B.C. 
E)  75,000 B.C. B

Question 4

Analyze the rise and existence of the Aztec empire. How did this empire begin? What governing system did it use? What type of economy did it develop? How successful was it? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The rise and existence of the Aztec empi

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Chiefdoms

Accepted Answer

Chiefdoms were a form of social organiza

Question 6

How did environmental change shape the transition from Paleo-Indian to Archaic ways of life?

Accepted Answer

The environmental change played a signif

Question 7

"By A.D. 1500 the North American continent presented a remarkable variety of human cultures, societies, and historical experiences." Discuss that statement. Choose one early culture from each of the major regions of North America (the northern and western perimeters, the southwest, and the Eastern Woodlands). In what ways did those cultures differ? In what ways were they alike? Account for the differences and similarities.

Accepted Answer

By A.D. 1500, the North American contine

Question 8

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 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hunter-gatherers

Accepted Answer

Hunter-gatherers were early human societ

Question 10

Why did the Paleo-Indians flourish in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of their ability to defeat rival Indian tribes. 
B)  Because of a high birth rate and the lack of effective birth control. 
C)  Because of the onset of a new Ice Age. 
D)  Because of the bountiful and accommodating environment. 
E)  Because of assistance from the League of the Iroquois. 
A)  Because of their ability to defeat rival Indian tribes. 
B)  Because of a high birth rate and the lack of effective birth control. 
C)  Because of the onset of a new Ice Age. 
D)  Because of the bountiful and accommodating environment. 
E)  Because of assistance from the League of the Iroquois.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Paleo-Indians

Accepted Answer

Paleo-Indians refers to the first people

Question 12

By the time Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Patriarchal family 
B)  None of these choices 
C)  Extended family 
D)  Nuclear family 
E)  Matriarchal family 
A)  Patriarchal family 
B)  None of these choices 
C)  Extended family 
D)  Nuclear family 
E)  Matriarchal family

Question 14

Which of the following statements accurately reflects one aspect of the principle of reciprocity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Based on give-and-take, it helped maintain equilibrium and interdependence between individuals of unequal power and prestige. 
B)  None of these choices 
C)  All of these choices 
D)  To retain control, human beings had to change nature to suit their purposes. 
E)  All people of an area had to vote before decisions could be made or treaties signed. 
A)  Based on give-and-take, it helped maintain equilibrium and interdependence between individuals of unequal power and prestige. 
B)  None of these choices 
C)  All of these choices 
D)  To retain control, human beings had to change nature to suit their purposes. 
E)  All people of an area had to vote before decisions could be made or treaties signed.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the development and later decline of each of these major Native American cultures: Hohokam and Ancestral Pueblo; Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian.

Accepted Answer

The Hohokam and Ancestral Pueblo culture

Question 16

Describe the social structure that might have been found in a Native American tribe at the time of the first European contacts. What were the patterns of family structure, roles for men and women, property ownership, work, and religion?

Accepted Answer

The social structure of Native American

Question 17

What was Poverty Point?

Accepted Answer

A)  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. 
B)  It was an area in Central America that the Aztecs exploited for slaves and food. 
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 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. 
B)  It was an area in Central America that the Aztecs exploited for slaves and food. 
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 18

Why did Ancestral Pueblo culture decline and fall?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hopewell culture

Accepted Answer

The Hopewell culture refers to a prehist

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Kivas

Accepted Answer

Kivas are ceremonial structures that are

Exam 1: Native Peoples of America

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

Which of the following would not have been a responsibility of women in northeastern Native American tribes like the Iroquois?

According to archaeologists, when did the first humans likely arrive in America?

Analyze the rise and existence of the Aztec empire. How did this empire begin? What governing system did it use? What type of economy did it develop? How successful was it? Explain.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Chiefdoms

How did environmental change shape the transition from Paleo-Indian to Archaic ways of life?

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

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hunter-gatherers

Why did the Paleo-Indians flourish in the Americas?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Paleo-Indians

By the time Columbus arrived in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?

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

Which of the following statements accurately reflects one aspect of the principle of reciprocity?

Compare and contrast the development and later decline of each of these major Native American cultures: Hohokam and Ancestral Pueblo; Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippian.

Describe the social structure that might have been found in a Native American tribe at the time of the first European contacts. What were the patterns of family structure, roles for men and women, property ownership, work, and religion?

What was Poverty Point?

Why did Ancestral Pueblo culture decline and fall?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hopewell culture

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Kivas

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