Question 1

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Hopewell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their culture spread from the Ohio Valley to the Illinois River valley. 
B)  Their religious influence extended to places as far away as New York and Florida. 
C)  They traded only with local societies and groups. 
D)  Their centers contained two or three dozen mounds. 
E)  Elites were buried with sacred substances such as pearls, mica or quartz. 
A)  Their culture spread from the Ohio Valley to the Illinois River valley. 
B)  Their religious influence extended to places as far away as New York and Florida. 
C)  They traded only with local societies and groups. 
D)  Their centers contained two or three dozen mounds. 
E)  Elites were buried with sacred substances such as pearls, mica or quartz.

Question 2

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. 
Aztec Empire

Accepted Answer

The Aztec Empire was a Mesoamerican civi

Question 3

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. 
Eastern Woodlands

Accepted Answer

The Eastern Woodlands is a cultural area

Question 4

Evidence about early Native American cultures comes mainly from:

Accepted Answer

A)  All of these choices 
B)  observations of European explorers. 
C)  archeology. 
D)  Indian oral traditions. 
E)  inscriptions and graphic images. 
A)  All of these choices 
B)  observations of European explorers. 
C)  archeology. 
D)  Indian oral traditions. 
E)  inscriptions and graphic images.

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. 
Nuclear and extended families

Accepted Answer

Nuclear families refer to a family unit

Question 6

Which of the following characteristics of Olmec cities and Chavín de Huántar is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed hierarchical governing systems where hereditary rulers dominated thousands of residents. 
B)  They developed a society organized around kinship ties and communal support. 
C)  They developed diverse societies that included fishing, industry, and agricultural production. 
D)  They developed primitive democratic governing systems. 
E)  They developed as matriarchal societies with a focus on agriculture production. 
A)  They developed hierarchical governing systems where hereditary rulers dominated thousands of residents. 
B)  They developed a society organized around kinship ties and communal support. 
C)  They developed diverse societies that included fishing, industry, and agricultural production. 
D)  They developed primitive democratic governing systems. 
E)  They developed as matriarchal societies with a focus on agriculture production.

Question 7

Native Americans gained access to spiritual power in all of these ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  By embarking on a vision quest 
B)  By making sacrifices to one of their many gods and goddesses 
C)  Through ceremonies initiating menstruating girls into the spiritual world 
D)  Through dreams containing guidance and instructions 
E)  By ritual dances 
A)  By embarking on a vision quest 
B)  By making sacrifices to one of their many gods and goddesses 
C)  Through ceremonies initiating menstruating girls into the spiritual world 
D)  Through dreams containing guidance and instructions 
E)  By ritual dances

Question 8

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. 
Adena culture

Accepted Answer

The Adena culture refers to a prehistori

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. 
Ice Age

Accepted Answer

The Ice Age refers to a period of time i

Question 10

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. 
Pochteca

Accepted Answer

The Pochteca were a class of professiona

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. 
Maize

Accepted Answer

Maize, commonly known in many English-sp

Question 12

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. 
Cahokia

Accepted Answer

Cahokia was a pre-Columbian Native Ameri

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Groups warred for control over scarce resources. 
B)  Wars enabled Native American groups to seek captives. 
C)  Native Americans often battled for control of land. 
D)  Warfare was extensive and constant. 
E)  Warfare was conducted more as a pastime than as a way of conquering and subduing enemies. 
A)  Groups warred for control over scarce resources. 
B)  Wars enabled Native American groups to seek captives. 
C)  Native Americans often battled for control of land. 
D)  Warfare was extensive and constant. 
E)  Warfare was conducted more as a pastime than as a way of conquering and subduing enemies.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  They moved constantly, within informally defined boundaries. 
B)  They developed a cultural life that transcended their small bands. 
C)  They dwelled in bands of about fifteen to fifty people. 
D)  Men hunted, while women prepared food and took care of the children. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  They moved constantly, within informally defined boundaries. 
B)  They developed a cultural life that transcended their small bands. 
C)  They dwelled in bands of about fifteen to fifty people. 
D)  Men hunted, while women prepared food and took care of the children. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 15

What type of punishment did most Native Americans favor in child rearing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporary banishment to another village 
B)  Branding 
C)  Psychotropic medication 
D)  Psychological punishment 
E)  Physical punishment 
A)  Temporary banishment to another village 
B)  Branding 
C)  Psychotropic medication 
D)  Psychological punishment 
E)  Physical punishment

Question 16

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. 
Hohokam culture

Accepted Answer

The Hohokam culture was a prehistoric Na

Question 17

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. 
Monte Verde

Accepted Answer

Monte Verde is an archaeological site lo

Question 18

According to Cherokee myth

Accepted Answer

A)  animals were vengeful while plants were friendly 
B)  animals and plants were part of a conspiracy against humans 
C)  humans and animals lived in a peaceable kingdom 
D)  animals ruled over plants, and humans ruled over animals 
E)  if humans could get the snakes and fish on their side they would no longer need plants 
A)  animals were vengeful while plants were friendly 
B)  animals and plants were part of a conspiracy against humans 
C)  humans and animals lived in a peaceable kingdom 
D)  animals ruled over plants, and humans ruled over animals 
E)  if humans could get the snakes and fish on their side they would no longer need plants

Question 19

Choose three North American cultures flourishing before the arrival of Europeans, and discuss the major contributions and innovations of each.

Accepted Answer

1. The Maya Civilization: The Maya civil

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. 
Ancestral Pueblo culture

Accepted Answer

The Ancestral Pueblo culture, also known

Exam 1: Native Peoples of America

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Hopewell?

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. Aztec Empire

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. Eastern Woodlands

Evidence about early Native American cultures comes mainly from:

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. Nuclear and extended families

Which of the following characteristics of Olmec cities and Chavín de Huántar is true?

Native Americans gained access to spiritual power in all of these ways EXCEPT

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. Adena 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. Ice Age

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. Pochteca

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. Maize

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. Cahokia

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

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

What type of punishment did most Native Americans favor in child rearing?

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. Hohokam 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. Monte Verde

According to Cherokee myth

Choose three North American cultures flourishing before the arrival of Europeans, and discuss the major contributions and innovations of each.

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. Ancestral Pueblo culture

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Launching the New Republic

America at War and Peace

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Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

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Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

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