Question 1

How did Native Americans relate to the natural environment?

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A)   They passively lived in harmony with the environment.
B)   They adapted to it in order to make their lives easier without depleting resources.
C)   They changed the environment in a variety of ways that served their own interests.
D)   They deliberately and continually depleted resources while migrating to new areas.

Question 2

Scholars speculate that Hopewell culture declined because

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A)   farming and new weapons made central authority unnecessary.
B)   repeated droughts wiped out the local food supply.
C)   a mysterious disease suddenly killed the entire population.
D)   their desire for conquest led them to overextend their military forces.

Question 3

Describe the size and scope of the Mexica Empire at the time of its discovery by the Europeans after 1492,and explain how it got to be so large in physical size and population.

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Question 4

How did the introduction of bows and arrows affect Archaic Indians?

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A)   Bows permitted hunters to wound animals from farther away.
B)   Indians traded the costly bows and arrows for food.
C)   Arrowheads were larger and heavier than spear points but equally effective.
D)   New weapons allowed Great Plains hunters to abandon their nomadic lifestyle.

Question 5

What was the reason for the early,prolonged absence of humans in the Western Hemisphere?

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A)   The warm climate of Africa attracted most of the earth's population.
B)   Large herds of mammoths made migration to the Americas too dangerous.
C)   North and South America had become detached from the continent of Pangaea.
D)   Plentiful food made it unnecessary for northern European tribes to seek a different home.

Question 6

How do historians study the past?

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A)   They mainly concentrate on written documents to determine the attitudes of a people.
B)   They privilege physical artifacts,such as bones and buildings,over written documents.
C)   They use the same methods as archaeologists to obtain information.
D)   They study only public writings and ignore biased personal writings.

Question 7

Although experts debate the exact time people began migrating to North America,the first migrants probably arrived

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A)   around 25,000 BP.
B)   around 15,000 BP.
C)   more than 1.5 million years ago.
D)   fewer than 5,000 years ago.

Question 8

What is a prudent estimate of the population of Native Americans in North America at the time of Columbus's arrival in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)   500,000
B)   1 million
C)   4 million
D)   15 million

Question 9

Beginning about 4000 BP,distinctive southwestern cultures began to depend on agriculture and build permanent settlements.Discuss the cultures and challenges of the ancient Americans found in present-day Arizona,New Mexico,Utah,and Colorado.

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Question 10

What can be inferred from the drawing "Florida Woman"?

Accepted Answer

A)   That Florida had unique crops not found in other parts of America
B)   That Native American women were more associated with food practices than their male counterparts
C)   That corn was a major contribution of Native Americans to the rest of the world
D)   That native people had many varied ways of preparing corn

Question 11

Eastern Woodland peoples around the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492 clustered into which three major groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Algonquian,Iroquoian,and Muskogean peoples
B)   Pawnee,Mandan,and Comanche tribes
C)   Apache,Navajo,and Hopi tribes
D)   Sioux,Cheyenne,and Blackfeet peoples

Question 12

Why do archaeologists believe that the first ancient Woodland mound builders were organized into chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   The legend of one chief has survived for thousands of years in the local Indian culture.
B)   The lack of artifacts inside the mounds indicates that chiefs seized all valuables.
C)   The complexity of the mounds suggests that one chief commanded labor from others.
D)   Ancient peoples had a tendency to organize themselves into chiefdoms.

Question 13

How long did it take Paleo-Indians to migrate throughout the Western Hemisphere after their initial arrival?

Accepted Answer

A)   50 years
B)   100 years
C)   1,000 years
D)   10,000 years

Question 14

What was the main source of food for Archaic peoples inhabiting the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bison
B)   Fish
C)   Plants
D)   Waterfowl

Question 15

What characteristic was common across the many tribes inhabiting North America at the dawn of European colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)   The use of some form of written language
B)   Dependence on hunting and gathering for most of their food
C)   The use of domesticated animals for hunting and agricultural production
D)   A culture developed according to local natural environments

Question 16

Describe the ways that Eastern Woodland cultures interacted with the natural environment.What challenges and opportunities did they encounter?

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Forest Env...

Question 17

How did Native American cultures adapt to the extinction of big game?

Accepted Answer

A)   Native Americans adopted stationary agriculture.
B)   Paleo-Indians domesticated larger animals.
C)   Native Americans moved only to warm climates.
D)   Paleo-Indians began foraging wild plant foods.

Question 18

How did agriculture change Archaic cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)   It encouraged the gradual establishment of permanent settlements.
B)   It discouraged permanent settlements and encouraged mobility.
C)   It quickly led to the disappearance of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
D)   It made Native Americans more vulnerable to disease.

Question 19

Archaic hunters and gatherers throughout North America shared some common traits but also lived very differently.Write an essay that explains how various natural environments produced differing hunter-gatherer cultures.What implications did the variation in cultures have for archaic peoples?

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Answer would ideally include:
Common Tra...

Question 20

Describe the two major adaptations the Paleo-Indians made in their way of life as the mammoths and other large game they hunted became extinct.

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Exam 1: Ancient America Before 1492

How do historians study the past?

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What is a prudent estimate of the population of Native Americans in North America at the time of Columbus's arrival in the New World?

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How long did it take Paleo-Indians to migrate throughout the Western Hemisphere after their initial arrival?

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How did Native Americans relate to the natural environment?

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How did agriculture change Archaic cultures?

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Describe the size and scope of the Mexica Empire at the time of its discovery by the Europeans after 1492,and explain how it got to be so large in physical size and population.

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What can be inferred from the drawing "Florida Woman"?

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What was the reason for the early,prolonged absence of humans in the Western Hemisphere?

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Beginning about 4000 BP,distinctive southwestern cultures began to depend on agriculture and build permanent settlements.Discuss the cultures and challenges of the ancient Americans found in present-day Arizona,New Mexico,Utah,and Colorado.

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Although experts debate the exact time people began migrating to North America,the first migrants probably arrived

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Archaic hunters and gatherers throughout North America shared some common traits but also lived very differently.Write an essay that explains how various natural environments produced differing hunter-gatherer cultures.What implications did the variation in cultures have for archaic peoples?

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Describe the two major adaptations the Paleo-Indians made in their way of life as the mammoths and other large game they hunted became extinct.

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Describe the ways that Eastern Woodland cultures interacted with the natural environment.What challenges and opportunities did they encounter?

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Scholars speculate that Hopewell culture declined because

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What characteristic was common across the many tribes inhabiting North America at the dawn of European colonization?

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Eastern Woodland peoples around the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492 clustered into which three major groups?

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What was the main source of food for Archaic peoples inhabiting the Great Basin?

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How did Native American cultures adapt to the extinction of big game?

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How did the introduction of bows and arrows affect Archaic Indians?

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Why do archaeologists believe that the first ancient Woodland mound builders were organized into chiefdoms?

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