Question 1

In AD 1492,the empire of the Mexica

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A)   stretched from Brazil to Mexico.
B)   encompassed up to 25 million people.
C)   possessed land roughly equal to that of Spain.
D)   traded peacefully with neighboring groups.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Discuss how climate shaped the lives of Ancient Americans in present-day Arizona,New Mexico,and southern portions of Utah and Colorado.How did southwestern Indians confront climate problems? How did they remain vulnerable?

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Question 3

Why did native peoples in California remain hunters and gatherers for hundreds of years after Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

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A)   Little competition existed for food sources in California.
B)   Both land and ocean provided an abundant food supply.
C)   The California peoples ate only fish and marine life.
D)   The few tribes in the region shared acorn-gathering territory.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

The League of Five Nations,which remained powerful well into the eighteenth century,was formed as

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A)   an alliance among European nations to promote New World exploration.
B)   a confederation of the Aztec tribes for the purpose of establishing a trade network.
C)   an alliance of Algonquian tribes to perpetuate their nomadic existence.
D)   a confederation of the Iroquoian tribes for the purposes of war and diplomacy.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

What does this ancient petroglyph tell us about the people who made it?

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A)   The people who crafted this were part of a farming society.
B)   The people who crafted this were part of a hunting society.
C)   Only women were hunters in this society.
D)   This society honored its dead with large murals.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The distinction between the study of humans by archaeologists and the study of humans by historians is often denoted by the

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A)   development of architecture.
B)   use of fire.
C)   invention of writing.
D)   use of verbal language.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Spanish conquerors exploited which weakness of the Mexica empire?

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A)   The empire's subjects did not see the Mexica as legitimate or fair rulers.
B)   The Mexica relied too heavily on trade with neighboring cultures.
C)   The political leaders were beginning a democratic reform movement.
D)   Diverse tribal factions were often in conflict with one another.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Archaic Indians who hunted the bison herds of the Great Plains were

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A)   skilled horsemen who utilized speed to catch animals.
B)   nomads who moved constantly with their prey.
C)   solitary hunters who attacked animals as they slept.
D)   cautious hunters who avoided stampeding the herds.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

What does the term Archaic describe?

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A)   Hunting and gathering cultures that descended from Paleo-Indians
B)   Agricultural cultures that preceded the Paleo-Indians before 13,000 BP
C)   The historical events that occurred from AD 800 to AD1500
D)   The historical era that begins with the development of agricultureE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The European artist of "Ancient Agriculture" misrepresented native agricultural practices in what way?

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A)   The person in the drawing is male,whereas women did the bulk of agricultural work.
B)   The person in the drawing is alone,whereas agricultural work was always done in groups.
C)   The drawing includes corn,which was not a staple of Native American agriculture.
D)   The farmer would not have been sowing new crops while other crops were bearing fruit for harvest.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Evidence indicates that before 1492,Native Americans

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A)   lived in peace and harmony with one another.
B)   endured constant ethnic conflicts.
C)   engaged in extensive religious conflicts.
D)   practiced human sacrifice.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Early Woodland Indians obtained food by

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A)   hunting deer.
B)   harvesting wild corn.
C)   fishing for salmon.
D)   growing a variety of crops.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

What do the artifacts that have survived from the Paleo-Indian era suggest about the first Americans?

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A)   They specialized in hunting big mammals.
B)   They developed permanent settlements along the Canadian Rockies.
C)   They used bows and arrows to kill small animals.
D)   They ate no plant foods.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Around 2500 BP,members of Woodland cultures in the vast Mississippi Valley began to construct burial mounds and other earthworks,suggesting the existence of social and political hierarchies that archaeologists term chiefdoms.Define chiefdoms and briefly explain what archaeologists have found in burial mounds and what these objects reveal about Woodland cultures.

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Question 15

What environmental factor shaped the cultures of the Archaic peoples of the Eastern Woodland?

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A)   Mountains
B)   Forests
C)   A desert
D)   The seacoastE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Experts believe that the Cahokians used woodhenges for

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A)   political ceremonies.
B)   religious rituals.
C)   burial sites.
D)   celestial observations.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Scholars believe that around 2500 BP,some Woodland cultures organized as chiefdoms.These chiefdoms produced hierarchical and centralized power structures.What do the artifacts from these cultures suggest about the roles played by chiefs? Why were these cultures not in existence at the time of European arrival?

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Question 18

What feature characterized the settlements of the Mogollon culture?

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A)   Hierarchical political organization
B)   Mound-building
C)   Elaborate irrigation systems
D)   Pit housesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Explain how the adoption of bows and arrows affected Great Plains hunters' livelihoods.

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Question 20

Why did Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopt agriculture?

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A)   Their climate produced predictable amounts of rainfall.
B)   Fertile soil yielded surplus quantities of wild plant food.
C)   There were fewer animals for hunting in the Southwest.
D)   The supply of wild plant food was highly unreliable.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 1: Ancient America Before 1492

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What do the artifacts that have survived from the Paleo-Indian era suggest about the first Americans?

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Early Woodland Indians obtained food by

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Why did Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopt agriculture?

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What does the term Archaic describe?

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What feature characterized the settlements of the Mogollon culture?

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The distinction between the study of humans by archaeologists and the study of humans by historians is often denoted by the

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Archaic Indians who hunted the bison herds of the Great Plains were

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Why did native peoples in California remain hunters and gatherers for hundreds of years after Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

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Spanish conquerors exploited which weakness of the Mexica empire?

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Experts believe that the Cahokians used woodhenges for

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The European artist of "Ancient Agriculture" misrepresented native agricultural practices in what way?

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What environmental factor shaped the cultures of the Archaic peoples of the Eastern Woodland?

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Evidence indicates that before 1492,Native Americans

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In AD 1492,the empire of the Mexica

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What does this ancient petroglyph tell us about the people who made it?

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Explain how the adoption of bows and arrows affected Great Plains hunters' livelihoods.

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Discuss how climate shaped the lives of Ancient Americans in present-day Arizona,New Mexico,and southern portions of Utah and Colorado.How did southwestern Indians confront climate problems? How did they remain vulnerable?

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The League of Five Nations,which remained powerful well into the eighteenth century,was formed as

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What do the artifacts that have survived from the Paleo-Indian era suggest about the first Americans?

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Early Woodland Indians obtained food by

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Why did Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopt agriculture?

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What does the term Archaic describe?

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The distinction between the study of humans by archaeologists and the study of humans by historians is often denoted by the

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Archaic Indians who hunted the bison herds of the Great Plains were

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Why did native peoples in California remain hunters and gatherers for hundreds of years after Europeans arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

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Spanish conquerors exploited which weakness of the Mexica empire?

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The European artist of "Ancient Agriculture" misrepresented native agricultural practices in what way?

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What environmental factor shaped the cultures of the Archaic peoples of the Eastern Woodland?

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What does this ancient petroglyph tell us about the people who made it?

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Explain how the adoption of bows and arrows affected Great Plains hunters' livelihoods.

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