Question 1

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) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Though ancient Americans lacked writing skills, they

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A)   knew how to read.
B)   shared a common spoken language.
C)   left detailed records of births and deaths.
D)   used other kinds of symbolic representation.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

When Europeans arrived in 1492, Native American cultures were

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A)   dying off due to lack of food and environmental problems.
B)   characterized by an impressive level of similarity and unity.
C)   divided into about twenty groups whose members shared cultural traits.
D)   so varied that they defy easy and simple description.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 4

How did the diet and culture of Woodland peoples change around 4000 BP?

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A)   They stopped eating wild plants, seeds, and nuts.
B)   They abandoned their hunting-gathering lifestyle.
C)   They began focusing less on hunting and more on plant gathering.
D)   They adopted limited forms of plant growing.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

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) A) and C)

Question 6

Use the following to answer questions :
-An empire that stretched from coast to coast across central Mexico and encompassed as many as 25 million people. Their culture was characterized by steep hierarchy and devotion to the war god Huitzilopochtli.

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A)  pueblos
B)  burial mounds
C)  Clovis points
D)  Mexica
E)  Pueblo BonitoF) Archaic IndiansG) CahokiaH) Paleo-IndiansI) BeringiaJ) tributeK) chiefdomL) hunter-gathererM) C) and G)
N) D) and J)

Question 7

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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Question 8

About 11,000 years ago, the Paleo-Indians faced a major crisis because

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A)   the temperature cooled dramatically, making it more difficult to live.
B)   the large animals they hunted had difficulty adapting to a warming climate.
C)   hunters had killed too many small animals, eliminating the food sources of the large mammals.
D)   a lengthy drought led to a massive shortage of edible plants.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

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 10

Although the two regions had roughly the same population in 1492, the population density of North America was

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A)   much greater than that of England.
B)   much less than that of England.
C)   about the same as that of England.
D)   greater than that of England in some areas and less than that of England in others.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions :
-Distinctively shaped spearheads used by Paleo-Indians and named for the place in New Mexico where they were first excavated.

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A)  pueblos
B)  burial mounds
C)  Clovis points
D)  Mexica
E)  Pueblo BonitoF) Archaic IndiansG) CahokiaH) Paleo-IndiansI) BeringiaJ) tributeK) chiefdomL) hunter-gathererM) I) and K)
N) D) and K)

Question 12

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 C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

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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Mexica Empire: When Europeans encountered the Mexica Empire in 1492, it stretched from coast to coast across central Mexico. It covered more land than Spain and Portugal combined and, with a population between 8 and 25 million, contained almost three times as many people.
The Mexica Rise to Power: The Mexica Empire began its rise to prominence in AD 1325, when Mexica warriors began to act as mercenaries for richer and more settled tribes. They used their power and began to assert dominance over their former allies and led their own military campaigns aimed at building a great empire. The Mexica then forced the conquered tribes to pay tribute in the form of goods such as food, textiles, and gold-and even with human sacrifice-in order to maintain their power and wealth.

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions :
-A way of life that involved procuring game and vegetation naturally, as opposed to engaging in agriculture and animal husbandry. Archaic Indians and their descendants in North America used this means of subsistence for centuries.

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A)  pueblos
B)  burial mounds
C)  Clovis points
D)  Mexica
E)  Pueblo BonitoF) Archaic IndiansG) CahokiaH) Paleo-IndiansI) BeringiaJ) tributeK) chiefdomL) hunter-gathererM) A) and I)
N) B) and I)

Question 15

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.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The 4 million Native Americans in North America in 1492 differed in where they lived and how their cultures had adapted to their local natural environments, but they also had many similarities. Describe how these cultures were similar to one another and how they differed from the culture of Europe at the time.

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Question 17

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) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Describe the two major developments that made it possible for human beings to migrate to the Western Hemisphere from Asia.

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Adaptation...

Question 19

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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Climate Adaptations: Southwestern peoples confronted a dry climate and unpredictable fluctuations in rainfall. As a result, the supply of wild plant food was very unreliable. These ancient Americans probably adopted agriculture in response to environmental uncertainty. They began to cultivate corn, and they became irrigation experts, conserving water from streams, springs, and rainfall and distributing it to crops.
Continued Vulnerability: The Hohokam may have declined due to rising salinity in the soil, and drought triggered the disappearance of the Anasazi.

Question 20

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) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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