Chapter Two Test
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- Q1
According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
30s - Q2
What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages?
They found dependable water sources
They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows
They developed agriculture
They needed protection from warring peoples
30s - Q3
What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?
Olmec
Ancient Puebloan
Adena
Mayan
30s - Q4
After water, what was the most important natural resources for the Plains Indians?
Rivers
Buffalo
Trees
Fish
30s - Q5
Which of these natural resources was most important to the people of the Eastern Woodlands?
Wood
Corn
Adobe
Grass
30s - Q6
Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause families to band together?
They held potlatch celebrations to share their many resources
They were able to grow plenty of food in the summer
They had to travel long distances to hunt seals
When food was scarce, the families shared seal meat
30s - Q7
What kind of shelter built from adobe bricks was common in the Southwest region?
Tepees
Pueblos
Tents of seal skin
Igloos
30s - Q8
What kind of houses did people of the Northwest Coast build that was similar to the shelters of the Eastern Woodlands people?
Longhouses
Log Cabins
Pueblos
Tepees
30s - Q9
What kind of shelter did the Inuit people of the Arctic build?
Igloos
Pueblos
Tents of seal skin
Tepees
30s - Q10
Scientists can learn a great deal about the life of early people living in the Americas from what?
division of labor
economy
artifacts
ceremony
30s - Q11
Native Americans often held what to celebrate a cultural or religious event?
ceremony
culture
division of labor
economy
30s - Q12
Native Americans often depended on what in order to produce more goods?
economy
culture
migration
division of labor
30s - Q13
What did Native American groups depend on for the supply of food and other natural resources that helped them meet their needs?
economy
migration
artifacts
culture
30s - Q14
What of the Olmec had a strong influence on the Mayan cities that developed later?
migration
artifacts
culture
ceremony
30s - Q15
What word means movement of people?
artifacts
ceremony
migration
division of labor
30s