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Native American Societies Before European Contact - Starter Quiz

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is an example of a way humans adapted to their environment before 1492 in North America?
    Groups in the Great Plains built large stone castles.
    Early peoples in the Southwest built irrigation systems to farm in dry regions.
    Native Americans domesticated horses before 1492.
    Communities in the Northeast used metal plows from Europe.
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  • Q2
    By the time of European arrival, most people living in the Americas had arrived recently from Europe or Asia within the past 500 years.
    false
    true
    True or False
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  • Q3
    What is the term for the land bridge that ancient peoples are believed to have crossed to migrate from Asia to North America during the last Ice Age?
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  • Q4
    Match each early civilization or development with its correct description. This will help review knowledge that supports understanding Native American societies before European contact.
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  • Q5
    Place the following events in the correct chronological order to show how early peoples arrived and settled in North America, before the development of complex societies.
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  • Q6
    Sort each item into the correct category.
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  • Q7
    Put the main regions of early North American indigenous settlement in order from north to south.
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  • Q8
    Unscramble the letters to name the continent from which early European explorers, such as Columbus, originated.
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  • Q9
    Before the arrival of Europeans, which of the following statements accurately describes general features of human societies in the Americas and how they compared to societies elsewhere in the world?
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  • Q10
    Which of the following best describes how diverse environments influenced the development of human societies in North America before European contact?
    Climate and geography shaped the food sources and shelter available to different groups.
    All Native Americans hunted only large mammals, ignoring plant foods altogether.
    Societies adapted to their environments by developing unique ways of life, such as fishing in coastal regions or farming in fertile valleys.
    Regions with abundant resources, like rivers or rich soils, tended to support larger, more settled populations.
    Native Americans had identical customs and lived in the same way across North America.
    Limited environmental differences meant that migration and settlement patterns were almost random.
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