Chapter 1 test

1.

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The Maya were extremely successful at .

2.

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The Maya food surplus resulted in them being able to .

3.

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What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

Hunters followed animals.

Horses were plentiful.

No diseases existed.

Land was free.

4.

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The Anasazi ate nothing but the animals they hunted.

True

False

5.

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The Ice Age is

a narrow body of water that separates Asia from North America

an activity done for a special purpose

an object made by people in the past

a period during which low temperatures caused large areas of Earth's water to freeze

6.

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They Aztecs their neighbors and stole their land.

7.

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What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?

foundation for buildings

burial places for important chiefs

field separator for crops

collection spot for extra soil

8.

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The Bering Strait is a narrow body of water that separates Asia from North America.

True

False

9.

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Which of the following best describes what happened to early peoples when large Ice Age animals died out?

They became vegetarians.

They became extinct.

They became farmers.

They became hunter-gatherers.

10.

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What does the fact that Mound Builders were able to build such enormous structures tell about them?

They were kind.

They were well organized.

They were trustworthy.

They were dependable.

11.

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What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?

They didn't hunt anymore.

They started to go to school.

They sold more food.

They settled in one place.

12.

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The Anasazi became successful farmers in the desert by digging ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.

True

False

13.

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Where did most early people live during the Ice Age?

in California

next to a water source

in a valley

wherever food was found

14.

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How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?

They grew vegetables.

They grew grains.

They hunted animals.

They raised animals.

15.

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The Inuit are successful farmers.

True

False

16.

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Migrate means

period during which low temperatures caused large areas of Earth's water to freeze

an object made by people in the past

activity done for a special purpose

to move from one area to another

17.

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What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?

They walked across a land bridge.

They came with Columbus.

They came on horse back.

They rode on mammoths and caribou.

18.

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The Mayans were able to develop an extremely accurate as a result of studying the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets.

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A ceremony is

Object made by people in the past

a narrow body of water that separates Asia from North America

to move from one area to another

an activity done for a special purpose

20.

1 point

An artifact is

an activity done for a special purpose

an object made by people in the past

period during which low temperatures caused large areas of Earth's water to freeze

to move from one area to another

21.

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The Maya traveled from Asia to America 2,500 years ago and stayed near the Arctic Ocean.

True

False