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Answer the following questions about Native North Americans.

1
At the time of European contact, North American peoples showed diversity in
A)the languages they spoke.
B)the manner in which they obtained food.
C)the level of stratification in their societies.
D)their level of mobility.
E)All of the above.
2
Poverty Point
A)is located in North Carolina.
B)may have had a population of several thousand.
C)did not appear to be occupied for any duration of time
D)was mostly used for religious rituals.
E)is where inhabitants relied solely on domesticated food sources.
3
Hopewell peace pipes were
A)used as mechanisms for exchange.
B)produced in large quantities solely for trade purposes.
C)used only after violent conflict had been resolved.
D)used only by group leaders.
E)only used as burial objects.
4
The largest prehistoric structure in the United States was at
A)Moundville.
B)Poverty Point.
C)the Draper site.
D)Cahokia.
E)Chaco Canyon.
5
The Southern Culture art style is associated with which of the following locations?
A)Poverty Point
B)the Draper site
C)Cahokia
D)Chaco Canyon
E)Moundville
6
People first occupied the American Southwest around
A)15,000 B.C.
B)9,000 B.C.
C)5,000 B.C.
D)2,000 B.C.
E)1,000 B.C.
7
What evidence supports the proposition that warfare was a component of life at Moundville?
A)Many communities had fortified walls.
B)Skeletal studies revealed indications of scalping and the taking of trophy heads.
C)Written documents described fighting among warring factions.
D)All of the above.
E)A and B
8
Examination of the longhouses at the Draper Site revealed that
A)most were not used for residential purposes.
B)they may have been occupied by many nuclear families at the same time.
C)they were probably constructed with the help of slave labor.
D)only elite members of the society slept in them while others typically slept in smaller structures.
E)they were used solely for religious purposes.
9
Which of the following was not a characteristic of the Hohokam?
A)Ball courts.
B)Irrigation.
C)Intense warfare.
D)Red-on-buff pottery.
E)Maize agriculture.
10
An important characteristic of the Anasazi of the Chaco Canyon region was
A)the lack of reliance on domesticated plants such as maize.
B)elaborate art works.
C)the sacrifice of thousands of individuals.
D)complex apartment like structures housing hundreds of individuals.
E)ball courts.
11
Permanent settlements of the large, hunter-gatherer community at Ozette was possible because residents
A)traded for agricultural products such as maize.
B)could rely on abundant marine resources.
C)raised domesticated livestock.
D)grew vegetables and grains in their courtyards.
E)went hungry during certain seasons.
12
Using Figure 7.27 from the text, it shows residences at which of the following sites?

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A)Moundville
B)Poverty Point
C)The Draper site
D)Cahokia
E)Chaco Canyon







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