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1
The centers of Mesoamerican culture in the first millennium C.E. developed primarily in
A)New York.
B)California.
C)Mexico.
D)Canada.
2
The first human inhabitants of the western hemisphere came from
A)western Europe.
B)northeastern Asia.
C)Africa.
D)the Middle East.
3
The end of the Ice Age brought
A)new inhabitants to the Americas.
B)European settlers.
C)a change in the physical environment.
D)All of these are correct.
4
The builders of the first cities in America were
A)the Olmecs.
B)the Hohokam.
C)the Apache.
D)the Inuits.
5
The Mayan civilization is famous for its
A)written language.
B)discovery of zero.
C)calendar.
D)All of these are correct.
6
The Mayan civilization fell because of
A)military invasion.
B)epidemic disease.
C)earthquakes.
D)unknown reasons.
7
The earliest inhabitants of the eastern woodlands relied on each of the following for food EXCEPT
A)fishing.
B)agriculture.
C)hunting.
D)gathering.
8
The Mississippian culture built Cahokia, a port city of more than 10,000 people, near the present-day site of
A)Chicago.
B)New Orleans.
C)Charleston.
D)St. Louis.
9
The primary source of food for the hunters of the Great Plains was
A)maize.
B)buffalo.
C)fish.
D)wheat.
10
The people of the Pacific Northwest traveled in canoes to
A)net salmon.
B)harpoon whales.
C)gather clams.
D)All of these are correct.
11
Which of the following foods was not native to the Americas?
A)corn
B)rice
C)squash
D)potatoes
12
How did the north-south axis of the Americas affect the development of societies?
A)It facilitated the transmission of plants and animals from one region to another.
B)It created climactic diversity that made it easy for societies to share agricultural practices.
C)It created geographic diversity that made it difficult for societies to communicate with each other.
D)All of these are correct.
13
Why were American societies more susceptible to communicable diseases that their European counterparts after contact?
A)American societies had too many domesticated animals that transmitted communicable diseases.
B)American societies did not have enough domesticated animals transmitting diseases.
C)American societies had fewer cities than did European societies.
D)Tuberculosis was more contagious than smallpox.
14
Each of the following civilizations collapsed during the centuries immediately preceding the arrival of the Europeans except
A)the Pueblos.
B)the Hohokam.
C)the Anasazi.
D)the Hopewell.
15
One famous legacy of the tribes of the lower Mississippi valley, including the Natchez, is their
A)pyramids.
B)mound building.
C)totem poles.
D)longhouses.
16
The Caribbean cultures of the fifteenth century were strongly influenced by
A)the Algonquins.
B)the Europeans.
C)the Mayans.
D)the Inuits.
17
The Aztec society was
A)peaceful.
B)impoverished.
C)egalitarian.
D)highly stratified.





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