Exam 1: Native Peoples of America

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By A.D. 1500, the North American contine...

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A) An earthquake used widespread devastation.
B) Europeans destroyed their settlements.
C) Intertribal warfare tore the tribe apart.
D) Smallpox ravaged its population.
E) A terrible drought severely reduced its agricultural production.

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A) 41,000 B.C.
B) 13,000 B.C.
C) 2,500 B.C.
D) 6,000 B.C.
E) 75,000 B.C.

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B

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Chiefdoms were a form of social organiza...

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A) It was the area in present day New Mexico and Arizona where various Indian tribes attempted to settle but always failed because of the lack of rain.
B) It was an area in Central America that the Aztecs exploited for slaves and food.
C) It was an Indian community on the lower Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activity.
D) It was a holy place in Maya culture where people could go to show their complete devotion to God.
E) None of these choices

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A) the development of villages
B) expanded roles for men and women
C) the creation of vast empires
D) availability of a wide variety of flora and fauna
E) larger populations

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A) Based on give-and-take, it helped maintain equilibrium and interdependence between individuals of unequal power and prestige.
B) None of these choices
C) All of these choices
D) To retain control, human beings had to change nature to suit their purposes.
E) All people of an area had to vote before decisions could be made or treaties signed.

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A) They prayed to the spirits of the animals that they were about to kill for food.
B) They tried to conciliate the spiritual forces in the world.
C) They depended on medicine men and women to understand the unseen.
D) The believed that all nature was alive, pulsating with a spiritual power.
E) They believed that God had given humanity domination over nature.

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E

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The Hopewell culture refers to a prehist...

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The environmental change played a signif...

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The social structure of Native American ...

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The rise and existence of the Aztec empi...

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A) Distributing food
B) Cultivating the land
C) Fishing
D) Selecting chiefs
E) Gathering wild vegetation

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C

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Hunter-gatherers were early human societ...

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A) In Mesoamerica and South America
B) In Peru and the Pacific Northwest
C) In Canada and New England
D) In the Great Basin of North America
E) In the Caribbean islands

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Kivas are ceremonial structures that are...

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A) Patriarchal family
B) None of these choices
C) Extended family
D) Nuclear family
E) Matriarchal family

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A) Because of their ability to defeat rival Indian tribes.
B) Because of a high birth rate and the lack of effective birth control.
C) Because of the onset of a new Ice Age.
D) Because of the bountiful and accommodating environment.
E) Because of assistance from the League of the Iroquois.

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