Unit 1 - The First Americans Direct Study Guide
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1. Most theories about the first Americans speculate that they migrated from which continent?
1. Most theories about the first Americans speculate that they migrated from which continent?
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2. Which environmental change do scientists believe allowed migration by land to the Americas?
2. Which environmental change do scientists believe allowed migration by land to the Americas?
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3. What is one possible reason the first people migrated to the Americas?
3. What is one possible reason the first people migrated to the Americas?
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4. How did early Americans adapt to their environment as mammoths and other large animals died off?
4. How did early Americans adapt to their environment as mammoths and other large animals died off?
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5. What was the first plant food cultivated in the Americas?
5. What was the first plant food cultivated in the Americas?
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6. Which of the following lists in the correct order the sequence of events that led to permanent human settlements in the Americas?
6. Which of the following lists in the correct order the sequence of events that led to permanent human settlements in the Americas?
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7. What do the large carved stone heads found in ancient Olmec settlements tell us about Olmec civilization?
7. What do the large carved stone heads found in ancient Olmec settlements tell us about Olmec civilization?
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8. Because the Maya developed a 365-day calendar, it is reasonable to conclude that they
8. Because the Maya developed a 365-day calendar, it is reasonable to conclude that they
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9. How was Aztec culture similar to Maya culture?
9. How was Aztec culture similar to Maya culture?
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10. How did the establishment of a single, official language impact the Inca?
10. How did the establishment of a single, official language impact the Inca?
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11. Which native North American culture built dwellings in the walls of steep cliffs?
11. Which native North American culture built dwellings in the walls of steep cliffs?
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12. Why do scholars believe the Hopewell peoples were in contact with many other Native American groups?
12. Why do scholars believe the Hopewell peoples were in contact with many other Native American groups?
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13. What is one way the Inuit and the Aleut were different?
13. What is one way the Inuit and the Aleut were different?
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14. Which of the following groups lived the farthest south?
14. Which of the following groups lived the farthest south?
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15. Why is it reasonable to conclude that the Hopi and Zuni peoples are descended from the Ancient Puebloans?
15. Why is it reasonable to conclude that the Hopi and Zuni peoples are descended from the Ancient Puebloans?
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16. What was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
16. What was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
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17. The Mohawk would be most likely to understand the language spoken by which of the following?
17. The Mohawk would be most likely to understand the language spoken by which of the following?
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18. Why was farming likely easier for the Creek and Cherokee than for the Seneca and Cayuga?
18. Why was farming likely easier for the Creek and Cherokee than for the Seneca and Cayuga?
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19. What is Coyote’s goal in this excerpt?
19. What is Coyote’s goal in this excerpt?
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20. Who is most likely to think Coyote is a hero?
20. Who is most likely to think Coyote is a hero?
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21. Which conclusion does the excerpt support?
21. Which conclusion does the excerpt support?
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22. How do you think the Kalapuya feel about Tallapus’s actions?
22. How do you think the Kalapuya feel about Tallapus’s actions?
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23. According to the Beringia theory, which two climactic events allowed the migration of people from Asia to the Americas?
23. According to the Beringia theory, which two climactic events allowed the migration of people from Asia to the Americas?
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24. What caused prehistoric Americans to begin expanding their food choices?
24. What caused prehistoric Americans to begin expanding their food choices?
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25. Which of the following was made possible by the invention of farming?
25. Which of the following was made possible by the invention of farming?
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26. Aztec conquest of neighboring peoples provided the Aztecs with
26. Aztec conquest of neighboring peoples provided the Aztecs with
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27. Which of the following most accurately describes the Inca?
27. Which of the following most accurately describes the Inca?
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28. What is true about the earliest Native American cultures that developed along the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys?
28. What is true about the earliest Native American cultures that developed along the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys?
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29. Which correctly characterizes the peoples of the northeastern woodlands?
29. Which correctly characterizes the peoples of the northeastern woodlands?
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30. Which statements about Native American groups in North America are accurate?
30. Which statements about Native American groups in North America are accurate?
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31. In the Grand Council of the Iroquois League, no decision could be made unless
31. In the Grand Council of the Iroquois League, no decision could be made unless
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32. Based on the information in the map and your knowledge of US history & geography, you can conclude that people such as the Omaha, Pawnee, and Osage would have structured their lives around
32. Based on the information in the map and your knowledge of US history & geography, you can conclude that people such as the Omaha, Pawnee, and Osage would have structured their lives around
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33. Based on the information in the map and your knowledge of US history & geography, which one of the following peoples most likely lived in adobe homes?
33. Based on the information in the map and your knowledge of US history & geography, which one of the following peoples most likely lived in adobe homes?
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34. From this excerpt and what you have learned, the Moundbuilders were probably influenced by cultures from
34. From this excerpt and what you have learned, the Moundbuilders were probably influenced by cultures from
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35. The movement of people into a new area
35. The movement of people into a new area
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36. a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
36. a narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water
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37. to help things grow
37. to help things grow
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38. moving from place to place
38. moving from place to place
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39. a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
39. a people's shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors
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40. highly developed society
40. highly developed society
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41. a society that is ruled by religious leaders
41. a society that is ruled by religious leaders
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42. a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
42. a form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds
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43. a broad platform of fat land cut into a slope
43. a broad platform of fat land cut into a slope
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44. a Native American structure that housed many people
44. a Native American structure that housed many people
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45. a building
45. a building
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46. a system that supplies water to crops by artificial means
46. a system that supplies water to crops by artificial means
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47. a government that links and unites different groups
47. a government that links and unites different groups
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48. a group of people who have a common ancestor
48. a group of people who have a common ancestor
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49. Which of the empires shown above covered the largest area?
49. Which of the empires shown above covered the largest area?
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50. Based on the map above, which of the following is NOT a major affect on the civilizations from the bodies of water?
50. Based on the map above, which of the following is NOT a major affect on the civilizations from the bodies of water?