30 Questions
What was one of the main characteristics of some Native American cultures mentioned in the text?
Nomadic lifestyle
How did glaciers during the Ice Age contribute to the migration of early Americans?
Formed the Beringia land bridge
What is the main idea of the text?
Descendants of migrating peoples in the Americas developed complex societies.
What was a tool potentially used by hunters over 10,000 years ago in southern Arizona?
Large spearhead
What did Thomas Canby do?
He spent a year with archaeologists searching for clues about the earliest Americans.
Around 3,000 years ago, what did the first Americans start to do?
Form larger communities
What wild phenomenon is described as happening during the Ice Age in the text?
Elephant-eating jaguars standing tall like lions.
What separated Alaska and Siberia during the last Ice Age?
Bering Strait
Which term refers to a group of people who settled in the Americas and developed complex societies?
Maya
What did archaeologists uncover that helped bring a long-lost world into focus?
Fragile artifacts providing clues about the earliest Americans.
What allowed ancient Americans to stay in one place and store surplus food?
Development of agriculture
What is believed to be the first plant developed for human use by ancient Americans?
Maize (corn)
Which activity did people switch to after they could no longer travel to the Americas by foot?
Fishing
What did the development of agriculture lead to in ancient Americas?
Formation of larger societies
Where did some ancient groups establish settlements after traveling through North America?
South America
What event or phenomenon allowed ancient hunters to migrate from Asia to North America?
A land bridge between Asia and Alaska
What was the primary source of food for the earliest Americans during the Ice Age?
Woolly mammoths
How did the end of the Ice Age affect the hunting and gathering lifestyle of the ancient Americans?
It forced them to transition to agriculture.
Which of the following materials were used by ancient Americans to make boats for travel along the Pacific coast?
Animal bones and hides
In which direction did ancient explorers likely come into North America from Asia?
By crossing a land bridge
What empire in South America created a glittering empire along the western coast in approximately A.D. 1200?
Inca
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an achievement of the early civilizations of the Americas?
Inventing the wheel
Where did the Anasazi settle in as early as 300 B.C. according to the text?
Central Arizona
Which North American groups introduced crops into the arid deserts of the Southwest about 3,000 years ago?
Hohokam and Anasazi
Which ancient American civilizations used glyph writing to record their histories?
Anasazi
The Adena culture flourished in the region now known as ______
Ohio
The Hopewell culture is known for creating intricate ______ in their burial mounds
artifacts
The Mississippian culture built large ceremonial centers like the one at ______
Cahokia
The Anasazi and Hohokam cultures were known for their advanced ______ systems
irrigation
The Olmec, Aztec, and Maya cultures all developed complex ______ systems
civilizations
Test your knowledge on the ancient migration of peoples to the Americas and the development of complex societies. Learn about the cultures of Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca, and more. Discover how patterns of immigration have shaped American history.
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