Question 1
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest
A. lived in small, nomadic tribes.
B. were primarily hunters of small game.
C. built large irrigation systems for farming.
D. primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance.
E. created an economy exclusively based on trade.
Question 2
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest
A. developed political systems as sophisticated as those of the Maya and Aztecs.
B. fished salmon as their principal occupation.
C. were known as the Inuit.
D. did not have permanent settlements.
E. were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies.
Question 3
The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the
A. Maya.
B. Inca.
C. Aztecs.
D. Pueblo peoples.
E. Olmecs.
Question 4
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately
A. 18,000 years ago.
B. 5,000 years ago.
C. 2,000 years ago.
D. 9,000 years ago.
E. 11,000 years ago.