United States History Test 1

Front

What did the first people cross to get to North America?

Back

A land bridge

Front

Why were the ocean levels so low at this time?

Back

It was very cold and the ocean levels dropped by turning into ice and glaciers.

Front

People who must constantly chase after and find their food are called...

Back

hunter-gatherers

Front

What was the most popular crop of the Olmec and Maya people?

Back

maize

Front

The Inca used something called a (blank) to keep records with knotted strings.

Back

quipu

Front

What is one of the greatest inventions of the Aztec? Options: a self cleaning oven, a calendar, a paintbrush

Back

a calendar

Front

What is a pueblo made of?

Back

clay

Front

What were the mounds that the mound building tribes used for?

Back

religious purposes

Front

Tall wooden poles with carved images of ancestors or animal spirits were called what?

Back

totems

Front

A cone shaped home made mostly of poles and animal skin.

Back

teepee