Harcourt Ch. 2

According to the land bridge theory, from which continent did early people cross into North America?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

What does the word migration mean in this sentence? Migration may have been possible because of a land bridge that is today covered by the waters of the Bering Sea.

• The way people live
• The way people use resources to meet their needs.
• A movement of people
• A system of leaders and laws that help people live together.

What is the main reason that early peoples in the Americas began to live in larger, more settled villages?

• They developed agriculture.
• They found dependable water sources.
• They learned how to hunt with bows and arrows.
• They needed protection from wondering peoples.

What early civilization in the Americas developed a counting system that included zero?

• The Adena
• The Ancient Puebloan
• The Mayan
• The Olmec

What was used to group Eastern Woodland peoples as Iroquoian or Algonquian?

• The crops they grew
• The types of homes they built 
• The systems of government they used
• the languages they spoke

What was a major purpose of the Iroquois League?

• to trade goods
• to lead religious ceremonies
• to resolve conflicts among people and groups
• to establish a commom language for communication

After water, what was the most important natural resource for the Plains people?

• buffalo
• fish
• rivers
• trees

Which of these natural resources was most important to people of the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast?

• grass
• corn
• wood
• adobe

Why did the economy of Native Americans living in the Arctic cause families to band together?

• They were able to grow plenty of food in the summer
• They had to travel long distances to hunt seals.
• When food was scarce, the families shared seal meat
• They held potlatch celebrations to share their many resources.