Cultural Formation of The United States

The _________________ are considered the most advanced of all American societies. Its cultural heritage includes, among other things, petroglyphs and a calendar.

• Mayans

• Zapotecs

• Olmecs

• Chichimecas

The ____________ sailed on coasts, rivers and lakes with their canoes and lived in wooden houses with dome roofs.

• Algonquians

• Cherokees

• Sioux

• Tepees

The Indian nations of the Pacific Coast and California, like the _________, were formidable warriors with wooden weapons and shields.

• Nootka

• Comanche

• Mandan

• Buffaloes

Nomads stayed in the same region for extensive periods of time, if not forever.

• True

• False

What activities mark the change from Nomadism to Sedentarism in indigenous societies?

• Wars and Hunting

• Agriculture and Hunting

• Weather Prediction and Resilience

The ________________ were several warlike conflicts that occurred between the 16th and 17th centuries in different European regions, and which had as a common factor the irreconcilable differences between Protestants and Catholics.

• Religious Wars

• Star Wars

• World War I

The ______________ dominated a vast empire to the south, but disappeared in the process. Their religious practices included human sacrifices to their gods, such as the sun god.

• Toltecs

• Zapotecs

• Mayas

• Aztecs

The ________________ lived in villages with large burial mounds and founded Cahokia, the largest urban center in northern Mesoamerica.

• Descendants

• Hopewell

• Anasazi

• Adena

The _______________ lived in villages and had extensive knowledge of agriculture, trade, and pottery.

• Hopewell

• Adena

• Anasazi

• Descendants

The Great Plains region, from central Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, was once a land of _____________ who were very important to the semi-nomadic Indians.

• buffaloes

• deers

• cows

• bisons