American History Chapter 1 Test

The earliest Native Americans crossed a land bridge called

• the Bering Strait

• Atlantis

• Alaska

• Beringia

What discovery turned nomads into farmers?

• clay

• tomatoes

• maize

• brick

Mayan priests' interest in astronomy led to the creation of

• a 365-day calendar

• a book of rules

• human sacrafices

• cave paintings

What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?

• Tikal

• Chichen Itza

• Cuzco

• Tenochtitlan

The Maya and the Aztec organized their societies around

• women

• commerce

• the military

• religion

Which was the largest of the early American Civilizations?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Olmec

• Maya

Who were the early Ohio Valley people who built huge burial mounds?

• Anasazi

• Natchez

• Hopewell

• Cahokia

The largest settlement of Mound Builders was in present-day

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Mississippi

• Illinois

In the 1500s what changed the ways of life for Native Americans forever?

• lack of food

• arrival of the Europeans

• climate changes

• wars between nations

Early Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia to present-day

• Oregon

• South America

• Siberia

• Alaska