Unit 13 The Americas Test

🗣️7 – W3.1.9 Which of the following are ways that early American civilizations showed evidence of religious beliefs. Select all that apply.

• Building large temples to honor the gods.
• Offering sacrifices (sometime human) to the gods.
• Creating a holy book to read and help teach the religion.
• Respect for nature because they believe both animals and plants have spirits.

Native Americans often planted 3 types of crops as their staple (main) foods. They called them the 3 sisters and were squash, beans and maize which is another name for

• Apples
• Potatoes
• Corn
• Pumpkins

📖7 – W2.1.1 Why was story telling was particularly important to North American tribes?

• To make sure that future generations remembered when to plant and harvest crops
• Because they did not have a written language and stories passed down history and knowledge.
• So that families could become closer in a time without electronics and modern entertainment.
• Without stories native peoples would not remember hunting grounds and places to gather food.

According to this image people crossed from ___________ into North America crossing over the_____________.

• Europe / Atlantic Ocean
• Asia / Bering strait land bridge
• Africa / Atlantic slave trade
• Greenland / Polar icecap

Which statement is supported by the image below?

• People possibly came to the Americas by crossing the isthmus of Panama
• People migrated from South America to North America.
• Archeologists are not 100% sure if people came to the Americas by land or sea

• Less land was exposed 15,000 years ago

Select the 4 geographical areas of the Americas.

• North America
• South America
• Central America
• Caribbean
• West America

How did early Americans develop more complex societies?

• Growing & trading
• Praising the sun god
• Asking their history teachers for help
• By staying nomadic

Many early Americans settled in hot, often dry, places and not in river valleys. Because of this they had to become experts at ___________ if they wanted to survive and grow their population.

• Hunting
• Fishing
• Irrigation
• Language

The Maya were a collection of city states spread out acrost the Yucatan Peninsula The Aztecs were warriors that conquered surrounding people and forced them to pay tribute. The Inca grew their empire thousands of miles down the Andes Mountains. What does all of this tell about these early empires?

• They were not very advanced
• They had trouble communicating without horses
• Trade, travel and tribute kept the empires well connected
• These civilizations did not last long because they could not stay connected

The Aztec and the Inca were both conquered by the

• Mayans
• Romans
• Spanish
• Olmec