Native American Societies and Agriculture

The video explores the early history of America, starting from the arrival of people around 15,000 years ago. It discusses the migration theories, the development of native societies through agriculture, and their adaptation to various environments. By the time Europeans arrived, these societies were complex and diverse, but European contact brought significant changes.

What year is commonly mistaken as the beginning of American history?

• 5000 BCE

• 15,000 years ago

• 1492

• 1776

What is one theory about how people first arrived in the Americas?

• By crossing a land bridge during the Ice Age

• By flying in hot air balloons

• By teleportation

• By walking across the Atlantic Ocean

What was the estimated population of the Americas by the time Europeans arrived?

• 10 million

• 50 million

• 100 million

• 5 million

What significant agricultural development occurred around 5000 BCE in Mexico?

• Development of writing

• Domestication of maize

• Discovery of fire

• Invention of the wheel

How did Native American groups on the Great Plains adapt to their environment?

• By developing large irrigation systems

• By fishing in the Pacific Ocean

• By hunting bison and living in teepees

• By building permanent stone houses

What was a key feature of the Mississippian peoples' agriculture?

• Three sister farming

• Rice cultivation

• Wheat farming

• Potato farming

Which Native American society is known for creating complex irrigation projects?

• Ancestral Puebloans

• Sioux

• Iroquois

• Cherokee

What was the primary food source for Native Americans in the Northwest?

• Rice

• Fish from the Pacific Ocean

• Bison

• Maize

What was the population of Cahokia at its peak?

• 5,000 residents

• 50,000 residents

• 10,000 residents

• 25,000 to 40,000 residents

What was one of the major impacts of European arrival in the Americas?

• Invention of the wheel

• Discovery of new continents

• Introduction of new pathogens

• Development of writing