The American Journey, Illinois Edition

Chapter 1: The First Americans

The First Americans

1.
The land bridge that once joined Asia and the Americas is called __________.
A)Cahokia
B)Cuzco
C)Beringia
D)Tikal
2.
An early form of corn was __________.
A)maize
B)cilantro
C)zucchini
D)sorbet
3.
The Native American civilization that developed in the rain forests of present-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras was the __________.
A)Olmec
B)Inca
C)Aztec
D)Maya
4.
Tenochtitlán was the capital city of the __________.
A)Olmec
B)Inca
C)Aztec
D)Maya
5.
The empire of the __________ was the largest of the early American civilizations.
A)Olmec
B)Inca
C)Aztec
D)Maya
6.
The area known as the Four Corners was home to the __________.
A)Mound Builders
B)Anasazi
C)Tlingit
D)Inuit
7.
The largest settlement of the Mound Builders was __________.
A)Tikal
B)Machu Picchu
C)Hopewell
D)Cahokia
8.
The __________ settled in the northernmost parts of North America, in the lands around the Arctic Ocean.
A)Nez Perce
B)Tlingit
C)Inuit
D)Haida
9.
The peoples of the __________ built their homes out of a type of sun-dried mud brick called adobe.
A)Southwest
B)Plains
C)East
D)North
10.
The Onondaga, Seneca, Mohawk, Oneida, and Cayuga made up the __________.
A)Confederation of Cherokee Nations
B)Iroquois League
C)Anasazi Descendants
D)Great Basin Tribes
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