Unit 1 - Quiz 1

Question 0

Why did the first Americans make their way to North America?
A. In search of better paying jobs
B. In search of food (bison, caribou)
C. In search of freedom of religion

Answer 0

B. In search of food (bison, caribou)

Question 1

How did the first Americans enter the Americas?
A. The Bering Land Bridge
B. By Christopher Columbus’ boat - the Santa Maria
C. With Marco Polo

Answer 1

A. The Bering Land Bridge

Question 2

What mountain chain did the Inca Empire sit upon?
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Himalayan Mountains
C. Andes Mountains

Answer 2

C. Andes Mountains

Question 3

Why did Native Americans begin to form villages and ending their nomadic traveling?
A. Farming
B. No animals left to hunt
C. They began buying their products

Answer 3

A. Farming

Question 4

Which Mesoamerican civilization used human sacrifice to strengthen their god of war?
A. Incas
B. Aztecs
C. Maya

Answer 4

B. Aztecs

Question 5

What does the word Mesoamerica mean?
A. Ancient America
B. Middle America
C. Farming America

Answer 5

B. Middle America

Question 6

Which Mesoamerica civilization ended with out a trace (we do not know what happened to it)?
A. Incas
B. Aztecs
C. Maya

Answer 6

C. Maya

Question 7

What is considered the Mother Culture do Mesoamerican civilization?
A. Olmec
B. Inca
C. Maya

Answer 7

A. Olmec

Question 8

Which Mesoamerican civilization had its capital near present day Mexico?
A. Incas
B. Aztecs
C. Maya

Answer 8

B. Aztecs