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Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States
had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
100
Which of the following explanations was developed by European settlers to account for Indian monuments and mounds
Large mounds were left behind by the descendants of 12th century Welsh explorers.
100
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest
were largely agricultural.
100
Pre-Columbian peoples of the northern forests of North America
were nomadic big-game hunters.
100
what plant grew from this grass
Corn
200
What is the current consensus for how long ago Indians migrated to the Americas?
There is no clear consensus, but estimates range up to 130,000 years ago or more.
200
How did archeologists establish the date of the original Clovis point?
They used radiocarbon dating, a method for measuring decay rates of the radioactive isotope of carbon.
200
Which Native American crop transformed life in Europe?
Potato
200
The first truly complex society in Mesoamerica was that of the
Olmec
200
How did the Clovis point, challenge the previous understanding of the timing of the arrival of native Americans
It undermined the previous belief that Indians had arrived just 4,000 years ago.
300
The Clovis people began their existence in North America
with migrations across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait.
300
In what ways did native Americans transform the landscapes of the native amazon basin to increase agricultural productivity
Mixing charcoal and organic materials with soil to enrich its fertility
300
What important purpose did large domesticated animals play in the Americas?
They were used primarily as pack animals.
300
Why is it difficult for archeologists and other scientists to secure the cooperation of Native American groups when trying to research Indians’ arrival in the New World?
Native American groups are distrustful about the results of such research, based on a history of discrimination against them.
300
Which of the following statements about the geography of the Great Basin and western Great Plains is most supported by the evidence shown on the above map?
There was a relative lack of natural resources.
400
what consequences did the lack of domesticated livestock have to native Americans at the time of European arival
Native Americans had not been exposed to, or developed immunities to, diseases passed from animals to humans.
400
What were the structures pictured above most likely used for?
The structures were used for religious ceremonies, and as palaces for nobles.
400
Why did Native Americans have so few large domesticated animals?
Mass extinctions had led to very few animals living in the Americas that could be domesticated.
400
besides dogs what other large mammals did native Americans domesticate prior to European contact
Llamas
400
Which Native American culture are the earthworks pictured above associated with?
The Mississippian
500
Among most Native Americans in the eastern part of North America, family association and clan membership were determined by
matrilineal line.
500
Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately
11,000 years ago.
500
The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest
fished salmon as their principal occupation.
500
Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes?
In all tribes, most of the work of caring for children and preparing meals was assigned to women.
500
How did the inhabitants of the above-pictured community likely support themselves?
They farmed corn, squash, and beans.