The American Yawp - chapter 1 quiz with complete solutions

The first Americans arrived on the North American continent approximately 12-20 thousand years ago Agriculture arose in North America (and western hemisphere more generally) Nearly simultaneously as in Asia/eastern hemisphere 00:00 01:23 The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the "Three Sisters," include all of the following except wheat What is the best term to describe Native American ancestry/descent? matrilineal What was the name of the largest city in the Mississippian Empire? Cahokia What is the name of the Native American group who lived in Chaco Canyon? Pueblo Most Native Americans understood property rights as primarily relating to which of the following concepts? active use How would you compare the sexual and marital freedom of Native Americans and Europeans before contact? Native Americans enjoyed greater sexual and marital freedom Under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese emerged as an early sea power. Which of these inventions contributed to Portuguese sea-faring? Astrolabe Christopher Columbus sailed under the flag of which nation? Spain What was the name of the first native group that Columbus encountered? Arawaks Hernán Cortés relied on a native woman to conquer the Aztecs. What did he call her? Doña Marina