Straighterline USHistory 101 Quiz 1 with complete solutions

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest Select one: a. did not have permanent settlements. b. developed political systems as sophisticated as those of the Maya and Aztecs. c. fished salmon as their principal occupation. d. were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies. e. were known as the Inuit. - ANSWER-c. fished salmon as their principal occupation. Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately Select one: a. 2,000 years ago. b. 5,000 years ago. c. 9,000 years ago. d. 11,000 years ago. e. 18,000 years ago. - ANSWER-d. 11,000 years ago. The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest Select one: a. were primarily hunters of small game. b. built large irrigation systems for farming. c. lived in small, nomadic tribes. d. created an economy exclusively based on trade. e. primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance. - ANSWER-b. built large irrigation systems for farming.