The American Nation, 15e (Carnes)
Chapter 1 Beginnings
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What triggered the Paleolithic revolution?
A) agricultural practice
B) the human use of fire
C) the creation of stone tools
D) human migration from Asia to the Americas
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.1
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2) Why did Paleolithic people begin to move northeast in Asia?
A) Colder climates in Central Asia forced this migration.
B) They found themselves pushed out by Asiatic nomadic tribes.
C) The supply of big game was diminishing,
D) The failure of agricultural communities forced their return to nomadic practices.
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.2
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
3) Why is there so little evidence of Paleo Indian migrations along the North American Pacific
coastline?
A) Paleo-Indians traveled across modern-day Canada into the Midwest first.
B) The uninhabitable nature of that coast forced migrants to move quickly, without setting up
significant camps.
C) Early European explorers and settlers raided and destroyed much of the valuable evidence.
D) Global warming raised the sea level of the Pacific Ocean, flooding migrant routes of the past.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.3
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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,4) Which %reof %rethe %refollowing %respecies %rebecame %reextinct %reas %rea %reresult %reof %rethe %rehunting
%repractices %reof %rethe %reClovis %recomplex %reculture %rearound %re12,000 %reyears %reago?
A) horses
B) elephants
C) monkeys
D) buffalo
%reAnswer:
%reA
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.4
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
5) One %reof %rethe %reearliest %resedentary %recommunities %rein %reNorth %reAmerica %reon %rethe
%reMississippi %reRiver %rein %reLouisiana %rewas %refounded %re %reyears %reago.
A) 700
B) 1,700
C) 3,700
D) 7,300
Answer: %reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.5
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
6) In %recontrast %reto %remost %reArchaic %reIndian %rebands %rein %reNorth %reAmerica, %rethe %repeople %reat
%rePoverty %rePoint %rehad %rea %resocial %restructure %rethat %rewas %re .
A) egalitarian
B) hierarchical
C) nomadic
D) utopian
%reAnswer:
%reB
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.6
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
7) Which %reof %rethe %refollowing %rebest %recharacterizes %rethe %retransition %refrom %rea %renomadic
%reexistence %reto %rea %resettled %reagricultural %relife %refor %reArchaic %reAmerican %reIndians?
A) The %remelting %reof %reice %resheets %reforced %rethis %retransition %reabruptly.
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,B) In %realmost %reall %retribes, %rethis %retransition %reinvolved %rea %rehighly %repersonal %rechoice.
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, C) The %remove %refrom %rehunting %reand %reforaging %reto %refarming %rewas %reslow %reand %reuneven.
D) Whereas %rethe %retransition %rehappened %reearly %rein %reNorth %reAmerica, %reit %rehappened %remuch
%relater %rein %reSouth %reAmerica.
Answer: %reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.7
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
8) The %refirst %reand %repossibly %regreatest %refeat %reof %regenetic %reengineering %rewas %rethe %recreation
%reof %re
%re7,000 %reyears %reago.
A) potatoes
B) wheat
C) maize
D) yam
%reAnswer:
%reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.2.8
%reTopic: %reThe %reMaize %reRevolution
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
9) The %retransition %refrom %rehunting %reand %regathering %reto %refarming %reis %reknown %reas %rethe %re .
A) Neolithic %rerevolution
B) Archaic %rerevolution
C) Paleolithic %rerevolution
D) Clovis %recomplex
%reculture %reAnswer: %reA
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.2.9
%reTopic: %reThe %reMaize %reRevolution
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
10) Why %redid %rethe %reAnasazi %reof %rethe %reColorado %rePlateau %rebegin %rethe %reconstruction %reof
%retrenches %reand %rehomes %reabout %re2500 %reBP?
A) They %reembraced %recorn %recultivation.
B) They %readapted %reto %rea %rechanging %reclimate.
C) They %resought %rebetter %reprotection %reagainst %reenemy %retribes.
D) They %rehad %relearned %rethe %reuse %reof %retools %rethat %remade %rethese
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Chapter 1 Beginnings
Multiple Choice Questions
1) What triggered the Paleolithic revolution?
A) agricultural practice
B) the human use of fire
C) the creation of stone tools
D) human migration from Asia to the Americas
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.1
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2) Why did Paleolithic people begin to move northeast in Asia?
A) Colder climates in Central Asia forced this migration.
B) They found themselves pushed out by Asiatic nomadic tribes.
C) The supply of big game was diminishing,
D) The failure of agricultural communities forced their return to nomadic practices.
Answer: C
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.2
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
3) Why is there so little evidence of Paleo Indian migrations along the North American Pacific
coastline?
A) Paleo-Indians traveled across modern-day Canada into the Midwest first.
B) The uninhabitable nature of that coast forced migrants to move quickly, without setting up
significant camps.
C) Early European explorers and settlers raided and destroyed much of the valuable evidence.
D) Global warming raised the sea level of the Pacific Ocean, flooding migrant routes of the past.
Answer: D
Test Bank Item Title: TB_Q1.1.3
Topic: The First Peoples
Learning Objective: Basic History: Demonstrate knowledge of the key events, people,
institutions, and chronology in U.S. history.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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,4) Which %reof %rethe %refollowing %respecies %rebecame %reextinct %reas %rea %reresult %reof %rethe %rehunting
%repractices %reof %rethe %reClovis %recomplex %reculture %rearound %re12,000 %reyears %reago?
A) horses
B) elephants
C) monkeys
D) buffalo
%reAnswer:
%reA
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.4
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
5) One %reof %rethe %reearliest %resedentary %recommunities %rein %reNorth %reAmerica %reon %rethe
%reMississippi %reRiver %rein %reLouisiana %rewas %refounded %re %reyears %reago.
A) 700
B) 1,700
C) 3,700
D) 7,300
Answer: %reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.5
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
6) In %recontrast %reto %remost %reArchaic %reIndian %rebands %rein %reNorth %reAmerica, %rethe %repeople %reat
%rePoverty %rePoint %rehad %rea %resocial %restructure %rethat %rewas %re .
A) egalitarian
B) hierarchical
C) nomadic
D) utopian
%reAnswer:
%reB
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.6
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
7) Which %reof %rethe %refollowing %rebest %recharacterizes %rethe %retransition %refrom %rea %renomadic
%reexistence %reto %rea %resettled %reagricultural %relife %refor %reArchaic %reAmerican %reIndians?
A) The %remelting %reof %reice %resheets %reforced %rethis %retransition %reabruptly.
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,B) In %realmost %reall %retribes, %rethis %retransition %reinvolved %rea %rehighly %repersonal %rechoice.
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, C) The %remove %refrom %rehunting %reand %reforaging %reto %refarming %rewas %reslow %reand %reuneven.
D) Whereas %rethe %retransition %rehappened %reearly %rein %reNorth %reAmerica, %reit %rehappened %remuch
%relater %rein %reSouth %reAmerica.
Answer: %reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.1.7
%reTopic: %reThe %reFirst %rePeoples
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
8) The %refirst %reand %repossibly %regreatest %refeat %reof %regenetic %reengineering %rewas %rethe %recreation
%reof %re
%re7,000 %reyears %reago.
A) potatoes
B) wheat
C) maize
D) yam
%reAnswer:
%reC
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.2.8
%reTopic: %reThe %reMaize %reRevolution
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reRemember %rethe %reFacts
%reDifficulty %reLevel: %reEasy
9) The %retransition %refrom %rehunting %reand %regathering %reto %refarming %reis %reknown %reas %rethe %re .
A) Neolithic %rerevolution
B) Archaic %rerevolution
C) Paleolithic %rerevolution
D) Clovis %recomplex
%reculture %reAnswer: %reA
Test %reBank %reItem %reTitle: %reTB_Q1.2.9
%reTopic: %reThe %reMaize %reRevolution
Learning %reObjective: %reBasic %reHistory: %reDemonstrate %reknowledge %reof %rethe %rekey %reevents,
%repeople, %reinstitutions, %reand %rechronology %rein %reU.S. %rehistory.
Skill %reLevel: %reUnderstand %rethe
%reConcepts %reDifficulty %reLevel:
%reModerate
10) Why %redid %rethe %reAnasazi %reof %rethe %reColorado %rePlateau %rebegin %rethe %reconstruction %reof
%retrenches %reand %rehomes %reabout %re2500 %reBP?
A) They %reembraced %recorn %recultivation.
B) They %readapted %reto %rea %rechanging %reclimate.
C) They %resought %rebetter %reprotection %reagainst %reenemy %retribes.
D) They %rehad %relearned %rethe %reuse %reof %retools %rethat %remade %rethese
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