U.S. A Narrative History, Davidson - Exam Preparation Test Bank (Downloadable Doc)

Chapter 01

The First Civilizations of North America




Multiple Choice Questions


1. (p. 3) Most modern archeologists would agree that the earliest inhabitants of the Western
Hemisphere came from which of the following areas of the world?
A. Europe
B. South America
C. Asia
D. the Arctic




Topic: Early Americans




2. (p. 3) About 15,000 years ago BP, which land bridge was used by migrants to cross between
Siberia and Alaska?
A. Bering Strait
B. Alaskan Strait
C. Siberian Strait
D. Straits of Asia




Topic: Early Americans

,3. (p. 4) Which group was the first to build cities in the New World?
A. Aztecs
B. Olmecs
C. Toltecs
D. Mayas




Topic: Early Americans

,4. (p. 5) Both the Mogollon and the Hohokam peoples of the American Southwest tended to
build their dwellings near which of the following?
A. other villages
B. mountains
C. streams
D. sacred sites




Topic: Early Americans




5. (p. 5) Which of the following groups lived in what is now known as the Four Corners region
of the United States?
A. Woodlands
B. Hohokam
C. Ancestral Pueblo
D. Aztecs




Topic: Early Americans




6. (p. 5) The Mogollon, the Hohokam, and the Ancestral Pueblo were North American cultures
from which region of the United States?
A. Eastern Woodlands
B. Southwest
C. Great Plains
D. Great Basin




Topic: Early Americans

, 7. (p. 5) The Mississippian people were a culture from the
A. Eastern Woodlands.
B. Pacific Northwest.
C. Great Plains.
D. Great Basin.




Topic: Early Americans