1) Human habitation of the Americas began approximately

    A) 500,000 years ago

    B) 100,000 years ago

    C) 30,000 years ago

    D) 5,000 years ago



2) The earliest Native American civilization to leave detailed written records of their activities

    A) Aztec

    B) Maya

    C) Tlaxcalan

    D) Tlingit



3) The early civilizations of the Americas were basically __________ age cultures

    A) wood

    B) stone

    C) bronze

    D) iron



4) The leading practitioners of human sacrifice in the Americas were the

    A) Maya

    B) Inca

    C) Aztecs

    D) Olmec



5) Which of the following is not true of Indian societies in the eastern woodlands of North America?

    A) Women owned nearly all moveable property.

    B) Descent was matrilineal.

    C) Men farmed the land.

    D) Women made decisions to fight war.



6) The Aztec built their capital of Tenochtitlan on an island in the middle of the lake of the central Mexican valley. True False

7) Most Indian societies engaged in communal ownership of land. True False

8) The development of agriculture resulted in lower populations and less concentrated population centers. True False

9) The most technologically sophisticated Native American culture were found in (location).

10) The built cliffside towns in what is now Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.