Chapter 1 Summative Quiz

Chapter 1 Summative Quiz

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1. How do historians study the past?

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

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2. Though ancient Americans lacked writing skills, they

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

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3. What was the reason for the early, prolonged absence of humans in the Western Hemisphere?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

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4. How did climate change allow hunters to reach the Western Hemisphere?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

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5. Although experts debate the exact time people began migrating to North America, the first migrants probably arrived

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

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6. Which of the following is an accurate description of Archaic Indians?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

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7. The Archaic Indians in the Great Basin inhabited a region with

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

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8. How did the introduction of bows and arrows affect Archaic Indians?

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

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9. Why did Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopt agriculture?

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

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10. When did corn become a food crop for southwestern cultures?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

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11. Although the two regions had roughly the same population in 1492, the population density of North America was

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Incorrect. The answer is B.

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12. The League of Five Nations, which remained powerful well into the eighteenth century, was formed as

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Incorrect. The answer is D.