United States History

1. United States History Chapter 1 Mastery Test A Practice Test

2. Part A: Circle the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.

3. The earliest Americans may have come from (Mexico, Pennsylvania, Siberia). • Siberia

4. 2. (Beringia, Clovis, Mesoamerica) was a land bridge from Asia to North America that hunters may have crossed around 20,000 B.C. Beringia

5. 3. Asian (cultures, architects, nomads) are believed to have traveled south and east across North America. Nomads

6. 4. (Clovis, Poverty, Southern) points were spear points that early American hunters used. Clovis

7. 5. (Artisans, Glaciers, Theories) gradually melted, covering the land bridge connecting Asia and North America with water. Glaciers

8. 6. The first (squash, tomatoes, corn) is believed to have been cultivated in Mesoamerica by 5000 B.C. Corn

9. 7. One of the earliest civilizations in North America was near Poverty Point in northeastern (Oregon, North Dakota, Louisiana) in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Louisiana

10. 8. The Hidatsa and Mandan of North Dakota were (Cherokee, Nootka, Plains) Indians. Plains

11. Part B: Match each item on the left with the correct item on the right. Write the correct letter on each line.

12. Olmecs • H: carved in jade and stone

13. 2. Toltecs I: strong civilization in the Mexican highlands

14. 3. Mogollon J: had earliest southwestern kivas

15. 4. Hopewell C: direct descendents of the Adena

16. 5. Aztecs G: built roads, canals, bridges, and buildings

17. 6. Adena A: built burial mounds in the Ohio Valley

18. 7. Hohokam E: built courts for sport and rituals

19. 8. Mayans F: masters of astronomy and arithmetic

20. 9. Anasazi B: built houses into sandstone cliffs

21. 10. Incas D: good builders, lawmakers, and warriors

22. Part C: Read each sentence. Write T if the statement is true and F if it is false.

23. Corn and squash farming changed the lives of people in the Ohio River Valley. • False

24. 2. Serpent Mound in Ohio is an example of a Hopewell mound. True

25. 3. American Indians built burial mounds to honor and respect their living. False

26. 4. The Hopewell respect for rebirth and nature became part of the beliefs of other peoples. True

27. 5. Cahokia was a major center for the Cherokee near the Mississippi River. False

28. 6. Moundville, Alabama, was the largest settlement in the Eastern Woodlands. True

29. 7. Cherokee and Iroquois are descendents of the Plains Indians. False

30. 8. Iroquois were the strongest force north of Mesoamerica when the Europeans arrived. True

31. 9. The Mohawks, Chippewa, and Natchez are descendents of the Mississippians. True

32. 10. The Plains Indians were not nomadic but they developed villages. False

33. 11. Pacific Northwest civilizations built shoreline villages but did not depend on the sea for food and trade. False

34. 12. The Eskimo, or Nootka, are believed to have come from Alabama. False

35. Part D: Write a one-word answer on the blank line for each question.

36. Who are people who do not live in one place? • Nomads

37. 2. What is a system of writing that uses picture-like symbols? Hieroglyphics

38. 3. What is a human-made waterway? Canal

39. 4. What is a large underground room used for ceremonies? Kiva

40. 5. What is a system of watering crops that uses canals? Irrigation

41. 6. What is a plant used to make cloth? Cotton

42. 7. What is a large place used to store water? Reservoir

43. 8. What is a person called who studies remains of past life? Archaeologist

44. 9. What is a large body of ice that covers land? Glacier

45. 10. What is a high level of cultural development called? Civilization