Out of Many, Ch.

1 Reading Quiz
Name:_____________________________
• The center of the development of farming in North America among Indian people was the
•
• Great Basin d. Great Plains
• Highlands of Mexico e. Plains of Peru
• Desert of Arizona
• These carbohydrate sources contributed much to the Indian food supply and still
contribute the most to the world’s supply of staple foods:
• Maize and potatoes d. rice and beans
• Yams and beans e. Maize and beans
• Wheat and rice.
• A consequence of Native American’s increasing reliance on agriculture was
• Decreased the need for military forces. d. increased reliance on weather
patterns
• Higher levels of disease e. lesser role of religion in their
lives
• A new division of labor and, ultimately, the emergence of classes
• The first Europeans arriving in North America found,
• A few dominant native societies and a common Native American language.
• No areas densely settled by Indians.
• Abundant evidence of the influence of the native societies of Mexico and Central
America
• A homogenous native society
• Hundreds of native societies speaking nearly as many distinct languages.
• The combined effects of warmer climate and increased hunting in America led to
• Clovis Technology d. increased Asian migration.
• Settled villages e. increased glacial activity
• Pleistocene Overkill
• Match the Native American tribes and settlements to their locations
Cahokia b
a. Southwest United States
Hopewell d
b. present day Mississippi
Iroquois c
c. Northeast US and Southern Canada

Anasazi a
d. Ohio River Valley

• Which one of the following tribes was NOT a member of the Iroquois Confederacy?
• Mohawks d. Oneidas
• Senecas e. Cayugas
• Mississippians
• The Iroquois Confederacy
• Attempted to control social violence by prohibiting warfare among member
nations
• Constituted the most important of the Indian alliances in the Western United
States
• Included the Algonquin Indians, who were the largest tribe in North America
• Remained a hunting and gather society until Europeans introduced livestock
• Was established to protect the Iroquois against the intrusion of European
colonists
• An extraordinary example of a complex and sophisticated mound-building society was:
• Athapascans d. Pequots
 • Hopewell e. Zuni
• Lakota
• Important to understanding American history is:
• The realization that native society was quite similar to European customs and
traditions.
• Reading the documents that American Indians wrote prior to the arrival of
Europeans
• Keeping in mind that Indian culture was quite primitive compared to other
civilizations
• The willingness to accept European accounts of native peoples as absolute
• An appreciation for the ways that human beings adapted to geography and
climate.
 Out of Many, Ch. 1 Reading Quiz
Name:_____________________________
• The center of the development of farming in North America among Indian people was the
•
• Great Basin d. Great Plains
• Highlands of Mexico e. Plains of Peru
• Desert of Arizona
• These carbohydrate sources contributed much to the Indian food supply and still
contribute the most to the world’s supply of staple foods:
• Maize and potatoes d. rice and beans
• Yams and beans e. Maize and beans
• Wheat and rice.
• A consequence of Native American’s increasing reliance on agriculture was
• Decreased the need for military forces. d. increased reliance on weather
patterns
• Higher levels of disease e. lesser role of religion in their
lives
• A new division of labor and, ultimately, the emergence of classes
• The first Europeans arriving in North America found,
• A few dominant native societies and a common Native American language.
• No areas densely settled by Indians.
• Abundant evidence of the influence of the native societies of Mexico and Central
America
• A homogenous native society
• Hundreds of native societies speaking nearly as many distinct languages.
• The combined effects of warmer climate and increased hunting in America led to
• Clovis Technology d. increased Asian migration.
• Settled villages e. increased glacial activity
• Pleistocene Overkill
• Math the Native American tribes and settlements to their locations
Cahokia
a. Southwest United States
Hopewell
b. present day Mississippi
Iroquois
c. Northeast US and Southern Canada

Anasazi
d. Ohio River Valley

• Which one of the following tribes was NOT a member of the Iroquois Confederacy?
• Mohawks d. Oneidas
• Senecas e. Cayugas
• Mississippians
• The Iroquois Confederacy
• Attempted to control social violence by prohibiting warfare among member
nations
• Constituted the most important of the Indian alliances in the Western United
States
• Included the Algonquin Indians, who were the largest tribe in North America
• Remained a hunting and gather society until Europeans introduced livestock
• Was established to protect the Iroquois against the intrusion of European
colonists
• An extraordinary example of a complex and sophisticated mound-building society was:
• Athapascans d. Pequots
 • Hopewell e. Zuni
• Lakota
• Important to understanding American history is:
• The realization that native society was quite similar to European customs and
traditions.
• Reading the documents that American Indians wrote prior to the arrival of
Europeans
• Keeping in mind that Indian culture was quite primitive compared to other
civilizations
• The willingness to accept European accounts of native peoples as absolute
• An appreciation for the ways that human beings adapted to geography and
climate.