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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did the Ancestral Puebloans use their surrounding environment to create effective housing solutions?
The Ancestral Puebloans built wooden dwellings in the forest.
The Ancestral Puebloans built stone houses against canyon walls.
The Ancestral Puebloans built homes from snow and ice.
The Ancestral Puebloans built their shelters using animal skins and hides.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What purposes did the earthwork mounds of the Adena and Hopewell serve?
religious altars
irrigation ditches for advanced farming
burial mounds and building plateaus
artistic representations of deity
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did the potlatch help the societies of the Northwest?
In the potlatch ceremony, wealth was redistributed, creating balance within the tribes.
During the potlatch ceremony, goods were brought to one ruler, who unified the tribes.
By attending potlatch, members of neighboring tribes were guaranteed safety from invaders.
The potlatch ceremony was created as a way to welcome new tribes into the existing nation.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the initial purpose of the Iroquois League in the Northeast?
to unite under one ruling emperor
to share resources amongst neighboring tribes
to create a unified front against potential invaders
to prevent war amongst tribes in the Iroquois cultural group
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one of the ways that climate and environment affected the development of civilization in North America?
The Adena and Hopewell peoples were isolated by environment and were unable to engage in trade.
The Hohokam people in the desert were unable to farm because of the climate.
Populations in the Northwest used their bountiful natural resources for food and trade.
The Mississippians were forced to build ceremonial burial mounds rather than their traditional grave markers.
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