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Which of the following are true? When the Europeans arrived in North America, the natives
had no classical civilizations with monumental architecture and empires like the Aztec or the Incas.
had no metalwork.
had no gunpowder, no wheels, and no domesticated animals.
had no no written languages.
Which of the following did Native North Americans have?
Farming
Complex social and political structures
Widespread trade networks.
All of the above.
Compared to Europeans Native North Americans were pretty backwards?
True
False
Do we know how many Native North Americans there were before Columbus?
Yes
No
From what we know as many as ___ out of 10 Native North Americans died of disease?
1
2
4
8
Which civilizations peaked before the arrival of Europeans in the American Southwest likely due to drought and destruction of their environment.
Zuni
Hopi
Inuit
Iroquois
Most Native groups in most places
were organized as tribes.
lived lives dominated by the natural resources available where they lived.
Religion usually involved a vibrant spiritual world, with ceremonies geared towards the tribe's lifestyle.
All of the above
West coast Indians primarily lived off
fishing, gathering and hunting sea mammals.
buffalo hunting
establishing trade treaties
All of the above
Great plains Indians primarily lived off
fishing, gathering and hunting sea mammals.
buffalo hunting
establishing trade treaties
All of the above
Native North Americans often formed confederacies or leagues. The best known of these was the
Iroquois
Cherokee
Seminoles
Lakota
Most Native Americans believed in a single creator God.
True
False
"The Great Spirit gave it (the land) to his children to live upon and cultivate as far as necessary for their subsistence; and so long as they occupy and cultivate it, they have a right to the soil." Which of the following statements best describes Native North American's view of property based on the quote?
Land was a common resource that village leaders could assign families to use, but not to own, and most land was seen as common to everyone.
Land was a limited resource that village leaders could assign families to use, and most land was seen as exclusive to a few.
American Indians were immune from greed and class
True
False
While most tribal leaders were men, many tribes were ___________, meaning that children became members of their mother's family.
matrilineal
patriarchal
heretical
All of the above.
Which of the following were traditional roles and rights of women in Native American tribes?
religious leaders
owner of dwellings and tools
owner of lands
All of the above
The first Europeans to explore North America were?
The Spanish
The French
The English
The Dutch
18. The most successful Spanish settlements in what came to be known as the United States were in?
Florida
The American Southwest
The American Northeast
The Pacific Northwest
The most successful Spanish settlements in what come to be known as the United States were in?
Florida
The American Southwest
The American Northeast
The Pacific Northwest
In 1680 a religious leader named ______ led an uprising against the Spanish forcing them to change many of their practices toward the Native peoples.
Pope
Tecumseh
King Philip
Metacom
The rebellion in 1680 led to what changes in the practices of the Spanish?
The Spanish were much more tolerant of indigenous religion.
The Spanish abandoned the forced labor practice called "encomienda".
The Spanish allowed the Pueblos tear down all the Christian churches and replaced them with "kivas", their places of worship.
All of the above.
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