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HIS 101
Fall 2013
Quiz 1 (Boyer, chapters 1 & 2)
Name: _______________________________________________
Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Why did the Paleo-Indians flourish in the Americas?
a. They flourished because of the bountiful and accommodating environment.
b. They flourished because of their ability to defeat rival Indian tribes.
c. They flourished because of the onset of a new Ice Age.
d. They flourished because of a high birth rate and the lack of effective birth control.
e. They flourished because of assistance from the League of the Iroquois.
2. Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?
a. the development of villages
b. expanded roles for men and women
c. the creation of vast empires
d. availability of a wide variety of flora and fauna
e. larger populations
3. Which statement concerning the people of the Archaic era is correct?
a. They made relatively sharp distinctions between men's and women's roles.
b. They made clear distinctions among themselves on the basis of class or rank.
c. They were wiped out by diseases introduced by Archaic peoples.
d. They generally tried to keep to themselves and had little to do with their neighbors.
e. All of these choices
4. Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?
a. They experimented with teosinte and produced maize.
b. They selectively bred cattle and produced the longhorn steer.
c. They crossed barley with rye and began harvesting wheat.
d. They killed only the oldest and weakest wild animals and allowed the strongest to procreate.
e. They built specialized fish ponds where they bred the most nutritious fish.
5. Which of the following is a feature of Ancestral Pueblo culture?
a. They built temporary villages.
b. They became the most powerful Indian people in the Northeast.
c. They traveled along poorly defined trails.
d. All of these
Fall 2013
Quiz 1 (Boyer, chapters 1 & 2)
Name: _______________________________________________
Multiple Choice: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Why did the Paleo-Indians flourish in the Americas?
a. They flourished because of the bountiful and accommodating environment.
b. They flourished because of their ability to defeat rival Indian tribes.
c. They flourished because of the onset of a new Ice Age.
d. They flourished because of a high birth rate and the lack of effective birth control.
e. They flourished because of assistance from the League of the Iroquois.
2. Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?
a. the development of villages
b. expanded roles for men and women
c. the creation of vast empires
d. availability of a wide variety of flora and fauna
e. larger populations
3. Which statement concerning the people of the Archaic era is correct?
a. They made relatively sharp distinctions between men's and women's roles.
b. They made clear distinctions among themselves on the basis of class or rank.
c. They were wiped out by diseases introduced by Archaic peoples.
d. They generally tried to keep to themselves and had little to do with their neighbors.
e. All of these choices
4. Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?
a. They experimented with teosinte and produced maize.
b. They selectively bred cattle and produced the longhorn steer.
c. They crossed barley with rye and began harvesting wheat.
d. They killed only the oldest and weakest wild animals and allowed the strongest to procreate.
e. They built specialized fish ponds where they bred the most nutritious fish.
5. Which of the following is a feature of Ancestral Pueblo culture?
a. They built temporary villages.
b. They became the most powerful Indian people in the Northeast.
c. They traveled along poorly defined trails.
d. All of these