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U.S. History Chapter 1 – Flashcards

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Native Americans related to the natural environment by

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adapting to it in a variety of ways that served their own interest

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the greatest similarity among the many tribes that inhabited North America at the dawn of European colonization was that

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their distinct cultures had developed as adaptations to their local natural environments

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burial mounds and chiefdoms are associated with

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woodland cultures

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around the time Europeans arrived in the new world most native Americans obtained much of their food

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through a combination of hunting and gathering and farming

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Cahokia near present day St. Louis Missouri was

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The largest Mississippian state

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Anasazi culture disappeared

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because of a drought that lasted more than fifty years

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multistory cliff dwelling and puevlos are residential atructures associated with the

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Anasazi communities

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Ancient Southwestern Indians became experts in

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Water conservation.

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Corn became a food for crop for Southwestern cultures around

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3500 BP

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Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopted agriculture in response to

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environmental conditions that made the supply of wild plant food highly reliable

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Agriculture changed Archaic cultures because it

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encouraged the gradual establishment of permanent settlements and discourage mobility

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The cultures of the Archaic people of the Eastern Woodland were shaped by their

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forest environment.

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Which of the following is an accurate description of the Archaic Indians?

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They domesticated animals as a food source.

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The term Archaic describes

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hunting and gathering cultures that descended from the Paleo-Indians, as well as the period from 10,000 BP to approximately

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In 1492, Native American cultures were

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so varied that they defy easy and simple description.

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After their arrival in the Western Hemisphere, Paleo-Indians migrated to the southern tip of South America and virtually everywhere else in the Western Hemisphere within

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1,000 years or so.

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Although the exact time people began migrating to North America is debated by experts, the first migrated probably arrived

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around 15,000 BP

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Though ancient Americans lacked writing skills, they

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used many other kinds of symbolic representation

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Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the work of a historian?

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Historian seeks artifacts over written documents to determine the attitudes of a people

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Prior to the find at Folsom, New Mexico, in the 1920s, many archaeologists believed that the first people of North America

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arrived relatively recently, probably no more than three or four thousand years ago.

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Native Americans related to the natural environment by

answer

adapting to it in a variety of ways that served their own interest

question

the greatest similarity among the many tribes that inhabited North America at the dawn of European colonization was that

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their distinct cultures had developed as adaptations to their local natural environments

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burial mounds and chiefdoms are associated with

answer

woodland cultures

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around the time Europeans arrived in the new world most native Americans obtained much of their food

answer

through a combination of hunting and gathering and farming

question

Cahokia near present day St. Louis Missouri was

answer

The largest Mississippian state

question

Anasazi culture disappeared

answer

because of a drought that lasted more than fifty years

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multistory cliff dwelling and puevlos are residential atructures associated with the

answer

Anasazi communities

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Ancient Southwestern Indians became experts in

answer

Water conservation.

question

Corn became a food for crop for Southwestern cultures around

answer

3500 BP

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Archaic cultures in the Southwest adopted agriculture in response to

answer

environmental conditions that made the supply of wild plant food highly reliable

question

Agriculture changed Archaic cultures because it

answer

encouraged the gradual establishment of permanent settlements and discourage mobility

question

The cultures of the Archaic people of the Eastern Woodland were shaped by their

answer

forest environment.

question

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Archaic Indians?

answer

They domesticated animals as a food source.

question

The term Archaic describes

answer

hunting and gathering cultures that descended from the Paleo-Indians, as well as the period from 10,000 BP to approximately

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In 1492, Native American cultures were

answer

so varied that they defy easy and simple description.

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After their arrival in the Western Hemisphere, Paleo-Indians migrated to the southern tip of South America and virtually everywhere else in the Western Hemisphere within

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1,000 years or so.

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Although the exact time people began migrating to North America is debated by experts, the first migrated probably arrived

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around 15,000 BP

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Though ancient Americans lacked writing skills, they

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used many other kinds of symbolic representation

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Which of the following statements does not accurately describe the work of a historian?

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Historian seeks artifacts over written documents to determine the attitudes of a people

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Prior to the find at Folsom, New Mexico, in the 1920s, many archaeologists believed that the first people of North America

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arrived relatively recently, probably no more than three or four thousand years ago.

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