United States History, 1492-1865 Test 1

Bearing Land Bridge

Exposed by lower sea levels 20,000 years ago and connected Asia and North America.

Arctic tundra, plains, forests, deserts, river valleys

What environmental variation did North America contain?

Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, iron, steel tools, wheeled transport, lots of domesticated animals

What was not present in North America before Europeans?

Larger populations and permanent settlements

Why was farming important?

Matrilineal

What did Eastern Woodland societies look like

Adoption, marriage, or incorporation into kinship networks

How could captives get out of enslavement?

Layered hierarchy, with elites exercising religious and political authority

How was the Cahokia organized

Chaco Canyon

Flourished roughly c. 900-1300 CE, supporting thousands of residents

Pueblo Bonito

Monumental architecture that required long-distance coordination, trade, and sustained political authority

Indigenous North America

Environmentally diverse and socially complex

Dynastic rule, personal bonds, and localized authority

How was power organized in Rome