Lesson 1: Migration to the Americas
Lesson 2: Early American Cultures
Lesson 3: The Rise of Empires
Short Answer
100
What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
What is they walked across a land bridge or traveled by boat?
100
What does the fact that Mound Builders were able to build such enormous structures tell about them?
What is they were very well organized?
100
In which area were the Maya extremely successful?
What is farming?
100
Some scholars thing early peoples came to the Americas on foot. Others believe they came by boar. Still others thing both theories are true. Which theory do you think is more reasonable? Why?
Please answer the questions stating which theory you believe in the most and explain why. An example would be, I think early peoples came on foot and by boat. If they could make some tools and weapons, they could probably also make boats.
200
What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
What is hunters followed animals?
200
What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?
What is a burial place for important chiefs, where important ceremonies would take place (weddings and births), or even to pay tribute to a animal?
200
What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?
What is some Maya because to specialize?
200
Why did early peoples need to find new food sources? What types of food did they find?
What is the large animals of the Ice Age died out, so the people fished and hunted smaller animals? They also gathered wild plants like grains, root vegetables, berries, and nuts.
300
How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?
What is they hunted animals?
300
What are some facts about the Anasazi?
What is they were the first to use irrigation in what is now today the United States? They grew corn, squash, beans, and pumpkins. They were known as the "Cliff Dwellers."
300
What was developed as a result of the Mayan study of the movement of the sun, moon, stars, and planets?
What is an extremely accurate calendar?
300
How were the lives of the Mound Builders and the Anasazi the same and different?
What is the Mound Builders and the Anasazi were both farmers, lived in permanent settlements, and held religious ceremonies? They were different because the Anasazi lived in the desert and were the first to use irrigation. The Mound Builders lived in an area with forests, fertile soil, lakes, and rivers.
400
Where did most early people live during the Ice Age?
What is wherever food was found?
400
How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?
What is they dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops?
400
What are some of the ways Aztecs got more land for farming?
What is they created floating gardens, carved terraces into hillsides, and developed irrigation systems?
400
What led the Maya to excel in basket weaving, jewelry making, math, and other skills?
What is they were so successful at farming that they had a food surplus? As a result, not everyone needed to farm. Some people began specializing in other skills.
500
What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early people?
What is they were able to settle in one place?
500
Who traveled from Asia to America 2,500 years ago and stayed near the Arctic Ocean?
Who are the Iniut?
500
How did the Aztecs extend their borders to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans?
What is by conquering other peoples in the Valley of Mexico?
500
Describe the civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca peoples?
Possible Answer- All had an organized government. The Maya developed a written language. The Maya and Aztecs practice complex religious ceremonies. All three groups developed new technology.
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