Describe the two theories on how people came to the Americas.
Coastal Route: People traveled along the coast in boats from Asia to North America
Land Bridge Route: People traveled over the land bridge from Asia to North America while the oceans were lower.
100
Who were the oldest Mesoamerican peoples?
The Olmec.
100
To domesticate means to _______
train, control, or tame for use by people.
100
How were people able to survive in the dry deserts of the North American Southwest?
by irrigating their crops
200
How did Maya city-states interact?
Fighting
200
What is the Iroquois League
a governing group set up by Eastern Woodland Groups
200
What was accomplished by the Maya, but not the Chavin?
The building of an empire.
200
Which was an important resource for Plains peoples?
buffalo
200
Which of the following is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon
300
How did the Maya civilization end?
Historians do not know for sure.
300
Which group is known for their cliff dwellings?
The Anasazi
300
El Salvador is one location where the ancestors of which ancient people can be found today?
The Maya.
300
True or False: The first people in the Americas were hunter-gatherers.
TRUE
300
In Mississippian culture and many others, the growth of farming led to the growth of ______
Cities
400
The Maya believed their kings were descended from _____.
Gods
400
What was the main food of the people from the Pacific Northwest?
Salmon
400
Ancient roads in Mesoamerica have led historians to believe that ancient people did what?
Trade.
400
Where did the Inuit live?
present-day Alaska
400
What type of shelter did the Inuit build to adapt to their harsh environment?
The Igloo
500
Name an achievement of the Maya.
365 day calendar.
Predict Eclipses (astronomy).
Mathematics based on 20.
Idea of Zero.
500
How did most ancient American civilizations PROBABLY end?
famine
500
The Olmec traded with inland people to obtain ____
Obsidian
500
Which group built Monte Albán and developed a writing system based on hieroglyphs?
The Zapotec
500
Which of the following best describes Mississippian society?
-Chaotic
-Complex
-violent
-hunter-gatherer