Where did they come from and how do we know?
The Aztec
Environment
Mo' Environment
Vocabulary
100
What is the land bridge the first Americans migrated across
the Bering Strait
100
With the help of trained engineers, builders, and traders, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan became a great city. It had huge temples, beautiful open plazas, and a huge bustling central marketplace. This is proof that the Aztec had an advanced
Civilization
100
Plains Indians lived in tepees and the Indians of the Northeast woodlands lived in bark-covered longhouses. What is the best explanation for the difference in housing?
Both groups used the materials around them in the development of their housing
100
These Native Americans lived in houses made from strips of wood plastered with clay, wore deerskin clothing, grew corn, beans and squash and hunted rabbits, dears and squirrels
Southeast
100
a group of people with no permanent home that travel from place to place in search of food
nomads
200
WHat is the continent that the first Americans migrated from before crossing the Bering Strait
Asia
200
The Aztec empire existed in
Cetral America
200
The Pueblos developed an irrigation system (dug canals to bring water to their crops) for farming. This is evidence that Native Americans adaped to their
Environment
200
Which region best fits this description of its environment? • Treeless grasslands • Dense grasses • Large Buffalo herds
Great Plains
200
A scientist that studies the human past by digging up and examining things people left behind.
Archaeologists
300
The theory that Native Americans migrated across a land bridge from Asia to settle in North America is based on
Archaeological discoveries in Asia, Canada, and the US
300
The Aztec practiced human sacrifices in order to ensure that
To feed the sun God and keep the sun rising
300
These Native Americans lived in teepees and used the buffalo for almost everything
Great Plains
300
Which region best fits this description of its environment? "Canyons, mountains, deserts"
The Southwest
300
The land bridge that early Americans crossed over to enter the Americas
the Bering Strait
400
Which source would provide an archaeologist with a primary source about Native Americans?
Artifacts, Native American Oral Histories, and written accounts from European Explorers
400
Which of the following is true of the Aztecs? 1. They developed an advanced civilization before the arrival of Columbus 2.They settled in the desert of the southwestern United States
They developed an advanced civilization before the arrival of Columbus
400
These Native Americans lived in Longhouses made of wood, hunted deer, fished, and grew corn, beans and squash
Northeastern Woodlands
400
Which region best fits this description of its environment? "Winter snows and summer rains produce endless lakes, forests and streams."
Northeastern Woodlands
400
The way of life that a group of people shares, including their beliefs, customs and traditions, is called their
Culture
500
The first people to arrive in North America were probably:
hunters who followed migrating animal herds
500
What is an example of the Aztec advanced culture
Schools, laws, cities, etc
500
These Native Americans lived in houses made of adobe brick that supported large populations, made their clothes out of cotton and used irrigation to grow corn.
Southwest
500
One reason why Native Americans often developed different cultures was that each group
adapted to its environment
500
a society with an advanced culture and an established system of laws, organized religion, and support of the arts
Civilization
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