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Map Skills
Migration
Ancient Civilizations
European Exploration
Government
100
What are the cardinal directions on a compass rose?
North, South, East, West
100
Where are the two continents that scientists believe the first people migrated from?
Europe and Asia
100
What are the three ancient civilizations located in the western hemisphere that believed in human sacrifice?
Mayas, Aztecs, Incas
100
What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
100
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July?
Independence from Great Britain
200
What are the ordinal directions?
NE, NW, SE, SW
200
Which two continents were connected by the Bering Land Bridge?
Asia and North America
200
Where was the Inca Civilization located?
the Western Coast of South America
200
Name two themes for the interactions between the Native Americans and the Europeans.
1.) Disease 2.) Mixing of Cultures 3.) Trade 4.) Spreading of Religion 5.) Conflict (war/fighting)
200
Name 2 unfair acts committed by the British Parliament.
1.) The Stamp Act 2.) The Tea Act 3.) The Quartering Act 4.) The Sugar Act 5.) Taxation Without Representation
300
What map tool do you refer to in order to understand the symbols?
Legend or Key
300
What artifact helped scientists to hypothesize that people might have migrated from Europe?
Clovis Point
300
How were the Incas able to move from city to city?
Roads and Bridges
300
In which direction did the Columbian Exchange flow?
East to West and West to East
300
What are 3 results of unfair treatment by a government?
1.) Boycotting 2.) Protesting 3.) Fighting
400
When you want to figure out the distance between two points on a map, what tool on the map do you use?
Map Scale
400
Why did people migrate to a new place?
to Follow the Food Source
400
How did the Aztecs grow food if they lived on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco?
They used chinampas, or floating gardens.
400
Why did Native Americans often convert to Christianity?
Christians didn't have to become slaves. They could be free.
400
What was the name of the group of patriots that formed as a result of unfair treatment by the government?
The Sons of Liberty
500
What are the names for zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude?
Equator and Prime Meridian
500
What are the three theories of migration to the western hemisphere?
1.) Land Bridge Hypothesis 2.) Coastal Migration Theory 3.) Solutrean Hypothesis
500
Name two theories of how the Maya Civilization died out.
1.) Disease 2.) Weather (flooding) 3.) Famine (overpopulation and overuse) 4.) Spanish Invasion 5.) Fighting Amongst Themselves
500
What are the 5 motivations for European exploration?
1.) Religion 2.) Fame/Nationalism 3.) Curiosity 4.) Power 5.) Wealth
500
What document helped shape our government today?
The Constitution