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Aztec
Inca/Inuit
Maya
MB/Anasazi
Miscellaneous
100
Where the Aztec Civilization lived.
Mexico.
100
Who traveled from Asia to the Americas 2,000 years ago, near the Arctic Ocean?
The Inuit.
100
Where was the Mayan civilization was located?
Central America
100
The Moundbuilders were able to make enormous structures. What does this tell us about their civilization?
They were organized.
100
How did the first people to come to the Americas get food?
They hunted animals.
200
How did the Aztecs extend their borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
They conquered other groups of people in the Valley of Mexico.
200
Where were the Inca located?
South America.
200
What were the Maya extremely successful at?
Farming.
200
What did the Moundbuilders use their mounds for?
religious ceremonies, burials
200
Where did most people live during the Ice Age?
Wherever food was found.
300
Name two ways that the Aztecs got land for farming.
floating gardens, irrigation, terraces
300
Name two ways the Inuit adapted to life in the Arctic.
hunting walruses, building igloos, inventing the Kayak
300
Name two skills that the Mayans specialized in.
basket weaving, jewelry making, math
300
How did the Anasazi become successful in farming?
They created irrigation systems.
300
What happened to the early peoples when the large Ice Age animals died out?
They became hunter-gatherers.
400
What is the capital city of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
400
Around what year did the Incas form their civilization?
About 1200.
400
What resulted from the Mayans' success in farming?
They had a surplus of food and began trading.
400
Name three crops grown by the Anasazi.
corn, squash, beans, pumpkins
400
What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?
They were able to settle in one place.
500
Name three contributions to society.
Farming, strong system of trade, human sacrifice.
500
What is a major accomplishment of the Inca?
They developed a major communications system.
500
Name three things that the Mayans developed.
A system of writing, the calendar, specialization of skills, Astronomy, calendar, zero, number system
500
What is another name that is often used for the Anasazi?
Cliff dwellers.
500
Name two theories about how the early peoples migrated to the Americas from Asia.
1. They walked across a land bridge (the Bering Strait). 2. They followed animals.