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What is one theory about how early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americas?
They walked across a land bridge.
How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age?
They hunted animals.
Which of the following best describes what happened to early peoples when large Ice Age animals died out?
The became hunter-gatherers.
How did the Aztecs extend their borders to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans?
by conquering other peoples in the Valley of Mexico
How were the civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca people similar?
They all had an organized government
What is one theory about why early peoples migrated from Asia to the Americans?
Hunters followed animals.
Where did most early people live during the Ice Age?
wherever food was found
What was the effect of agriculture on the way of life of the early peoples?
They settled in one place.
Why did the early people have to find new food sources?
the large animals of the Ice Age died out
How did the Maya become to having a food surplus?
being so successful at farming
What was one purpose of the mounds built by the Mound Builders?
burial places for important chiefs
What does the fact the Mound Builders were able to build such enormous structures tell about them?
They were well organized.
True or False: The Anasazi ate nothing, but the animals they hunted.
False
Compare the lives of the Mound Builders and the Anasazi.
various answerws
List one of the ways the Aztecs got more land for farming.
They created floating gardens.
They carved terraces into hillsides.
They developed irrigation systems.
How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?
The dug ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
Who traveled from Asia to America 2,5000 years ago and stayed near the Artic Ocean?
The Inuit
True or False: The Inuit were successful farmers.
False
Contrast the lives of the Mound Builders and the Anasazi.
various answers
List one of the ways the Aztecs got more land for farming?
They created floating gardens.
They carved terraces into hillsides.
They developed irrigation systems.
In which area were the Maya extremely successful?
farming
What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?
Some Maya began to specialize.
What was developed as a result of the Mayan study of the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets?
an extremely accurate calendar
How did the Aztecs and the Inca build their empires?
they both conquered other people in battle
List one of the ways the Aztecs got more land for farming?
They created floating gardens.
They carved terraces into hillsides.
They developed irrigation systems.