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adobe
What is a sun-dried mud brick?
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they were nomads searching for food
Why did the first people come to the Americas?
100
theocracy
What is a society ruled by religios leaders?
100
Anasazi
Which native peoples were known as cliff dwellers?
200
artifact
What is an item, such as a tool, left behind by a culture?
200
The Bering Strait
The Ice Age provided access to the Americas through what bridge?
200
religious rituals
Mayan temples were used for what?
200
Hopewell
Which of the native people were known as Mound Builders?
300
culture
What is a way of life for a particular group of people?
300
Asia
Where are the first Americans said to have come from?
300
Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca
Name the 4 largest and most advanced of the early civilizations.
300
Iroquois
Which of the native peoples desired peace?
400
Ice Age
What was the time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered with ice sheets?
400
game animals
What were the first Americans in search of?
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Inca
Which empire out of the 4 was the largest?
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The Iroquis League
The group whose constitution shows that women had a strong voice in government was who?
500
archaeology
What is the study of ancient peoples?
500
a good food supply
What did the early Americans need in order to begin to form communities?
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they built terraces
How did the Inca produce a steady food supply?
500
Hohokam
Which native people dug hundreds of miles of irrigation channels?