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Vocabulary
Ice Age
North American Civilizations
South American Civilizations
Miscellaneous
100
a system for holding a person against his or her will; taking away freedom
slavery
100
List 2 theories as to how early people migrated from Asia to North America.
crossed the Bering Strait land bridge & used boats
100
The Inuit developed the __________________ and lived in _____________________.
kayak & igloo Bonus: What did the Inuit do for food?
100
10. The Aztecs built a huge city and named it a. Tenochtitlan b. Lake Texcoco c. Valley of Mexico d. Floating Gardens
a. Tenochtitlan Bonus: When the Aztecs ran out of space for farming, they created ____________. a. huitzilopchtli b. chinampas c. cacti d. homes
100
The Incas and Aztecs both created their empires through______________________________________.
conquest
200
a person who studies artifacts from long ago
archaeologist
200
List 2 ways the Wooly Mammoth were used.
food, shelter, clothing, tools, ,provided everything people needed
200
Most of the Mound Builders lived ____________ of the __________________________________________.
east & Mississippi River
200
By studying the sun, moon and stars, the Maya were able to develop a highly accurate ___________________ . a. calendar b. solar system c. irrigation system d. telescope
a. calendar
200
Aztec rulers required their people to pay them _________________.
tribute
300
a thick sheet of ice
glacier
300
List 2 reasons for how large animals, like the Wooly Mammoth, died off at the end of the Ice Age.
hunting & warmer climates
300
The Anasazi formed their community in a place known as _________________________________________.
Mesa Verde (the Four Corners) Bonus: What states make up the Four Corners today?
300
The Incans were known to have a fast . a. war plan b. army c. communication system d. emergency system
c. communication system Bonus: What is the name of the Incan capital?
300
List 2 reasons mounds were built.
ceremonies burials honoring animal spirits
400
a culture with organized systems of government, religion, and learning
civilization
400
The ______________________ is a narrow waterway that connects Asia to North America.
Bering Strait
400
The Anasazi were the first to use _________________ in order to farm in the desert.
irrigation Bonus: Anasazi homes were called __________________
400
List 2 areas in which the Mayans specialized.
stone carving and building, jewelry making, basket weaving, mathematics, astronomy Bonus: Mayan mathematicians were the first to use ___________________. Double Bonus: Why were the Mayans able to specialize?
400
What could an Anasazi woman NOT do?
enter a kiva
500
a group of lands and people ruled by one leader
empire
500
Early people migrated from Asia to the Americas by following_______________________ across the _____________________. .
Wooly Mammoth & land bridge
500
The Mound Builders built a 100 foot mound in _______________. .
Cahokia
500
According to the Aztec Gods, their people needed to migrate south until they saw, a. an owl, with a rose in mouth, sitting in the sand. b. a tiger, with a snake in mouth, under the palm trees. c. an eagle, with a mouse in mouth, sitting on a cactus. d. an eagle, with a snake in mouth, sitting on a cactus.
d. an eagle, with a snake in mouth, sitting on a cactus
500
Smaller artifacts left behind by the Mound Builders tell us that _________________________
trade was important to them