Name the largest of the four civilizations and how many people lived there?
What is Inca at 2 million people.
100
The Inca built at least 10,000 miles of these.
What are roads.
100
If one group came across the Beringia (the land bridge) how did people settle almost 1000 years before them in South America, how did they arrive to this area?
What is they traveled on the edge of the glaciers and by water in small canoes.
100
What modern animal is the mammoth related to?
What is an elephant.
100
What incentive was there for areas near the Inca state to accept Inca rule?
What is the Inca allowed those areas that accepted Inca rule without resistance to participate in governing the Inca Empire.
200
How did farming change the nomadic way of life?
What is people did not have to wander to find food, which gave them time to spend on other activities.
200
What is a government ruled by priests?
What is Theocracy
200
What key features did the great civilizations of Mexico, Central America, and South America have in common?
What is all the civilizations were theocracies, they all farmed and made roads. Each civilization controlled vast amounts of land and had millions of people.
200
What were quipus and how were they used?
What is Quipus were record keeping devices made of different colored string knotted in distinct patterns.
200
Why do you think some neighboring groups accepted Inca rule without a fight?
What is the Inca were an intimidating fighting force that others did not want to engage in battle.
300
Name the four largest and most advanced early civilizations.
What are the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca.
300
Why did the Aztec engage in human sacrifice?
What is they believed that it was necessary to please the gods and secure an abundant harvest.
300
What do you think are some steps along the path from being nomadic hunters to being city dwellers?
What is the development of farming which provided time for other activities.
300
Name two types of things that are considered
artifacts, or items ancient people left behind.
What are tools, weapons and artwork.
300
How did the Inca farm in the Andes Mountains?
What is cutting broad platforms called terraces into the mountain slopes to create farmland.
400
What are some reasons the Olmec society may have collapsed?
What is "unknown" but could have been to poor farming conditions or illness.
400
What was the role of priests in Maya life?
What is priests were powerful leaders who performed rituals and ceremonies. They had knowledge of astronomy and mathematics.
400
How did cold temperatures result in the creation of the land bridge?
What is the climate caused a large portion of Earth's water to freeze into glaciers and become trapped there, which lowered the sea level. This, in turn, exposed land that was previously under water.
400
Name the scientific field that focuses on the
study of ancient peoples.
What is Archaeology.
400
What were some items that the Maya would trade?
What is maize, vegetables, cotton cloth, pottery, deer meat, salt, jade statues, turquoise jewelry, and cacao beans.
500
How did their understanding of astronomy and advanced mathematics lead to some of the Maya's advancements?
What is it helped them predict eclipses and develop a 365-day calendar.
500
Why is Tenochtitlán's construction impressive?
What is it was built in the middle of a lake and required extensive work and innovation to build.
500
What happened when the Earth began to warm around 15,000 years ago?
What is over thousands of years, glaciers began to melt, oceans rose, and the Beringia land strip was covered once again.
500
Are there any similarities to our modern culture and Inca culture?
What is farming, trade, and technical advancements.
500
How did the Aztec select the site for their capital city, Tenochtitlán?
What is Aztec hunters came across an eagle with a snake in its mouth sitting on a cactus. According to Aztec legend, this was a sign that indicated where they should settle down.