First North Americans
What do archeologists study?
Cultures of people from the past
Who ruled Maya cities?
Kings
What was the name of the Aztec capital city?
Tenochtitlán
Which group lived in the Four Corners area?
The Anasazi
What is an archaeologist?
A person who studies people from the past
What was the Ice Age?
A period of very cold weather
What type of writing used symbols to represent words?
Hieroglyphs
Where was Tenochtitlán built?
On an island in Lake Texcoco
Which group lived in Alaska and Northern Canada?
The Inuit
What is adobe?
A sun-baked clay brick
From which continent did people travel to North America?
Asia
What was one scientific achievement of the Maya?
They created a 365-day calendar
What kinds of items were sold in Aztec markets?
Food, feathers, gold, and other goods
What were kivas used for by the Anasazi?
Meetings and religious purposes
Why are the Adena and Hopewell called Mound Builders?
They built cone- and animal-shaped mounds of earth
Why did ancient people cross the land bridge into North America?
to follow animals, they were hunting
Why did Maya leaders often marry royalty from other cities?
To form alliances and strengthen trade
Which god did the Aztec worship as the god of war and the sun?
Huitzilopochtli
How did the Anasazi bring water to their crops?
By using irrigation systems
Why was Cahokia an important city?
It had about 30,000 people and was one of the largest cities in the world
Why did ancient people cross the land bridge into North America?
By crossing the land bridge and by traveling by boat along the coast
Why did the Maya begin to lose power around A.D. 900?
Their population grew too large and food supplies ran out
Why did the Aztec sacrifice people to Huitzilopochtli?
They believed the sun god needed human blood to rise each day
How did Inuit beliefs affect how they treated animals they hunted?
They respected animals and did not waste any part
What makes a society a civilization?
Large, organized society with government and culture