Transcript Math Understanding - Mrs. Kuehneman@FLICS

Warm up
• On a piece of paper, each group
must list three main things about
the Maya, Aztecs, and Inca
civilizations.
B. They walked across a land
bridge
1. One theory about how early people
migrated from Asia to America is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
They came with the Spanish
They walked across a land bridge
They came by sea
They came on horseback
C. Hunters followed animals
2. One theory about why early peoples
migrated from Asia to the Americas is:
A.
B.
C.
D.
They needed free land
There were plenty of horses
Hunters followed animals
None of the above
C. They were hunters
3. How did early Americans get their
food during the Ice Age?
A. They were merchants
B. They were farmers
C. They were hunters
C. Asia to North America
4. Bering Strait was a land bridge
which connected:
A. Africa to North America
B. Africa to Europe
C. Asia to North America
D. South America to North America
Ice Age
5. During the ___________ people
traveled from Asia to North America.
B. They settled one place
6. How did agriculture affected the way
early people lived?
A. They stopped hunting
B. They settled one place
C. None of the above
True
7. The mound builders were well
organized.
• True/False
B. Anasazi
8. The _______ nation lived on the top
of a mesa in the Four Corners area.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mound Builders
Anasazi
Chorekee
Inuit
True
9. Trade was important to the Mound
Builders.
True/False
B. Cliff Dwellers
10. The Anasazi were:
A. Mound Builders
B. Cliff Dwellers
C. Mexican Conquerors
D. None of the above
water
11.The need for ________ affected the
cultures developed by the people of
Southwest.
Mississippi River
12.The Mound Builders lived east of
______________.
C. Inuit
13.The _____ presently live in the
frozen lands near the Arctic Ocean.
A. Cherokee
B. Mound Builders
C. Inuit
Inuit
14.The ______ developed the kayak.
Inuit
15.The _____ lived in houses made
from blocks of packed snow.
Aztecs, Maya, Inca
16.The three powerful civilizations
developed in Mexico, Central
America, and south America were:
_______, _______, _________
B. Aztec
17.Tenochtitlan city became the capital
of the mighty ______ empire.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Inca
Aztec
Anasazi
Mayan
C. Maya
18.The ________ were successful
farmers that they began to grow
surplus.
A. Inca
B. Anasazi
C. Maya
D. Aztec
C. Aztecs
19.The ______ extended their borders
by conquering other people in the
Valley of Mexico.
A. Inca
B. Maya
C. Aztecs
A. Anasazi
20.______ were the first to use
irrigation in what is now the United
States.
A. Anasazi
B. Inuit
C. Inca
D. None of the above
Inca
21._________ developed the fastest
communications systems.
C. Inca
22.Cuzco became the capital of the
______ empire.
A. Aztec
B. Maya
C. Inca
B. Maya
23.Specializing helped the ______ to
develop a complex civilization.
A. Inca
B. Maya
C. Inuit
D. Aztecs
B. Maya
24.The _______ developed system of
writing.
A. Aztecs
B. Maya
C. Inca
D. Inuit
B. Aztecs
25.________ built one of the world’s
largest cities.
A. Inca
B. Aztecs
C. Maya
B. Maya
26.The ______ developed extremely
accurate calendar.
A. Inca
B. Maya
C. Aztec
True
27.The Maya were successful farmers.
True/False
Artifact
28.______: object made in the past
Migrate
29.____: to move to a different place.
Tribute
30.____: payment demanded by rulers
from their people.
Archaeologist
31.__________ studies artifacts of
people.
Ice Age
32.________ : long period of extreme
cold on Earth
Empire
33. _______: a group of lands and
people ruled by one leader.
Civilization
34.__________: culture with organized
system of government, religion, and
learning.