Transcript Bell Quiz

1) Take 15 minutes to fill out your Chapter 9 terms (20):
Strait
Beringia
Potlaches
Adobe
Tepees
Hohokam
Pueblo
Hopewell
Mississippian
Chinampas
Quipu
Olmec
Chavin
Maya
Toltec
Aztec
Inca
Quechua
Quetzalcoatl
Tenochtitlan
1) Read pages 200-202 before answering
the questions
below.
2) How do scholars explain the arrival of
people in the Americas AND what role
did climate changes play in allowing
migration to the Americas?
3) Why did early Americans turn from
hunting and gathering to agriculture?
1) Create a chart like the one below to compare and
contrast the lives of early Americans.
Achievements/ Group
Way of Life
Organization
Pacific
Northwest
Southwest
Great Plains
Eastern
Woodlands
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2.
3.
4.
5.
List the 5 main civilizations of Mesoamerica and
Andean South America.
Which civilization was located in modern day
Peru?
Which civilization had Tenochtitlan, modern
day Mexico City, as its capital?
Name 3 civilizations that performed human
sacrifice.
Were the civilizations of Mesoamerica and
Andean South America monotheistic or
polytheistic?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, Inca.
Inca
Aztec
Maya, Toltec, Aztec
Polytheistic
 Create a pamphlet that includes all of the following
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items:
Cover page w/ a title and a map labeling the Olmec,
Maya, Toltec, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
Dedicate 1 page of your pamphlet to each of the
following civilizations: Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec,
and Inca.
Each page should include information on ALL of the
following characteristics of each civilization: major
achievements, government, social organization,
religion, communications, and military
organization.
Due at the end of the class period!