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Mod 13 lesson 4 &5
Practice Assesment: Social Studies 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did hunter gatherers migrate across the Bering Strait land bridge from Asia? | To populate the Americas. Migrating southward, those first Americans reached the southern tip of South America by somewhere between 12,000 and 7000 BC. |
| Who created complex societies? | the first people of North America created complex societies. These societies were able to conduct long-distance trade and construct magnificent buildings. |
| To the Kwakiutl, Nootka, and Haida people, what was the most important resource? | the most important resource was the sea. They hunted whales in canoes. Some canoes were large enough to carry at least 15 people. In addition to the many resources of the sea, the coastal forest provided plentiful food. |
| What conflicts did competition for farm land lead to because of climate? | They used irrigation to produce harvests of corn, beans, and squash. Their use of pottery rather than baskets, as well as certain religious rituals, showed contact with Mesoamerican peoples to the south. |
| What did the tribes in upper New Yorkâthe Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca form? | the Iroquois League. According to legend, Chief Hiawatha helped to create this league. His goal was to promote joint defense and cooperation among the tribes. |
| What did the homeland of Maya stretch from? | Southern Mexico into northern Central America. This area includes a highland region and a lowland region. |
| What is the time AD 250 to 900 is known as? | The Classic Period of Maya civilization. During this time, the Maya built spectacular cities such as Tikal, a major center in northern Guatemala. |
| What did the Maya city states exchange? | Their local products such as salt, flint, feathers, shells, and honey. They also traded craft goods like cotton textiles and jade ornaments? |
| What did successful farming methods lead to? | The accumulation of wealth and the development of social classes. The noble class, which included priests and the leading warriors, occupied the top rung of Maya society. |
| How did the Maya worship their Gods? | They prayed and made offerings of food, flowers, and incense. They also pierced and cut their bodies and offered their blood, believing that this would nourish the gods. |
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