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SS Chapter 1
8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archaeology | the study of the material remains of ancient peoples |
| artifact | an object left behind by early peoples |
| migration | the movement of a large number of people to a new area |
| nomad | a person who moves from place to place |
| strait | a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| What is another name for corn? | maize |
| What is the name of the land bridge from another continent to North America? | Beringia |
| Why did ancient people probably first come to the Americas? | to hunt animals for food |
| Where do many archaeologists believe the earliest Americans came from? | Asia |
| What is the relationship between the Ice Age and the Land Bridge between Asia and America? | When the ice age ended, the water rose and they couldn't walk across the bridge |
| What types of animals did the first Americans hunt in North America? | elephants, mastodons, mammoths. |
| What did early Americans use to hunt/ | spears |
| T/F? Early Americans in the area around present-day Mexico farmed crops such as tomatoes, cheries, and cabbages. | False: they grew corn, beans, and squash |
| T/F? Carbon dating helps scientists estimate the age of something by measuring the amount of radioactive Oxygen in the artifact. | False: that was carbon dating |
| T/F? Carbon dating has helped scientists determine that some N. American villages date from about 5000 years ago. | True |
| What was the largest early American civilization? | the Inca |
| What is a society run by religious leaders called? | theocracy |
| Name the four great ancient civilizations of Mexico, Central America and south America. | Olmec, Maya, Inca, and Aztec |
| Why were the Olmec, Maya, Inca and Aztec considered advanced? | the traded, built houses, and learned to make chocolate |
| Explain the political structure of Maya society including what type of leaders it had. | They had a theocracy. They were ruled by religious leaders. |
| List some advances and accomplishments made in Maya society. | astronomy, mathematics, and writing |
| What types of weapons did the Inca use? | clubs, spears, spiked copper balls on rope, slings and stones |
| What types of crops did the Inca raise? | maize, squash, tomatoes, chill peppers |
| T/F? Did the Inca build a transportation system made of roads? | True |
| The place where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet is today called? | the four corners |
| The peoples of the Southwest used sun-dried mud called _______ to construct buildings. | adobe |
| The Iroquois Constitution established a ruling body called the __________________. | Iroquois League |
| T/F? The Ancient puebloans build great stone dwellings that Spanish explorers later called longhouses. | False: they were called pueblos |
| T/F? Menkes Mound in Colorado is a cliff dwelling build by ancient Puebloans, which was home to thousands of people. | False: Mesa Verde |
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