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5A Unit1
Early Life, East and West
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How quickly did glaciers spread across Earth’s surface? | Glaciers moved as much as 10 feet a day |
| What was one factor that contributed to the cooling of Earth’s surface? | The ice reflected much of the sun's rays causing the heat to be reflected back into space and causing the temperatures to remain frigid. |
| How did the Ice Man travel up mountains? | The Ice Man used an ax to penetrate the ice and help him climb mountains. |
| Why is it difficult to trace the history of the Ice Man? | It is difficult because of the lack of written records, cities, or systems of government. |
| What items were found with the frozen 5,300-year old skeleton? | Items included a copper ax, a bow and arrow, leather shoes, and goatskin leggings. |
| What details explain how a land bridge might have made it possible for people to migrate to the Americas from Asia? | The Bering Strait is narrow and became more shallow during the Ice Age. A land bridge was uncovered when the level of the oceans dropped. |
| How did the way of life change when the climate became warmer? | People had to find different food sources, such as smaller animals and plants. |
| When is it useful to use a pie graph or chart? | A pie graph can be used when comparing individual sections of something to the whole. |
| What type of graph has a horizontal axis and a vertical axis? | Bar graph |
| What does a picture or icon on a symbol chart represent? | It represents a number or quantity. |
| Why was Cape Dorset a good place for the Inuit to settle? | Because it is open to the sea, the people of Cape Dorset can fish all year. |
| Toys had a special purpose for Inuit children. What was it? | Toys were used to teach children the skills they would need as adults, such as hunting for food. |
| What led the Anasazi to abandon their traditional nomadic lifestyle? | The Anasazi decided that farming gave them a more dependable food source. |
| Where did the Anasazi typically live? | The Anasazi lived in small villages and caves close to their farming areas. |
| How did the change from a hunting and gathering culture to a farming culture change the role of women? | In addition to crushing fruits and berries, women devoted time to grinding flour and making baskets. |
| What do the mounds tell us about the culture of the people who built them? | The mounds tell us that the people were well organized and that they were involved in trade with other regions. |
| What is the possible cause for the disappearance of the Anasazi from the Four Corners region? | A drought may have forced the Anasazi to leave the area. |
| What do the Inuit have in common with the first Americans? | Both the Inuit and the first Americans traveled from Asia to North America. |
| How did religion benefit the Maya? | The Maya's religious beliefs helped establish order in their lives and explained the forces of nature. |
| What were some of the most important achievements of the Mayan civilization? | The Maya recorded astronomical data, created a hieroglyphic writing system, and used a complex system of mathematics. |
| What were some of the features of the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan? | It was built on an island; causeways connected it to the mainland. Streets were laid out in grid pattern, and there were many canals. |
| What was the purpose of the Aztec pyramids? | They were places of religious worship and sacrifice. |
| What effect did specialization have on Mayan civilization? | Through specialization, the Maya developed a complex civilization with achievements in many different areas. |
| What did the Inca and Aztecs have in common? | Both the Inca and the Aztecs created empires through conquests. |
| Ice Age | Long period of extreme cold. |
| Glaciers | Thick sheets of ice |
| Migrate | to move from one area to the next |
| theory | possible explanation |
| Artifact | An object that someone made in the past. |
| Archaeologist | person who studies the artifacts of people who lived long ago and they draw conclusions from them. |
| climograph | a graph that shows two kinds of information about the climate of a place. Show Average temperature and average precipitation. |
| Cahokia | In present day Illinois it has a mound that rises 100 feet, and is as tall as a 10 story building. |
| ceremony | an activity done for a special purpose or event such as birth, wedding, or death. |
| Mound Builders | Most of them lived east of the mississippi. They built thousands of mounds in many different shapes. |
| What are the three main tribes of the mound builders? | The Adena, Hopewell, and Mississippians. |
| The Anasizi | Early Farming group, lived in the Southwest US. First people to use the irrigation system (ditches that carry water from streams to crops).Know for being cliff dwellers. |
| Four Corners | Where four present day states come together. The Anasazi lived here. |
| Mesa | High flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it. Means Table in spanish. |
| Mesa Verde | In present day colorodo. You can see a large village built into steep cliffs here. |
| Drought | long period without rain |
| Nampeyo | A Pueblo woman who found a way to re-create the ancient way of making pottery. |
| The Inuit | They are know for their beautiful crafts, they live in the North in Canada. They hunted Whales, walrus, and seals. they make igloos. |
| Civilization | a culture with organized systems of government, religion and learning. |
| surplus | more food than needed to feed your own family. |
| specialize | do only one kind of job. |
| pyramid | a bulding with three or more sides shaped like triangles that slant toward a point at the top. Myans had religious cerimonies at the top of them. |
| The Maya | Lived in Mexico, successful farmers, developed skills like basket weaving, jewlery, stone carving. Skilled at Math. Invented the calendar. Built pyramids, and a system of writing. |
| Valley of Mexico | Where the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan |
| Tenochtitlan | A great city the Aztecs built in Mexico. The place where they saw the Eagle with a snake in it's beak on a cactus. |
| Empire | a group of lands and people ruled by one leader |
| Tribute | payment demanded by rulers from the people they rule. The Aztecs forced people they conquered to pay these. |
| Slavery | the practice of holding people against their will and taking away their freedom. |
| Aztec Empire | They conquered people from the Atlantic to teh Pacific oceans. They required the people they conquered to pay them tribute and enslaved them. They Sacrificed people to their Gods. Great farmers. |
| Cuzco | in present-day Peru. The Inca capital city. |
| Inca Empire | In South America, created thier empire through conquests. Built thousands of miles of roads to link their empire to their capital city. They had the fastest communication system anywhere in the world at the time. |
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