G5-C3-Settling the Americas
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- Chapter 3
- Settling the Americas
- A narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water is a __________.
- strait
- The study or record of what happened in the past is called __________.
- history
- An amount greater than what is needed is called a __________.
- surplus
- A people's way of life is their __________.
- culture
- A group of people and lands ruled by a government of one people is called __________.
- an empire
- The first Americans were originally from __________.
- Asia
- Which group of people studied the stars to create the most accurate calendar known until modern times?
- the Mayas
- The Woodland Indians of North America buried their dead under __________.
- mounds
- Every child in the Aztec civilization __________.
- attended school
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Which of the following is a secondary source?
a history textbook - an article in a newspaper - a person's letters - a spoken history - a history textbook
- The first Americans probably came to North America while __________.
- following herds of animals
- The first Americans developed great civilizations based on __________.
- farming
- In which Indian civilization were runners used to carry messages long distances?
- Incan
- Ice Age people survived the harsh climate because they learned to __________.
- use fire
- How did the Anasazi manage to grow crops in the desert Southwest?
- They built irrigation systems.
- Scholars and scientists study history because they hope to __________.
- learn about the past
- When the Ice Age ended, what did the early Americans have to do to survive?
- find new sources of food
- A culture is considered advanced when its people have __________.
- learned to do specialized jobs
- Give a phrase that describes how archaeologists do their work.
- digging up the earth for bones and artifacts
- Which kind of information are you most likely to find on a time line?
- years and events
- In what year did the Mayas build large cities?
- A. D. 289
- The Aztec empire rose in the year __________.
- A. D. 1500
- The Anasazi began building Pueblo Bonito in the year __________.
- A. D. 900
- What happened in the year A. D. 1200?
- The Incan Empire started to rise.
- The first Americans probably came from Asia across what is now the __________.
- Bering Strait
- A major city of the Mayan Empire was __________.
- Chichen Itza
- The first Americans probably had to migrate across glaciers in __________.
- North America
- In which direction did most first Americans move when they reached America?
- southeast
- The Incan Empire was located in __________.
- South America
- What major problem did Woodland farmers face in raising their crops?
- lack of sunlight