Chapter 1 Study Guide
Test Date: 11/8/13
1. What is one theory how early people migrated from Asia to the Americans?
They walked across the bridge
2. What is one theory why early people migrated from Asia to America? The
hunters followed the animals
3. How did early Americans get food during the Ice Age? They hunted the
animals
4. Where did most people live during the Ice Age? Wherever food was found
5. What did the people do when the animals died out? They became huntergatherers
6. How did agriculture (farming) help change the way of life? They were able
to settle in one place.
7. What did we learned about the Mound Builders for being able to build such
enormous structures? They were well organized
8. Why were the mounds built? Burial places for important chiefs
9. Who traveled from Asia to America and stayed near the Arctic Ocean? The
Inuit
10. What do we know about the Anasazi? First to use irrigation, grew corn,
squash, beans, and pumpkins, and were known as the “Cliff Dwellers”
11. How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert? They dug
ditches to carry water from streams to their crops.
12. What do we know about the Inuit? They hunted walruses, they
developed the kayak, and they built igloos.
13. In which area were the Maya extremely successful? Farming
14. What was the result of the Mayas food surplus? They began to specialize.
15. What did the Mayan study of the sun, moon, and stars develop?
A calendar
16. How did the Aztecs get more land for farming? They created floating
gardens, carved terraces into hillsides, and developed irrigation
systems.
17. How did the Aztecs extend their borders to reach from the Atlantic to the
pacific Oceans? By conquering other people
18. Be able to compare (tell how they are similar) the Mayas, the Aztecs, and
the Incas.
• Maya:
o Developed a system of writing
o Pyramids
o Farmers
o Developed a calendar
• Inca:
o Fastest communication system
o Conquerors
• Aztec:
o Conquerors
o Created floating gardens
o Farmers