SS Chapter 2.1

  1. The Aztecs made their own ________________.
    Calendar
  2. What is Tenochtitlan?
    the Aztec capitol - it had hundreds of buildings and roads
  3. Where were the Aztecs from?
    Central Mexico
  4. Pueblo is the spanish word for ________.
    Town
  5. What American Indian civilization lived in the Southwest?
    Ancient Pueblo
  6. The Adena, Hopewell, and Mississipians civilizations were called what?
    Mound builders
  7. What is a group of people who lived together who have the systems of government, religion, and culture?
    Civilization
  8. Where do scientists think the first people to practice agriculture were from?
    Mexico
  9. Farming or growing plants is called what?
    Agriculture
  10. Who are the people that crossed into North America following the animals herds south?
    Paleo-Indians
  11. What is the movement from one region to another called?
    Migration
  12. What is Beringia?
    A cool, wet land where many animals lived. A bridge between Alaska and Asia.
  13. What is a glacier?
    a huge, thick sheet of slowly moving ice
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SS Chapter 2.1
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Ancient Americans
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