Before the first Global Age

Question 1

Define glacier.

Answer 1

Thick sheet of ice.

Question 2

According to scientists, how did the first people reach the Americas?

Answer 2

They crossed a land bridge that joined Asia and North America.

Question 3

Define culture.

Answer 3

A way of life shared by a group of people.

Question 4

How did the early people adapt to the desert in the Southwest?

Answer 4

They dug networks of irrigation ditches so that they could farm the land.

Question 5

Define primary source.

Answer 5

Firsthand information about people or events.

Question 6

What are some examples of a primary source?

Answer 6

Official documents, diaries, letters, autobiographies, photographs, videotape

Question 7

Define secondary source.

Answer 7

An account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event.

Question 8

What are some examples of a secondary source?

Answer 8

Textbook, Encyclopedia, biographies, or books and articles written by historians.

Question 9

Define artifact.

Answer 9

Objects made by humans.

Question 10

What are some examples of artifacts?

Answer 10

Stone tools, weapons, baskets, carvings

Question 11

Define Archaeology.

Answer 11

The study of evidence left by early people in order to find out about their way of life.

Question 12

Define economics.

Answer 12

The study of how people manage their limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs.

Question 13

Define anthropology.

Answer 13

The study of how people and cultures develop.

Question 14

Which group of people lived in a Longhouse?

Answer 14

Iroquois

Question 15

Why did different Native American cultures developed in North America?

Answer 15

A variety of environmental conditions existed throughout the region

Question 16

How do archaeologists contribute to historical knowledge?

Answer 16

They explain how culture used objects (artifacts)

Question 17

Define bias.

Answer 17

Leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea.

Question 18

How were the Aztec, Maya, and Incas similar?

Answer 18

Had developed advanced civilizations before the arrival of Columbus.

Question 19

Define climate.

Answer 19

Average weather of a place over a period of 20 to 30 years.

Question 20

Which states have tropical climates?

Answer 20

Florida and Hawaii

Question 21

Which state has a tundra and subarctic climate?

Answer 21

Alaska

Question 22

Who had the most political power among the Iroquois people?

Answer 22

Women

Question 23

Which region features Plateaus, canyons, deserts?

Answer 23

Intermountain

Question 24

Which region features Rain forests, volcanic action?

Answer 24

Hawaiian Islands

Question 25

Which region features Low, rounded mountain tops?

Answer 25

Appalachian Mountains

Question 26

Which region features Lowlands, fertile soil?

Answer 26

Interior Plains

Question 27

Which region features High, rugged mountain peaks?

Answer 27

Rocky Mountain

Question 28

How did Native Americans in different culture areas meet their needs for food, clothing, and shelter?

Answer 28

By hunting, gathering, fishing, farming, and trading for goods with other tribes.

Question 29

What did the Eastern Woodland people form to help end fighting and form an alliance?

Answer 29

The League of Iroquois

Question 30

What is one belief that most Native Americans share?

Answer 30

A deep respect for nature.

Question 31

Which Native American group lived in Tepees?

Answer 31

The Plains people

Question 32

Which Native American group lived in Long Houses?

Answer 32

Eastern Woodland people or Iroquois