Chapter 1

Question 1

horses & wheeled carts

Answer 1

Maya didn’t have them

Question 2

first people in N. America

Answer 2

not sure when they arrived

Question 3

early Americans’ food

Answer 3

mastadons, mammoths, bison

Question 4

mounds

Answer 4

built by Mississippians–Cahokia–served many purposes

Question 5

Cherokee

Answer 5

found in Southeast: GA, TN, Carolinas

Question 6

clan

Answer 6

group of related families

Question 7

carbon dating

Answer 7

scientific way to determine age of object

Question 8

complex

Answer 8

highly detailed

Question 9

structure

Answer 9

building

Question 10

estimate

Answer 10

rough calculation of a number or measurement

Question 11

Beringia

Answer 11

land bridge that first N. Americans crossed–covered now by Bering Strait

Question 12

Mayan astronomy

Answer 12

used to predict eclipses and make 365-day calendar

Question 13

tepees

Answer 13

movable homes of Plains Native Americans

Question 14

clan mothers

Answer 14

chose males to be on Grand Council–Iroquois

Question 15

Chinook

Answer 15

lived on northwest coast of North American–made baskets–ate salmon

Question 16

Tenochtitlan

Answer 16

Aztec capital–beautiful & impressive to Spanish

Question 17

arrival of Spanish

Answer 17

welcomed by Aztec–amazed at beautiful city & architecture

Question 18

how long something lasts

Answer 18

bigger number minus smaller number–LABEL

Question 19

how long someone lived

Answer 19

death date minus birth date–LABEL

Question 20

how long ago something happened

Answer 20

2021 minus date–LABEL

Question 21

ESSAY: 3 early Native American groups; describe how each adapted to its environment

Answer 21

• topic sentence
• complete sentences
• name group, tell location/environment, tell how they adapted to live there & be successful