Chp. 1 Early Civilizations

Question 1

Archeology

Answer 1

The study of the material remains of ancient people’s

Question 2

Artifact

Answer 2

A tool, weapon, or other object left behind by early people

Question 3

Strait

Answer 3

A narrow passage of water between two larger bodies of water

Question 4

Migration

Answer 4

The movement of people into a new area

Question 5

Nomad

Answer 5

A person who moves from place to place

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Maize

Answer 6

A variety of corn

Question 7

Carbon dating

Answer 7

A scientific method of determining the age of an artifact

Question 8

Culture

Answer 8

A persons shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors

Question 9

Source

Answer 9

A supply

Question 10

Estimate

Answer 10

A rough calculation of a number

Question 11

Civilization

Answer 11

A highly developed society

Question 12

Theocracy

Answer 12

A society that ruled by religious leaders

Question 13

Hieroglyphics

Answer 13

A form of writing that used symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds

Question 14

Complex

Answer 14

Being highly detailed

Question 15

Link

Answer 15

To connect

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Irrigate

Answer 16

To supply water to crops

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Channel

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A long, narrow gutter or groove through which water can flow

Question 18

Structure

Answer 18

A building

Question 19

Pueblo

Answer 19

A communal Native American structure with a flat roof; a type of Native American village

Question 20

federation

Answer 20

A government that links and unites different groups

Question 21

Clan

Answer 21

A group of people who have common ancestors

Question 22

Olmec

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Located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico on the Mexico border
They were builders. They built stone houses, monuments, and drainage systems
They farmed
The civilization collapsed around 300 b.c.

Question 23

Maya

Answer 23

Believed in star, sun, and moon gods
They were a theocracy
Grew maize, beans, squash, and other vegetables- traded goods for cotton cloth, salt, poultry, and deer meet
Lived in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize(steamy rainforests)
Declined around 1200

Question 24

Aztec

Answer 24

Lived on island on Lake Texcoco
Capital was Tenochtilan
They traded
They had priests

Question 25

Inca

Answer 25

Thrived during the 1500s
Believed emperor was sun god descendent- made gifts for the sun god
Located in the Highlands of South America- Chile and northern Argentina
Pachacuti was leader in 1438