History Part 1 Flashcards
Who hunted with horses
The plains indians
Why did groups of the first americans break away from each other and move to other parts of the americas?
Food
Who had a capital of 300,000 people
Aztecs
Who lived in the Andes
The Eskimos
Who communicated with knots
Incas
The oldest empire in the americas
Maya
Who discovered zero
Maya
Who had the hardest living conditions?
The eskimos
How many continents make up the america’s?
Two
Which of the following is the name of the mountain range in south america?
The andes
Which of the following is not something the aztecs would do to a tribe they conquered?
Force the aztec king upon the newly conquered people
How large was the incas empire at height
Twelve million peope
What theory seems unlikely due to the possible lack of women
The lost sailors theory
Did the aztecs build floating rafts to increase the amount of farmable land?
Yes
Did the aztecs allow conquered people to continue to govern themselves
Yes
Were the aztecs located in what is mexico today
Yes
Did the aztecs practice human sacrifices
No
The aztecs never used the wheel, true or false
Does not relate to aztecs
What is not an example of actions taken by the inca’s against newly conquered people to guarantee their loyalty?
Turned the conquered people into slaves
What statement is incorrect concerning the plains indians?
They were farmers
Why did the inca’s not use the wheel
The rough terrain of the andes made the use of wheels impossible
Is the first people in the americas were nomads a possible theory
Yes
Is the first people in the americas were farmers a possible theory
No
Is a severe drought forced the ocean levels to fall which revealed a land bridge connecting asia and alaska a possible theory
No
