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Social Studies Grade 5 Chapter 1
Social Studies Grade 5 Chapter 1
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Early People in the Americas
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1
How did the early people reach North America?
by boat
road mammoths
crossing land bridge
riding horses
2
The result of the Mayan study of the sun, moon, and stars was?
road system
many types of corn
horoscopes
calendar
3
The Incas lived in what area?
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Texas
4
What was the purpose of the mounds built by the mound builders?
collection of soil
foundation for buildings
burial place for chiefs
storage for crops
5
How did early Americans get food during the ice age?
hunted animals
raised animals
grew vegetables
shopped
6
What does the building of mounds tell us about the mound builders?
dependable
trustworthy
kind
organized
7
Which of these is not a way the Aztecs gained farm land?
floating gardens
carved terraces into hillside
developed irrigation system
bought land from tribes
8
How did the Anasazi become successful farmers in the desert?
dug wells
grew plants that don't need water
dug ditches to carry water
lived near streams
9
Which statement is not true of the Anasazi people?
used irrigation
only ate the animals they hunted
known as cliff dwellers
grew corn, squash,and pumpkins
10
Some early empires grew in number by?
killing off others
sending for family
having babies
taking slaves
11
What does a Climograph tell you?
temperature and precipitation
precipitation
temperature
temperature and wind
12
Where did most people live during the ice age?
in a valley
where food was found
near a water source
California
13
In which area were the Maya successful?
psychology
fishing
hunting
farming
14
What is a theory about why early people came from Asia?
land was free
no diseases
followed animals
horses were plentiful
15
Which statement is not true about the Inuits?
developed the kayak
still build igloos
hunt walruses
successful farmers
16
What resulted from the Mayan food surplus?
they studied farming
they donated to poor
they could have other jobs
they studied agriculture
17
What group traveled from Asia to America and stayed near the Arctic Ocean?
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
Inuit
18
What happened to the early people when the Ice Age animals died out?
became farmers
became hunter-gatherers
became vegetarians
became extinct
19
How did the Aztecs extend their border from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
instructions of a god
honored war god
conquering other tribes
rewards for sacrifices
20
What was the effect of agriculture on the early people?
sold food
started schools
didn't hunt anymore
settled in one place