Chapter 1- The First Americans

By studying the sky, the Maya could learn more about?

The Early Americans called potatoes maize.

A society ruled by religious leaders is called a theocracy.

Things left behind by early people are known as this.

Scientists use this method to determine how old an artifact is.

Highly developed societies are called civilizations.

The Maya, Aztec and Inca were considered advanced civilizations.

A way of life of a particular group of people is

The first crop raised by Native Americans in Mexico was maize.

An Ice Age is a period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet is covered with massive ice sheets.

The study of ancient peoples is

Pictures or symbols that are used to represent words, sounds and concepts is hieroglyphics.

Trade does not help a civilization grow and thrive.

3 of the largest and most advanced early civilizations were the

Why did the Asians cross the Beringia Land Bridge to the Americas?

Early Americas with no permanent home who traveled from place to place are called nomads.

The Beringia Land Bride connected which two continents?

The Inca built broad platforms so they could plant crops. These platforms are called terraces.

A movement of a large group of people to a new homeland is called migration.

Maize is known today as corn.