1. Chapter 1 Study Guide
Mrs. Carroll
2016

2. Key Terms F)nomad A)federation G)Ice Age B)artifact H)hieroglyphics
___ is a way of life for a particular group of people.
___ is the study of ancient peoples.
a ___ is a highly developed society.
an ___ is an item, such as a tool, left behind by a culture.
___ use symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas, and sounds.
an ___ was a time period of cold temperatures when part of the earth was covered with ice sheets.
each ___, or village, built by the Anasazi was carefully made from sun-dried earth and stone.
a ___ is a person who moves from place to place.
a ___, such as the one formed by the Iroquois, linked the government of different groups.
___ helps determine the age of an artifact.
Word Bank:
F)nomad
A)federation
G)Ice Age
B)artifact
H)hieroglyphics
C)civilization
I)pueblo
D)culture
J)archaeology
E)carbon dating

3. Key Facts
11. For what reasons did Asians cross the land bridge to the Americas?
16. What regions were under Inca control?
A.) the eastern plains of North America
________________________________________________________________________
B.) Central South America
C.) Central North America
D.) the western highlands of South America
12. What regions did the land bridge connect?
17. What were two advantages of living in dwellings built into the side of cliffs?
_______________ and _______________
13. What was the first crop raised by Native Americans in
18. In what region did the Tlingit, Haida, and the Chinook peoples live?
Mexico?
_______________ _______________
_______________
19. Because the Mayan civilization was a theocracy, the most powerful Mayans were
A) warriors
14. What does carbon dating measure?
B) craftsmen
C) priest
D) enslaved people
15. What are hieroglyphics?
20. The Incas believes the sun god enjoyed displays of ______________.

4. Short Answer
How did farming impact the lives of the earliest native Americans? How did farming impact their culture?